| 手 | 1141B10 90.00 | 部居  | 畫數 4 | ㄕㄡˇ [shou3] | ||
| N. | (1) The hand: 一隻手 one hand; 手腳 hand and foot; 手足 [shou3zu2]↓; 手背，手腕，手指，手心，手紋 [shou3bei4], [shou3wan4], [shou3zhi3]2, [shou3xin1], [shou3wen2]↓; 手拉手兒 hand in hand; 雙手 with both hands; 手忙腳亂 very busy; 手不釋卷 never seen without a book in hand; 手急眼快 dexterous, adroit, -ly; 手舞足蹈 dance for joy. (2) The hand as symbolic of gesture, movement, maneuver: 手兒，手下，手底下 [shou3er0], [shou3xia4], [shou3di3xia0]↓; 手段，手面 [shou3duan4], [shou3mian4]↓; 握手 shake hands; 揮手 lift a hand (as to give order or to write); 伸手 stretch hand; 舉手 raise hand; 縮手 shrink back; 垂手 hands hang down on sides; 順手 without special effort, while one is on it; 束手 fold one's hands--powerless or unable to act; 手快，手慢 quick, slow of movement; 手軟 hand goes soft--pity toward in tended victim; symbolic of grab of money: 手頭 [shou3tou2]↓; 手滑 be used to doing s.t. and unable to control oneself; 手黏，手不穩 has kleptomaniac tendency; 手緊，手鬆 tight, loose with money; symbolic of work: 住手，停手 stop (any work or movement); 入手 start work, also (work) comes to hand as one wishes, (girl victim) falls into clutch; 得手 successful, -ly; 動手，著手 (person) begins to, (work) is begun; 放手做去 take matter in hand, go full steam ahead; 下手 to lay hands on, commit act of killing; 假手 have s.o. do s.t. (sinister) instead of oneself; symbolic of fight: 還手 strike back. (3) Quality or skill of player, contestant (like Eng. “a good hand at tennis”); a professional player: 好手，能手，高手 a good hand, expert (in game); 國手 national champion; 棋逢敵手 meet one's match in chess or any other contest; 熟手 an expert or experienced hand; 強手，弱手 strong, inferior player; 鼓手 drummer; 箭手 archer; 舉擊手 boxer; 槍手 rifleman, sharp shooter; 打手 fighter, a person hired by another to fight for him; 手球 hai alai. | |||||
| V.t. | (LL) hold in hand: 人手一冊 everybody has a copy (in hand). | |||||
| Adv. & adj. | (1) Done by hand: 手稿 [shou3gao3]↓; 手鈔本 hand-written copy; 手書 hand written (by s.o.); 手泐 ditto (at end of letter); 手植 (tree) personally planted (by s.o.); 手札，手示，手諭 [shou3zha2], [shou3shi4], [shou3yU4]↓. (2) Portable:手提包，手提箱 [shou3ti2bao1], [shou3ti2xiang1]↓; 手風琴 accordian; 手槍，手榴彈 [shou3qiang1], [shou3liu2dan4], etc.↓. | |||||
| Words | 1. 手把子 [shou2ba3zi0], n., one's way of spending money, liberal or stingy: 手把子大 liberal with money. 2. 手版 [shou2ban3], n., formerly, tablet held with both hands during imperial audience (also 手板) (＝笏); 手板子 foot ruler, used for chastising school-pupils. 3. 手本 [shou2ben3] ([shou2ben0]), n., (Manchu Dyn.) memo presented by successful candidate in formal call on examiner; memo submitted to superior. 4. 手背 [shou3bei4], (1) n., back of the hand: 手背朝下 holding out hand with open palm--beg for money or help; (2) adj., (gambling) haveing bad luck. 5. 手錶 [shou2biao3], n., wrist watch. 6. 手邊 [shou3bian1], adj., books of reference, money on hand. 7. 手筆 [shou2bi3] ([shou2bi0]), n., (1) personal handwriting; also personal style of writing; (2) style of squandering money: 自小手筆就闊 has been liberal with money since childhood. 8. 手搏 [shou3bo2], v.i. & t., strike in handfight. 9. 手叉子 [shou3cha1zi0], n., a dagger. 10. 手抄 [shou3chao1], v.t. & n., (make) a hand copy. 11. 手車 [shou3che1], n., handcart. 12. 手槍 [shou3qiang1], n., revolver, pistol. 13. 手氣兒 [shou3qie4er0], n., luck at gambling (esp. dice games): 手氣兒好，不好 lucky, unlucky hand. 14. 手輕 [shou3qing1], adj., (person) light-handed. 15. 手串兒 [shou3chuaher0], n., string of beads. 16. 手電燈 [shou3dian4deng1], n., hand flashlight (also called 手電，手電筒，手棒). 17. 手底下 [shou2di3xia0], n., (1) a person in one's employ: 他在我手底下，就得聽我使喚 he is employed by me, and must do my bidding; (2) see [shou3tou2]↓. 18. 手段 [shou3duan4] (shoou-'duan), n., (1) method of dealing, esp. vicious method; (2) skill of dealing with men or affairs: 看看我的手段 see how I deal with (him). 19. 手法 (兒) shou2fall([er0]) ([shou2fa1er0]), n., manual skill or dexterity (as at piano, basketball, etc.). 20. 手乏 [shou3fa2], adj., short of money. 21. 手風琴 [shou3feng1qin2], n., hand organ. 22. 手稿 [shou3gao3], n., draft (of composition). 23. 手掌 [shou2zhang3], n., palm of hand. 24. 手札 [shou3zha2], n., personal note, letter. 25. 手詔 [shou3zhao4]1, n., order of ruler in personal writing. 26. 手照 (子) [shou3zhao4]2 ([zi0]), n., (dial.) a lantern. 27. 手摺 [shou3zhe2], n., (1) memo presented to superior; (2) a notebook recording commercial deliveries, orders, payments. 28. 手跡 [shou3ji1], n., original hand script (also 墨跡，手蹟). 29. 手  [shou2jian3], n., informal personal note to friend.30. 手技 [shou3ji4], n., (1) handicraft; (2) acrobatic skills. 31. 手巾 [shou3jin1], n., handkerchief; also face and hand towels. 32. 手鐲 [shou3zhuo2], n., bracelet; 手鐲腳銬 (rare) handcuffs and shackles. 33. 手卷 [shou3jUan3], n., a hand scroll. 34. 手絹 (兒) [shou2jUan4] ([shou2jyuaher0]), n., handkerchief. 35. 手腳 [shou3jUe2], ([shou3jiao3]), n., (1) movements (quick, slow); (2) 弄手腳 play tricks. 36. 手紙 [shou2zhi3]1, n., toilet paper. 37. 手指 [shou2zhi3]2, n., finger: 手指甲 fingernail. 38. 手銬 [shou3kao4], n., handcuffs. 39. 手工 [shou3kong1], n., manual labor, handiwork, handicraft: 手工業 [shou3kong1ye4], n., handicraft industry; 40. 手工藝 [shou3kong1yi4], n., handicrafts. 41. 手兒 [shou3er0], n., (1) the hand, see N.1 &2↑; (2) see [shou3duan4]↑. 42. 手榴彈 [shou3liu2dan4], n., hand grenade. 43. 手爐 [shou3lu2], n., hand warmer, usu. of brass. 44. 手籠 [shou3long2], n., hand warmer, shaped like basket. 45. 手面 [shou3mian4], n., see [shou2ba3zi0] and [shou2duan4]↑. 46. 手民 [shou3min2], n., hand typesetter. 47. 手模 [shou3mo2], n., fingerprint, thumb print in lieu of signature for illiterate. 48. 手帕 [shou3](')[pa4], n., handkerchief (see [shou3jUan4]↑). 49. 手下 [shou3xia4], phr., (1) under one's employ or charge: 手下數百兵 has several hundred soldiers under him; (2) on hand; 手下沒錢 no money on hand; (3) 手下留情 (to judge) please be lenient. 50. 手相術 [shou1xiang4shu4], n., palmistry. 51. 手心 [shou3xin1], n., center of palm 逃不出他的手心兒 cannot escape from his control. 52. 手書 [shou3shu1], n., (1) personal letter; (2) handwriting. 53. 手術 [shou3shu4] ([shou3shu0]), n., a surgical operation. 54. 手勢 [shou3shi1], n., hand gesture; force of strike. 55. 手示 [shou3shi4], n., (court.) personal letter (示＝advice). 56. 手續 [shou3xU4], n., procedure (in getting permit, etc.); 手續費 service charge. 57. 手談 [shou3tan2], n., fancy term for playing chess or cards. 58. 手套 (兒) [shou3tao4]([er0]), n., gloves. 59. 手提的 [shou3ti2de1], adj., portable: 手提包 [shou3ti2bao1], n., handbag; adj., brief case; 60. 手提箱 [shou3ti2xiang1], n., suitcase; 61. 手提式 [shou3ti2shi4], adj., portable (type). 62. 手頭 [shou3tou2], (1) adj., on hand: 不在手頭 not available for the moment; (2) n., financial condition (緊 tight or 寬 easy); n., (3) personal experience: 從手頭經歷過來 learned from personal experience; 手頭字 simplified forms of characters in current use. 63. 手彩兒 [shou2ca3er0], n., skill in sleight of hand; skill in cunning moves. 64. 手冊 [shou3ce4]1, n., a handbook. 65. 手策 [shou3ce4]2, n., (MC) see [shou3duan4]↑. 66. 手字兒 [shou3ze4er0], n., personal handwriting; written note. 67. 手澤 [shou3ze2], n., heirloom; writing and personal articles of ancestor. 68. 手足 [shou3zu2], n., (litr.) brothers. 69. 手腕 (兒) [shou3wan4] ([shou3wa4er0]), n., (1) wrist; (2) [shou3duan4]↑. 70. 手紋 [shou3wen2], n., lines on one's palm. 71. 手藝 [shou3yi4]([shou3yi0]), n., handicraft; manual skill. 72. 手印 [shou3yin4], n., fingerprint; thumb print used in contracts in lieu of signature. 73. 手淫 [shou3yin2], n., masturbation. 74. 手諭 [shou3yU4], n., (court. to superior) your letter. 75. 手語 [shou3yU3], n., deaf-mute communication by fingers, dactylology. | |||||