| 掌 | 345C10 22.00 | 部居  | 畫數 12 | ㄓㄤˇ [zhang3] | ||
| N. | (1) The palm of hand: 巴掌，手掌 ditto; 腳掌 sole of foot; 拍掌 clap in applause; 擊掌 clap hands as signal; 鼓掌 (audience) clap applause; 孤掌難鳴 one cannot make a clap with one hand--useless without friendly support. (2) (Fig.) as in: 易如反掌 very easy to do (“as turning hand over”); 瞭如指掌 very evident; 掌上明珠 a dearly beloved daughter. (3) Paw, hoof of animal: 熊掌 (edible) bear's paw; 鴨掌 duck's feet; 釘馬掌 put on horse-shoe. (4) Paw-like object: 仙人掌 cactus, “prickly pear.” | |||||
| V.i & t. | (1) to slap: 掌頰 slap on the face; 掌嘴 slap across the mouth. (2) To be in charge of, be head of: 掌管，掌握 [zhang3guan3], [zhang3wo4]↓; 職掌 a person's duty; 掌家 manage a home; 掌校 to head a school; 掌教 to head a church; 掌政 head a government; 掌案兒的 the employee in butcher shop responsible for chopping; 掌兒的 the cook specialising in frying; 掌灶兒的 person in charge of cooking in restaurant; 掌鼓 (person) be in charge of the drum (Chin. opera). (3) To bear, stand: 掌不住笑了 could not help laughing; 強掌住不哭出來 control one's weeping. | |||||
| Words | 1. 掌案 [zhang3an4], n., head of bureau of files and records. 2. 掌權 [zhang3qUan2], v.i., to have real power. 3. 掌燈 [zhang3deng1], phr., to light a lamp: 掌燈的時候 the hour when lamps are lighted. 4. 掌舵 [zhang3duo4], (1) n., helmsman; (2) v.i., to be at the helm. 5. 掌管 [zhang3guan3], v.t., to have charge of (household, the lights, the official seal, etc.). 6. 掌櫃的 [zhang3gui4de0], n., (1) cashier; (2) the boss, in shop. 7. 掌故 [zhang3gu4], n., anecdote in gen.; stories of the past. 8. 掌記 [zhang3ji4], n., (1) (AC) historiographer in charge of recording natural phenomena (comets, etc.); (2) secretary in charge of documents and official communications. 9. 掌理 [zhang2li3], v. t., see [zhang3guan3]↑. 10. 掌扇 [zhang3shan4], n., a big parasol with long handle, used in parades. 11. 掌心 [zhang3xin1], n., center of palm of hand; 掌心雷 Taoist magic, reputed to be able to call forth thunder by rubbing palm of hand. 12. 掌紋 [zhang3wen2], n., hand lines in palmistry. 13. 掌握 [zhang3wo4], n. & v.t., control, have in control: 掌握時政 in charge of government policy. | |||||