掌

zhǎng

“Palm of the hand” in Chinese is 掌 (zhǎng).

Other characters with the syllable zhang: see all 12 →

Meaning

palm of the hand
sole of the foot
paw

Show 4 more meanings

horseshoe
to slap
to hold in one's hand
to wield

Example

我们为表演者鼓掌。

We gave the performer a round of applause.

From 鼓掌 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

12 strokes

Words containing 掌

鼓掌gǔzhǎngto applaudHSK 5 掌握zhǎngwòto grasp (often fig.)HSK 5 掌声zhǎngshēngapplauseHSK 6 手掌shǒuzhǎngpalmHSK 7-9 掌管zhǎngguǎnin charge ofHSK 7-9 仙人掌xiān rén zhǎngcactus

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