手

This component represents the human hand. · Kangxi radical 64

This component represents the human hand.

Originally depicted as a pictograph showing the palm and five fingers of a hand. The modern form still retains the basic shape of fingers extending from a palm.

手 at a glance

Meaning: This component represents the human hand.
Strokes: 4
Characters: 22
Role: Contributes meaning
Kangxi radical: 64

Characters with 手 (19 of 22)

HSK 1 · 1

看kàn · to see; to look at

HSK 3 · 1

拿ná · to hold

HSK 4 · 1

掌zhǎng · palm of the hand

HSK 5 · 2

拜bài · to bow to; to pay one's respects 拳quán · fist

HSK 6 · 4

挚zhì · sincere 掰bāi · to break off or break open sth with one's hands 擎qíng · to raise; to hold up; to lift up 攀pān · to climb (by pulling oneself up)

Beyond HSK · 10

挛luán · (bound form) (of muscles) to cramp; to spasm 挈qiè · to raise 挲sā · used in 摩挲[ma1 sa5]掣chè · to pull 掱pá · variant of 扒[pa2] in 扒手[pa2 shou3]搿gé · to hug 摹mó · (bound form) to imitate 搴qiān · to seize 摩mā · used in 摩挲[ma1 sa5]擘bò · thumb

Frequently asked questions

What does the component 手 mean?

手 means "This component represents the human hand.". In the characters that contain it, it contributes meaning.

How many Chinese characters contain 手?

22 characters in this dictionary contain 手, including ones at HSK 1, HSK 3, HSK 4, HSK 5, HSK 6.

Is 手 a radical?

Yes — 手 is Kangxi radical 64, one of the 214 traditional indexing radicals used to organise Chinese dictionaries.

How many strokes does 手 have?

手 is written in 4 strokes.