Definitions
(noun)
hand; palm
(noun)
skilled person; person who does a type of work
Etymology
Pictograph of a hand.
About
The character 手 is a pictograph depicting an open hand, with the wrist at the base and five fingers branching upward. Its core meaning remains "hand", and it functions as a common radical on the left side of characters to indicate manual actions. Beyond anatomy, 手 extends to denote a person skilled in a particular field, often serving as a suffix for specialists or professionals. Its stylized structure consists of a central vertical hook crossed by three horizontal strokes, representing the palm and fingers.
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请举手回答。
我的手机坏了。
她买了一块手表。
不要动手打人。
他用左手吃饭。
医生明天做手术。
她喜欢做手工礼物。
他用各种手段解决问题。