The Chinese word 把手 (bǎshou) is a compound noun formed through a common morphological process where the verb 把 (bǎ), meaning "to hold" or "to grasp", is combined with the noun 手 (shǒu), meaning "hand". This creates a verb-object structure that semantically shifts from the action ("to grasp the hand") to denote the object or agent involved in that action. Consequently, 把手 primarily means "handle" or "knob", an object designed for the hand to hold. By extension, it can also refer to a person who is an "expert" or "old hand" at something, metaphorically someone you can "get a handle on" for a task. This formation exemplifies how Chinese frequently creates new words by combining existing characters to express related or derived concepts.