Vita:掌

Parts

• 掌 801 manipulate
  • ？ * outhouse
    • 小 105 little (small)
      • ⼂ * drop (a drop of, drop of, eye-dropper)
      • ⼂ * drop (a drop of, drop of, eye-dropper)
      • ⼂ * drop (a drop of, drop of, eye-dropper)
    • ⼧ * house
    • 口 11 mouth
  • 手 637 hand

KANJIDIC Entry

• 掌 3E38 U638c B42 C64 G8 S12 F1757 N1366 V2200 H2602 DK1666 L801 K1618 O1748 DO1210 MN12248 MP5.0269 E1402 IN499 DJ1677 DG850 P2-5-7 I3n9.4 Q9050.2 DR1047 ZPP2-3-9 Yzhang3 Wjang ショウ てのひら たなごころ {manipulate} {rule} {administer} {conduct} {palm of hand}

EDICT Entries

• 合掌 [がっしょう] / (n,vs) pressing one's hands together in prayer / (P) /
• 車掌 [しゃしょう] / (n) (train) conductor / (P) /
• 掌 [てのひら] / (n) the palm (of one's hand) / (P) /
• 掌握 [しょうあく] / (n,vs) grasping / seizing / holding / (P) /
• 掌中 [しょうちゅう] / (n) in the hand / (something) easily manipulated / (P) /

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Meta

1. Frequency: 890 out of 9933.

Decomposition

Once

• 掌 => No glyph available , 手

Radical

• 掌 => ⺌ (small) , 冖 (cover) , 口 (mouth) , 手 (hand)

Graphical

• 掌 => 丨,丷,冖,口,㇒,亅,二

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhang3 - palm of the hand/sole of the foot/paw/horseshoe/to slap/to hold in one's hand/to wield

Pronunciation Clues

1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

High Frequency

• 掌
• 掌控

Medium Frequency

• 仙人掌
• 八卦掌
• 巴掌
• 手掌
• 掌心
• 掌握
• 掌柜 (掌櫃)
• 掌声 (掌聲)
• 熊掌
• 脚掌 (腳掌)
• 鼓掌

Appears In

• 掌 also appears in:
• 撑鐣