掌 - zhǎng - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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掌

zhǎng

Definition

paw
palm (of the hand)
sole (of the foot)
horseshoe
to slap
to hold (in one's hand)
to wield

Character Decomposition

Compounds (1)

撑

chēng

to support; (colloquial) (full) to the point of bursting; (colloquial) stuffed; to prop up; to push (or move) with a pole; to maintain; to open (or unfurl); to fill to bursting point; brace; stay; support

Related words (51)

to slap

to be in charge of the cooking; to be the chef; head cook; chef

掌厨

zhǎng chú

to prepare meals; chef

to slap

applause

hollow of the palm

to control; in control of

to slap

to grasp (often fig.); to control; to seize (initiative, opportunity, destiny); to master; to know well; to understand sth well and know how to use it; fluency

掌故

zhǎng gù

anecdote; tales (esp. about historical figure)

掌权

zhǎng quán

to wield (political etc) power; be in power

shopkeeper

to hold a lamp; to light a lamp

掌相

zhǎng xiàng

palmistry; features of a palm (in palmistry)

掌管

zhǎng guǎn

in charge of; to control

to steer (a ship)

metacarpal bone (long bones in the hand and feet)

see 布袋戏

face (mining)

chancellor (rank in various European states)

掌上电脑

zhǎng shàng diàn nǎo

handheld computer; PDA (personal digital assistant); Pocket PC

掌玺大臣

zhǎng xǐ dà chén

chancellor (rank in various European states); grand chancellor

主掌

zhǔ zhǎng

in charge (of a position etc); the person in charge; responsible

击掌

jī zhǎng

to clap one's hands; to clap each other's hands; high five

反掌

fǎn zhǎng

(lit.) to turn over one's palm; (fig.) everything is going very well.

合掌

hé zhǎng

to clasp hands; to put one's palms together (in prayer)

巴掌

bā zhǎng

palm of the hand; classifier: slap

palm

to wield (power etc)

to clap; to applaud

to clap hands

to take over; to take control

bear paw (as food)

to be in charge of; assignment

股掌

gǔ zhǎng

(have sb in) the palm of one's hand; (fig.) (under) one's complete control

the sole of the foot

busy; bustling

duck feet (claws)

to applaud; to clap

cactus

baguazhang (a form of Chinese boxing)

see 佛手瓜

see 手心

see 了如指掌

prickly pear

to clasp hands; to put one's palms together (in obeisance)

see 易如反掌

see 易如反掌

(lit.) arm-flinging shopkeeper; (fig.) sb who asks others to work but does nothing himself

鱼与熊掌

yú yǔ xióng zhǎng

(lit.) the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius); fig. you must choose one or the other; you can't always get everything you want; you can't have your cake and eat it

鱼与熊掌不可兼得

yú yǔ xióng zhǎng bù kě jiān dé

Proverbs (1)

一个巴掌拍不响

yī ge bā zhǎng pāi bù xiǎng

(lit.) one palm alone cannot clap (proverb); (fig.) it takes two persons to start a dispute; it takes two to tango; it's difficult to achieve anything without support

Idioms (5)

掌上明珠

zhǎng shàng míng zhū

(lit.) a pearl in the palm (idiom); (fig.) beloved person (esp. daughter)

掌声雷动

zhǎng shēng léi dòng

thunderous applause (idiom)

了如指掌

liǎo rú zhǐ zhǎng

to know sth like the back of one's hand (idiom); to know (a person, a place etc) inside out

摩拳擦掌

mó quán cā zhǎng

(fig.) to rub one's fists and wipe one's palms (idiom); to roll up one's sleeves for battle; eager to get into action or start on a task

易如反掌

yì rú fǎn zhǎng

easy as a hand's turn (idiom); very easy; no effort at all

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