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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 伸手

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
伸手 shēn shǒu - to reach out with one's hand
- to hold out a hand
- (fig.) to beg
- to get involved
- to meddle

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- 7 8,784 5,918 8,550

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
伸 shēn- to stretch
- to extend
手 shǒu- hand
- (formal) to hold
- person engaged in certain types of work
- person skilled in certain types of work
- personal(ly)
- convenient
- classifier for skill
- CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]

Other Words Containing 伸手

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
伸手 - 7 8,784 5,918 8,550