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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 手掌

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
手掌 shǒu zhǎng - palm

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
- 8 9,847 9,763 7,759

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
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]
掌 zhǎng- palm of the hand
- sole of the foot
- paw
- horseshoe
- to slap
- to hold in one's hand
- to wield

Other Words Containing 手掌

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
手掌 - 8 9,847 9,763 7,759
手掌心 - - 25,439 - -