掌
in charge; the palm of the hand, the sole of the foot; palm of the hand; sole of the foot; paw; horseshoe; to slap; to hold in one's hand
- Strokes
- 12
- Pinyin
- zhǎng
Parts
Built from 掌
Words with 掌
- 主掌zhǔ zhǎng · zhuzhangin charge (of a position etc); the person in charge; responsible
- 反掌fǎn zhǎng · fanzhanglit. to turn over one's palm; fig. everything is going very well.
- 合掌hé zhǎng · hezhangto clasp hands; to put one's palms together (in prayer)
- 执掌zhí zhǎng · zhizhangto wield (power etc)
- 巴掌bā zhang · bazhangpalm of the hand; classifier: slap
- 手掌shǒu zhǎng · shouzhangpalm
- 抃掌biàn zhǎng · bianzhangto clap; to applaud
- 拊掌fǔ zhǎng · fuzhangto clap hands
- 掌勺zhǎng sháo · zhangshaoto be in charge of the cooking; to be the chef; head cook
- 掌嘴zhǎng zuǐ · zhangzuito slap
- 掌厨zhǎng chú · zhangchuto prepare meals; chef
- 掌心zhǎng xīn · zhangxinhollow of the palm
- 掌控zhǎng kòng · zhangkongto control; in control of
- 掌握zhǎng wò · zhangwoto grasp (often fig.); to control; to seize (initiative, opportunity, destiny)
- 掌掴zhǎng guāi · zhangguaito slap (with the palm of the hand)
- 掌击zhǎng jī · zhangjito slap
- 掌故zhǎng gù · zhangguanecdote; tales (esp. about a historical figure)
- 掌机zhǎng jī · zhangjihandheld game console
- 掌柜zhǎng guì · zhangguishopkeeper
- 掌权zhǎng quán · zhangquanto wield (political etc) power; be in power
- 掌灯zhǎng dēng · zhangdengto hold a lamp; to light a lamp
- 掌相zhǎng xiàng · zhangxiangpalmistry; features of a palm (in palmistry)
- 掌眼zhǎng yǎn · zhangyanto appraise (an antique, a cultural relic, jewelry etc)
- 掌管zhǎng guǎn · zhangguanin charge of; to control
- 掌声zhǎng shēng · zhangshengapplause
- 掌舵zhǎng duò · zhangduoto steer (a ship)
- 掌门zhǎng mén · zhangmensect leader (often in wuxia 武俠|武侠[wu3 xia2] fiction)
- 掌骨zhǎng gǔ · zhanggumetacarpal bone (long bones in the hand and feet)
- 接掌jiē zhǎng · jiezhangto take over; to take control
- 击掌jī zhǎng · jizhangto clap one's hands; to clap each other's hands; high five