zhǎng

掌

in charge; the palm of the hand, the sole of the foot

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Words with 掌

掌握 zhǎng wò to grasp (often fig.); to control HSK 5
鼓掌 gǔ zhǎng to applaud; to clap HSK 5
掌声 zhǎng shēng applause HSK 6
手掌 shǒu zhǎng palm HSK 7–9
掌管 zhǎng guǎn in charge of; to control HSK 7–9

Character facts

Radical
手 hand
Parts
尚 + 手
Structure
Top–bottom
Unicode
U+638C

Pictophonetic: hand