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ChiCha031 - Human body - Hand - hand
Discover their Hidden Meanings
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Language - Chinese
Beginner
02/25/2025

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Term

shou

Definition

hand

a hand with outstretched fingers

Term

shang

Definition

reverence;

still, yet

Term

shang

Definition

palm of hand

reverence (shang) + hand (shou)

what one values or highly esteems, one holds it on a palm of his hands

Term

he

Definition

combine, join, fit

The character 合 reflects the importance of harmony and unity in Chinese culture. Its etymology highlights the connection between physical joining (亼 and 口) and abstract concepts like agreement and cooperation.

Today, 合 is widely used in contexts related to combining, agreeing, and fitting

Term

na

Definition

to hold, to take

join/fit (he) + hand (shou)

a hand should take and hold only what fits in it;

 

Term

mu

Definition
eye
Term

kan

Definition

see

hand (shou) + eye (mu)

to put a hand above an eye to see something

Term

shou

Definition

hand

a RADICAL that comes on the left

Term

man

Definition
nail; man
Term

da

Definition

strike, hit, beat; fight

hand (shou) + nail/man (ding)

strike a nail with a hand  

Term

bai

Definition

white

a white small spot in the sun

Term

pai

Definition

clap, beat

take a photo

hand (shou) + white (bai)

a the beginning of a scene one just see hands clapping white clapperboard/slate  

Term

zhui

Definition

short-tailed bird

 

Term

tui

Definition

push

hand (shou) + bird (zhui)

mother bird pushes her young with a wing to see if it is ready to leave the nest; or a hand pushes the birds

Term

he

Definition
combine, join, fit
Term

shi

Definition

pick up

hand (shou) + join/close (he)

someone uses his hands to pick up and collect scattered stuffs which he will combine to make a souvenir 

Term

dan

Definition
day, dawn
Term

dan

Definition

carry, shoulder

hand (shou) + dawn (dan)

burden-bearing ones from the very dawn use their hands to carry and shoulder the daily burden

Term

ji

Definition
hand holding a broom or a tool for sweeping
Term

sao

Definition

to sweep, clean

hand (shou) + hand (ji)

both hands are needed for sweeping and cleaning

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