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hand
a hand with outstretched fingers |
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palm of hand
reverence (shang) + hand (shou)
what one values or highly esteems, one holds it on a palm of his hands |
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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 |
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to hold, to take
join/fit (he) + hand (shou)
a hand should take and hold only what fits in it;
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see
hand (shou) + eye (mu)
to put a hand above an eye to see something |
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hand
a RADICAL that comes on the left |
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strike, hit, beat; fight
hand (shou) + nail/man (ding)
strike a nail with a hand |
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white
a white small spot in the sun |
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clap, beat
take a photo
hand (shou) + white (bai)
a the beginning of a scene one just see hands clapping white clapperboard/slate |
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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 |
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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 |
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carry, shoulder
hand (shou) + dawn (dan)
burden-bearing ones from the very dawn use their hands to carry and shoulder the daily burden |
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| hand holding a broom or a tool for sweeping |
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to sweep, clean
hand (shou) + hand (ji)
both hands are needed for sweeping and cleaning |
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