Hanzi

掌

palm of the hand/sole of the foot/paw/horseshoe/to slap/to hold in one's hand/to wield

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 5

Pinyin

zhǎng

Bopomofo

ㄓㄤˇ

Jyutping

zoeng2

Example sentences

掌 zhǎng
他用手掌按住桌子上的紙，免得被風吹走。
他用手掌按住桌子上的纸，免得被风吹走。

He held the paper on the table down with his palm so the wind would not blow it away.

仙人掌 xiānrénzhǎng
我把仙人掌放在客廳裡，忘了澆水也沒事。
我把仙人掌放在客厅里，忘了浇水也没事。

I put the cactus in the living room; it is fine even if I forget to water it.

巴掌 bāzhǎng
孩子把硬幣放在巴掌上給我看。
孩子把硬币放在巴掌上给我看。

The child put the coin on his palm to show me.

手掌 shǒuzhǎng
爺爺把一顆糖果放在了我的手掌心。
爷爷把一颗糖果放在了我的手掌心。

Grandpa put a candy in the palm of my hand.

Example Vocabulary

掌

zhang3

palm; sole; to hold or manage; to slap with the palm; measure word for palm strikes; surname

掌控

zhang3'kong4

仙人掌

xian1'ren2'zhang3

cactus; drought-resistant succulent plant

八卦掌

巴掌

ba1'zhang3

palm of the hand; slap; palm-sized area

手掌

shou3'zhang3

palm of the hand

掌心

zhang3'xin1

主掌

zhu3'zhang3

了如指掌

反掌

fan3'zhang3

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