#064

手

Hand Radical

shǒuAlias: Hand Radical

Strokes 4 strokes

Position Left

Characters 15 hanzi

Variants扌

Semantic Meaning

Chinese character radical: Hand Radical

Mnemonic Memory Tip

A hand with outstretched fingers. On the left it takes the form (扌) seen in almost all manual action verbs.

字

Chinese Characters with Radical 手 (15)

Explore common hanzi containing this radical. Click any character to inspect stroke order and practice writing.

4 strokes

手

shǒu

hand.

8 strokes

承

chéng

to receive.

8 strokes

抬

tái

to lift.

9 strokes

拜

bài

to bow.

10 strokes

挚

zhì

sincere.

10 strokes

拿

ná

to take.

10 strokes

挛

luán

tangled.

10 strokes

拳

quán

fist.

12 strokes

掣

chè

drag.

12 strokes

掌

zhǎng

palm of the hand.

12 strokes

掰

bāi

break off (with hands); sever.

14 strokes

摹

mó

trace.

15 strokes

摩

mó

rub.

16 strokes

擎

qíng

to lift up.

19 strokes

攀

pān

to climb, to pull, to grasp.