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手势

Traditional: 手勢

shǒu shì

HSK 3.0 · 7–9HSK 2.0 · 6

Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

shǒu shì · sau2 sai3 (Jyutping)

  1. gesture; sign; signal

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

手

Meaning
hand
Radical
手
Strokes
4
Components
？
Cangjie
Q
Four-corner
2050.0

势

Meaning
power, force; tendency
Radical
力
Strokes
8
Components
⿱执力
Cangjie
QIKS
Four-corner
5542

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