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掌

zhǎng

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

zhǎng · zoeng2 (Jyutping)

  1. palm of the hand
  2. sole of the foot
  3. paw
  4. horseshoe
  5. to slap
  6. to hold in one's hand
  7. to wield

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

掌

Meaning
palm of hand, sole of foot, paw
Radical
手
Strokes
12
Components
⿱尚手
Cangjie
FBRQ
Four-corner
9050.2

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