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握手

wò shǒu

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

wò shǒu · ak1 sau2 (Jyutping)

  1. to shake hands

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

握

Meaning
grasp, hold fast, take by hand
Radical
扌
Strokes
12
Components
⿰扌屋
Cangjie
QSMG
Four-corner
5701.4

手

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

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