Spot 手
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
手 component
shǒu · hand
A recurring visual building block found inside multiple Chinese characters. Compare what stays the same and what changes across the family.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 手
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Compare the visual pattern
Use the stable shape to recognize the family, without assuming it always supplies meaning or sound.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue手Visual pattern
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Use the shared shape as a recognition anchor, then confirm the full character's pronunciation and meaning.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
These cards only show complete visual decompositions from the current dataset that contain 手.
拿=
合
拳=
龹
攀=
樊
掰=
龵+分
挛=
亦
挈=
㓞
挚=
执
挲=
沙
掣=
制
掱=
+𢪒
掌=
𫩠
搿=
龵+合
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 手 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
拿ná
old variant of 拿[na2]
HSK 3.0 · L2鼓掌gǔzhǎngto applaud
HSK 3.0 · L5掌声zhǎngshēngapplause
HSK 3.0 · L5掌握zhǎngwòto grasp
HSK 3.0 · L5按摩ànmómassage
HSK 3.0 · L6摩托车mótuōchēHSK 3.0 · L6巴掌bāzhangpalm of the hand
HSK 3.0 · L7-9掰bāito break off or break open sth with one's hands
HSK 3.0 · L7-9诚挚chéngzhìsincere
HSK 3.0 · L7-9揣摩chuǎimóto analyze
HSK 3.0 · L7-9观摩guānmóto observe and emulate
HSK 3.0 · L7-9摩擦mócāfriction
HSK 3.0 · L7-9