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?
Each card keeps 手 visible while showing the other building blocks and the completed character.
看=
+目
拿=
合
拳=
龹
攀=
樊
掰=
+分
拜=
挛=
亦
挈=
㓞
挚=
执
挲=
沙
掣=
制
掱=
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 手 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
好看hǎokàn
good-looking
HSK 3.0 · L1看kànto see
HSK 3.0 · L1看病kànbìngto visit a doctor
HSK 3.0 · L1看见kànjiànto see
HSK 3.0 · L1拿náold variant of 拿[na2]
HSK 3.0 · L2看来kànláiapparently
HSK 3.0 · L3难看nánkànugly
HSK 3.0 · L3查看chákànto look over
HSK 3.0 · L4观看guānkànto watch
HSK 3.0 · L4看法kànfǎway of looking at a thing
HSK 3.0 · L4鼓掌gǔzhǎngto applaud
HSK 3.0 · L5看望kànwàngto pay a visit to
HSK 3.0 · L5