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Kanji Detail for 手 - "hand, skill, craft"

  • Meaning

    手 means "hand, skill, craft."

    1. Hand - The wrist and the part beyond it.

    2. Arm - The part from the shoulder downward.

    3. To hold - To take in one's hand; to grasp.

    4. Personally - By oneself; with one's own hands.

    5. Expert - A person with excellent skill or ability.

    6. Method - A way of doing things; an approach.

    7. Direction - The way something faces; orientation.

    8. Penmanship - Writing style; how one writes.

    9. Relationship - Connections with people; bonds.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    hand

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    hand

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    hand; (formal) to hold; person engaged in certain types of work; person skilled in certain types of work; personal(ly); convenient; classifier for skill; CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    hand

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    The general name for the human upper limb. | People use hands for action, hence all action-related meanings are 手. Such as 入手, 下手, 藉手, 得手. | One skilled in a craft is 手. Such as 國手, 能手. | One practicing a craft is 手. Such as 畫手, 書手. | Something done personally is 手. Such as 手書, 手植.
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