手 shǒu
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 手 — hand
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
手段
shǒuduàn
means, method
Characters in this word
段 duàn
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 殳 — tool, weapon
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 这种手段好。 Zhè zhǒng shǒuduàn hǎo. This method is a good one.
- 他的手段多。 Tā de shǒuduàn duō. He has many ways.
- 别用坏手段。 Bié yòng huài shǒuduàn. Do not use unfair methods.