掌 zhǎng
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 手 — hand
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
掌握
zhǎngwò
to master
Characters in this word
握 wò
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 屋 building, house, shelter
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 我掌握中文。 Wǒ zhǎngwò Zhōngwén. I have mastered Chinese.
- 你掌握了吗？ Nǐ zhǎngwò le ma? Have you mastered it?
- 他掌握方法。 Tā zhǎngwò fāngfǎ. He has mastered the method.
Related words
- 鼓掌 gǔzhǎng to clap
- 把握 bǎwò confidence; to grasp
- 握手 wòshǒu to shake hands
- 握 wò to hold; to grip
- 入门 rùmén beginner level; introduction
- 技能 jìnéng skill
- 示范 shìfàn to demonstrate
- 阅览室 yuèlǎnshì reading room
- 启发 qǐfā to inspire; to enlighten
- 辞典 cídiǎn dictionary
- 学科 xuékē school subject
- 选修 xuǎnxiū to take as an elective