插 chā
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 臿 to separate the grain from the husk
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
插手
chāshǒu
to interfere; to intervene
Characters in this word
手 shǒu
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 手 — hand
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 在事实尚未查明之前，外部机构不宜贸然插手。 Zài shìshí shàng wèi chámíng zhīqián, wàibù jīgòu bù yí màorán chāshǒu. Before the facts are established, outside bodies should not intervene rashly.
- 这是我们家的事，请你不要插手。 Zhè shì wǒmen jiā de shì, qǐng nǐ bú yào chāshǒu. This is our family's business, so please don't interfere.
- 爸爸从不插手孩子的选择。 Bàba cóng bù chāshǒu háizi de xuǎnzé. Dad never interferes in his children's choices.
Related words
- 插 chā to insert; to plug in
- 插座 chāzuò socket, outlet
- 插曲 chāqǔ episode; interlude; minor incident
- 插图 chātú illustration
- 插嘴 chāzuǐ to interrupt; to butt in
- 手 shǒu hand
- 手机 shǒujī mobile phone
- 洗手间 xǐshǒujiān restroom, toilet
- 举手 jǔshǒu to raise a hand
- 手表 shǒubiǎo wristwatch
- 对手 duìshǒu opponent; rival
- 歌手 gēshǒu singer