出 chū
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 凵 — container
- Made of
- 屮 sprout 凵 container
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
出手
chūshǒu
to make a move; to act; to spend
Characters in this word
手 shǒu
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 手 — hand
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 看到孩子有危险，他毫不犹豫地出手相救。 Kàndào háizi yǒu wēixiǎn, tā háo bù yóuyù de chūshǒu xiāng jiù. Seeing the child in danger, he stepped in to help without hesitation.
- 她买东西很大方，一出手就是几千块。 Tā mǎi dōngxi hěn dàfang, yì chūshǒu jiù shì jǐ qiān kuài. She is generous when shopping; every time she spends, it is several thousand yuan.
- 遇到不公平的事，朋友们都愿意出手帮忙。 Yùdào bù gōngpíng de shì, péngyoumen dōu yuànyì chūshǒu bāngmáng. When something unfair happens, my friends are all willing to step in and help.