顺 shùn
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 页 — page, sheet, leaf
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
顺手
shùnshǒu
conveniently; handy; smoothly
Characters in this word
手 shǒu
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 手 — hand
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 你下楼倒垃圾时，顺手把门口的旧纸箱也带下去。 Nǐ xiàlóu dào lājī shí, shùnshǒu bǎ ménkǒu de jiù zhǐxiāng yě dài xiàqù. When you go downstairs to take out the rubbish, take the old cardboard box by the door with you as well.
- 这个新剪刀很好用，剪起来特别顺手。 Zhège xīn jiǎndāo hěn hǎoyòng, jiǎn qǐlái tèbié shùnshǒu. These new scissors work well; cutting with them feels really smooth.
- 我顺手关了灯，然后离开了教室。 Wǒ shùnshǒu guānle dēng, ránhòu líkāile jiàoshì. I turned off the light on my way out and then left the classroom.
Related words
- 顺利 shùnlì smooth; successful
- 一路顺风 yílùshùnfēng have a smooth trip
- 顺序 shùnxù order
- 一帆风顺 yìfānfēngshùn plain sailing, smooth going
- 顺差 shùnchā trade surplus; favourable balance
- 顺畅 shùnchàng smooth; unobstructed
- 顺从 shùncóng to submit; to be obedient
- 顺理成章 shùnlǐchéngzhāng logical; natural and expected
- 顺路 shùnlù on the way; convenient route
- 顺其自然 shùnqízìrán let nature take its course
- 顺势 shùnshì to follow the trend; take advantage of the situation
- 顺心 shùnxīn satisfactory; to one's liking