手 shǒu

1. shǒu noun hand
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: As a part of the human body (Guoyu '手' n 1; Unihan '手'; XHZD '手' 1)
2. shǒu noun Kangxi radical 64
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Radicals
   Notes: (ABC back cover; GHC p. 7; Guoyu '手' n 6)
3. shǒu verb to hold in one's hand
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 拿 (XHZD '手' 2)
4. shǒu noun a skill; an ability
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 技能 (Guoyu '手' n 4; XHZD '手' 3)
5. shǒu adverb personally
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 亲手 (XHZD '手' 4)
6. shǒu bound form a person with skill
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: For example, 水手 sailor (Guoyu '手' n 2; XHZD '手' 5)
7. shǒu adjective convenient; portable
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (Guoyu '手' adj 3; XHZD '手' 6)
8. shǒu bound form a person doing an activity
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: For example, 助手 helper (Guoyu '手' n 3)
9. shǒu bound form a method; a technique
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 作法 (Guoyu '手' n 5)
10. shǒu bound form personally written
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: As in 手书 'writen personally' (Guoyu '手' adj)
11. shǒu adjective carried or handled by hand
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: For example, 手榴弹 grenade (Guoyu '手' adj 2)
12. shǒu noun hand; pāṇi; hasta
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: pāṇi, or: hasta, Japanese: shu, Tibetan: lag pa (BCSD '手', p. 537; Mahāvyutpatti 'pāṇiḥ'; MW 'pāṇi'; SH '手', p. 152; Unihan '手')

Contained in

• 人生二十笑 (二) 误会时洒脱一笑 展现人生的修为 分手时优雅一笑 展现人生的大气 生疏时亲切一笑 展现人生的随和 难堪时转念一笑 展现人生的睿智 羞愧时大方一笑 展现人生的率真 生病时达观一笑 展现人生的态度 苦恼时开怀一笑 展现人生的气度 紧张时天真一笑 展现人生的直率 受骗时开朗一笑 展现人生的坦荡 得意时含蓄一笑 展现人生的谦卑(人生二十笑 (二) 誤會時灑脫一笑 展現人生的修為 分手時優雅一笑 展現人生的大氣 生疏時親切一笑 展現人生的隨和 難堪時轉念一笑 展現人生的睿智 羞愧時大方一笑 展現人生的率真 生病時達觀一笑 展現人生的態度 苦惱時開懷一笑 展現人生的氣度 緊張時天真一笑 展現人生的直率 受騙時開朗一笑 展現人生的坦蕩 得意時含蓄一笑 展現人生的謙卑) Twenty Reasons to Laugh (2) A carefree smile in times of misunderstanding is a demonstration of one's deportment. An elegant smile in times of a breakup is a demonstration of one's manner. An amiable smile in times of estrangement is a demonstration of one's friendliness. A hopeful smile in times of sorrow is a demonstration of one's cleverness. A gracious smile in times of shame is a demonstration of one's ingenuousness. An optimistic smile in times of ailment is a demonstration of one's attitude. A happy smile in times of distress is a demonstration of one's comportment. An honest smile in times of nervousness is a demonstration of one's frankness. A warm smile in times of deceit is a demonstration of one's clear conscience. A reserved smile in times of triumph is a demonstration of one's humbleness.
• 金刚手萨埵(金剛手薩埵) Vajrapani Bodhisattva
• 通身手眼 your whole body is your eyes and hands
• 千手千眼 Thousand Hands and Thousand Eyes
• 如入宝山空手回(如入寶山空手回) never leave a treasured mountain empty-handed
• 二手拳 two handed fist
• 千手千眼观自在(千手千眼觀自在) Thousand-Hand Thousand-Eye Guanyin; Thousand-Hand Thousand-Eye Avalokiteśvara
• 愿将佛手双垂下 摸得人心一样平(願將佛手双垂下 摸得人心一樣平) May the Buddha’s hands reach down; To smooth the hearts of people as equals.

Also contained in

还手 、 手头现金 、 劈手 、 拿不出手 、 手写识别 、 到手软 、 手式 、 第一手 、 假手他人 、 手腕 、 名手 、 净手 、 一展身手 、 手眼协调 、 手影 、 手风琴 、 下手 、 援手 、 手腕式 、 手抄 、 手势 、 拳手 、 手足无措 、 心毒手辣 、 试手儿 、 借手 、 手榴弹 、 失手 、 高抬贵手 、 手肘 、 洗手池 、 手提箱 、 解手 、 手工 、 歇手 、 手刀 、 高手 、 手足重茧 、 抄手 、 手柄 、 扶手椅 、 滑鼠手 、 拳击选手

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Truncated for common words

• Scroll 2 Māyājālamahātantra (Fo Shuo Yujia Da Jiao Wang Jing) 佛說瑜伽大教王經 — count: 159 , has English translation
• Scroll 3 Si Fen Lu Shan Fan Bu Que Xingshi Chao 四分律刪繁補闕行事鈔 — count: 105
• Scroll 1 Secret Dharma Sutra of A Thousand Radiating Eyes Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva (Qian Guang Yan Guanzizai Pusa Mimi Fa Jing) 千光眼觀自在菩薩祕密法經 — count: 88
• Scroll 2 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 79
• Scroll 2 Si Fen Lu Shan Fan Bu Que Xingshi Chao 四分律刪繁補闕行事鈔 — count: 77
• Scroll 4 Mahāvairocanaabhisaṃbodhivikurvitādhiṣṭānavaipulya (Vairocana Sutra) 大毘盧遮那成佛神變加持經 — count: 74 , has English translation , has parallel version
• Scroll 1 Defining the Image - Measurements in Image-Making (Fo Shuo Zaoxiang Liangdu Jing Jie) 佛說造像量度經解 — count: 67 , has English translation , has parallel version
• Scroll 1 Vajrabhairava (Fo Shuo Miao Jixiang Yujia Da Jiao Jingang Pei Luo Fu Lun Guan Xiang Chengjiu Yi Gui Jing) 佛說妙吉祥瑜伽大教金剛陪囉嚩輪觀想成就儀軌經 — count: 65
• Scroll 3 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 62
• Scroll 1 Net of Illusions Great Yoga Ten Wrathful Wisdom Kings Contemplation Ritual Manual (Fo Shuo Huanhua Wang Da Yujia Jiao Shi Fennu Ming Wang Da Ming Guan Xiang Yi Gui Jing) 佛說幻化網大瑜伽教十忿怒明王大明觀想儀軌經 — count: 46

Collocations

• 手执 (手執) 於虛空中手執白蓋寶扇 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 1 — count: 29
• 烧手 (燒手) 燒手燒足 — Beginning of the World (Qi Shi Jing) 起世經, Scroll 3 — count: 9
• 手烧 (手燒) 燒手燒足 — Beginning of the World (Qi Shi Jing) 起世經, Scroll 3 — count: 8
• 手扪 (手捫) 手捫佛足 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 8 — count: 7
• 手中 (手中) 手中自然刀劍 — Creation and Destruction of the World (Da Lou Tan Jing) 大樓炭經, Scroll 2 — count: 6
• 手摩 (手摩) 手摩他背 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 17 — count: 5
• 钵手 (缽手) 名曰鉢手 — Beginning of the World (Qi Shi Jing) 起世經, Scroll 1 — count: 5
• 手取 (手取) 手取眾香 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 20 — count: 4
• 手捉 (手捉) 以手捉持 — The Fruits of the Contemplative Life (Jizhiguo Jing) 寂志果經, Scroll 1 — count: 4
• 子手 (子手) 四天子手奉香水 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 1 — count: 4