遊手

to be idle

Characters and words in 遊手

yóu = y + ou2

to walk / to tour / to roam / to travel

游 = 斿 + 氵 : Maud Younger (y) is swimming (游) through a sea of scallops (斿) in the outhouse's kitchen (ou2). Because it is very exhausting, she often has to take a sip from her water bottle (氵).

shǒu = sh + ou3

hand / (formal) to hold / person engaged in certain types of work / person skilled in certain types of work / personal(ly) / convenient / classifier for skill / CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]

Mnemonic symbol: a baseball glove. Sherlock Holmes (sh) is trying out his new baseball glove (手) in the outhouse's living room (ou3).

Words with 遊手

to idle about

Sentences with 遊手

遊手 currently does not appear in any sentence.