执掌

to wield (power etc)

Characters and words in 执掌

to execute (a plan) / to grasp

执 = 丸 + 扌 : Mnemonic symbol: 执照, "license". James II of England (zh) is being held up at the security check in the space station's kitchen (Ø2). They hold a bag of painkillers (丸) they found with a toy claw (扌) in front of him and they ask him to show his drug license (执).

掌

zhǎng = zh + ang3

palm of the hand / sole of the foot / paw / horseshoe / to slap / to hold in one's hand / to wield

掌 = 尚 + 手 : Inside the anglepod (ang3), James II of England (zh) and the Buddhist monk (尚) play catch using two baseball gloves (手) and a horseshoe (掌).

Words with 执掌

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Sentences with 执掌

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