zhǎng = zh + ang3
palm of the hand / sole of the foot / paw / horseshoe / to slap / to hold in one's hand / to wield
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How to pronounce 掌

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= zh initial

Zh is for James II of England (詹姆斯二世, zhān​mǔ​sī èr​shì).

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ ang3 final

In the anglepod’s living room.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

掌 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
shàng = sh + ang4
still / yet / to value / to esteem
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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]
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Characters with 掌 as component

to support / to prop up / to push or move with a pole / to maintain / to open or unfurl / to fill to bursting point / brace / stay / support
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(dialect) cooking pot / variant of 鐺|铛[cheng1]
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Words with 掌

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to grasp (often fig.) / to control / to seize (initiative, opportunity, destiny) / to master / to know well / to understand sth well and know how to use it / fluency
to applaud / to clap
applause / CL:陣|阵[zhen4]

Sentences with 掌

zhǎng
guǎn
jiān
 
 
xià
殿
diàn
ba

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zhǎng

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

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