撒手

撒

sa̅

手

shǒu

to let go of sth / to give up

Characters and words in 撒手

撒

sa̅ = s + a1

to let go / to cast / to let loose / to discharge / to give expression to / (coll.) to pee

撒 = 扌 + 散 : Socrates (s) sprinkles some water on his flowers in front of the ashram (a1). He holds a watering can (散) with a toy claw (扌), but suddenly he lets go (撒) and the water spills everywhere. Upon seeing so much water Socrates cannot help but want to pee (撒).

撒

sǎ = s + a3

to scatter / to sprinkle / to spill

手

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).