出手
chū shoǔ · HSK 7
to dispose of
💸✋ chū shǒu = exit + hand — your hand lets go of money or action
The first character 出 means 'out/exit' and 手 means 'hand.' When your hand goes out, you're either releasing money (spending) or stepping in to handle something (undertaking a task).
出 — foot 止 emerging from enclosure 凵
出 is a pictograph showing a foot or plant stepping out of a hollow or enclosure, depicting the act of going forth. The original sense of 'coming out' or 'emerging' has remained stable since oracle bone script. It now broadly means 'to exit, go out, or produce.'
手 — pictograph of a hand with five fingers
手 is a pictograph showing an open hand with fingers and a wrist. Early bronze and oracle bone forms clearly depict five splayed fingers, which simplified over time into the modern shape. It keeps its original meaning of 'hand' and also serves as a radical in many characters related to hand actions.