手
shǒu · HSK 1
hand
✋ Pictograph of a hand with five fingers and a wrist
The character 手 evolved from an ancient drawing of a five-fingered hand. It appears as a radical in many action verbs like 打 (hit), 拿 (take), and 推 (push), since these all involve using hands.
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.
shǒu · HSK 1
hand
✋ Pictograph of a hand with five fingers and a wrist
The oracle bone form of 手 shows a hand with fingers splayed and a wrist line. The modern shape keeps three horizontal strokes for fingers plus the vertical stroke for the arm.
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.