扌 meaning and stroke order

shǒu

Hand

Strokes3
Pinyinshǒu
ToneTone 3

How to write 扌, stroke by stroke

3 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3

Meaning of 扌

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.

shǒuthird tone (dipping)
  1. "hand" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 64), occurring in 提, 把, 打 etc

How 扌 is built

Pictographic character. A hand with the fingers splayed; compare 手.

Characters that contain 扌

Learning 扌 makes these easier to recognize and write.

Questions about 扌

How many strokes are in 扌?

扌 is written with 3 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.

What does 扌 mean?

扌 (shǒu) means hand.

How do you pronounce 扌?

扌 is pronounced shǒu, in the third tone (dipping).