牵手 meaning in English

qiānshǒu

to hold hands

Traditional 牽手13 strokes

Meaning of 牵手

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

qiānshǒu
  1. to hold hands

牵手 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

这zhè对duì夫fū妻qī手shǒu牵qiān手shǒu走zǒu路lù。
The couple is walking hand in hand.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

牵 qiān · to lead along · 9 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9

手 shǒu · hand · 4 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

Related words

Words that share a character with 牵手.

手机shǒujīcell phone; mobile phone
洗手间xǐshǒujiāntoilet; lavatory
手表shǒubiǎowristwatch
举手jǔshǒuto raise a hand; to put up one's hand (as signal)
手指shǒuzhǐfinger
对手duìshǒuopponent; rival
选手xuǎnshǒuathlete; contestant
歌手gēshǒusinger
握手wòshǒuto shake hands
手续shǒuxùprocedure; formalities
分手fēnshǒuto part company; to split up
手术shǒushù(surgical) operation; surgery

Questions about 牵手

What does 牵手 mean?

牵手 (qiānshǒu) means "to hold hands".

How do you write 牵手?

牵手 is made of 2 characters: 牵 (9 strokes), 手 (4 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.

How is 牵手 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 牵手 is written 牽手.