空手 meaning in English
empty-handed; unarmed
12 strokes
Meaning of 空手
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
kōngshǒu
- empty-handed
- unarmed
- (painting, embroidery etc) without following a model
- (abbr. for 空手道[kong1 shou3 dao4]) karate
空手 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
汤姆已经开始学习空手道了。
Tom has started studying karate.
空手赤拳抓野兔并不容易。
It is not easy to catch a hare with your bare hands.
Stroke order for each character
Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.
空 kōng · empty · 8 strokes
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
手 shǒu · hand · 4 strokes
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
Related words
Words that share a character with 空手.
| 手机 | shǒujī | cell phone; mobile phone |
| 洗手间 | xǐshǒujiān | toilet; lavatory |
| 空气 | kōngqì | air; atmosphere |
| 手表 | shǒubiǎo | wristwatch |
| 举手 | jǔshǒu | to raise a hand; to put up one's hand (as signal) |
| 有空儿 | yǒukòngr | erhua form of 有空[you3 kong4] |
| 手指 | shǒuzhǐ | finger |
| 天空 | tiānkōng | sky |
| 对手 | duìshǒu | opponent; rival |
| 选手 | xuǎnshǒu | athlete; contestant |
| 歌手 | gēshǒu | singer |
| 握手 | wòshǒu | to shake hands |
Questions about 空手
What does 空手 mean?
空手 (kōngshǒu) means "empty-handed; unarmed".
How do you write 空手?
空手 is made of 2 characters: 空 (8 strokes), 手 (4 strokes). That is 12 strokes in total.