触手 meaning in English

chùshǒu

tentacle

Traditional 觸手17 strokes

Meaning of 触手

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

chùshǒu
  1. tentacle

触手 in example sentences

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

鱿yóu鱼yú有yǒu几jǐ只zhī触chù手shǒu?
How many arms does a squid have?

Stroke order for each character

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触 chù · to butt · 13 strokes

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手 shǒu · hand · 4 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 触手.

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 触手

What does 触手 mean?

触手 (chùshǒu) means "tentacle".

How do you write 触手?

触手 is made of 2 characters: 触 (13 strokes), 手 (4 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.

How is 触手 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 触手 is written 觸手.