HAND    手手

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Old Chinese Criteria
1. The standard word is shǒu 手 "hand", which can refer to the arm as a whole. 2. Quán 拳 "fist" refers to the clenched fist. 3. Zuǒ 左 and yòu 右 are words used for the left and right hand respectively. 4. Wàn 腕／掔 refers to the wrist.
Modern Chinese Criteria
手 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Part of
Hypernym
    Other Hypernyms
    • N/A　 (anc: 3/0, child: 85)
    • Not defined　 (anc: 2/0, child: 203)
    • PRIME　 (anc: 1/0, child: 2)
    • Not defined　 (anc: 2/0, child: 203)
    • PRIME　 (anc: 1/0, child: 2)
    • 　 (anc: 0/0, child: 0)
  • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 4.33

  • A Russian-English Collocational Dictionary of the Human Body ( IORDANSKAJA 1996) p. 149

  • A Russian-English Collocational Dictionary of the Human Body ( IORDANSKAJA 1996) p. 172

  • A Russian-English Collocational Dictionary of the Human Body ( IORDANSKAJA 1996) p. 177

  • A Russian-English Collocational Dictionary of the Human Body ( IORDANSKAJA 1996) p. 308

  • Dictionnaire culturel en langue francaise ( REY 2005) p. 3.265

  • 中國文化背景八千詞 Zhongguo wenhua beijing ba qian ci ( WU SANXING 2008) p. 65ff

  • Histoire des moeurs ( POIRIER 1991) p. 2.75-163

    • Words (15 items)

    手  shǒu OC: hmljuʔ MC: ɕɨu 25 Attributions

    The standard word is shǒu 手 "hand", which can refer to the arm as a whole.

      Word relations
    • Assoc: 足/FOOT The general word for a foot is zú 足.

      Syntactic words
    • nhand; hands; fist
    • n(post-N)one's handsTWH
    • n[post-N]pluralone's handsCH
    • nadVwith one's own hands, with a hand; in his own hands
    掌  zhǎng OC: tjaŋʔ MC: tɕi̯ɐŋ 8 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • npalm of the hand
    掬  jū OC: kuɡ MC: kuk 5 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • ncupped hands
    • ncc(post-V{NUM}.)+Nclassifiera two-handfuls of N
    • ncpost-V{NUM}.+Nclassifierdouble handful
    • ncpost-V{NUM}.post-Nclassifierdouble handful of
    右  yòu OC: ɢʷɯʔ MC: ɦɨu 4 Attributions

    Zuǒ 左 and yòu 右 are words used for the left and right hand respectively.

      Syntactic words
    • nthe right hand/arm
    • v[adN.]adVinstrumentwith the right hand
    左  zuǒ OC: skaalʔ MC: tsɑ 4 Attributions

    Zuǒ 左 and yòu 右 are words used for the left and right hand respectively.

      Syntactic words
    • nthe left hand/arm
    • v[adN.]adVinstrumentwith the left hand
    握  wò OC: qrooɡ MC: ʔɣɔk 3 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • ncpost-V{NUM}.post-Nclassifiera handful of
    • nmhand, fist (insofar as these may be used as "containers")
    右手  yòu yǒu shǒu MC: hjuwX syuwX OC: ɢʷɯʔ hmljuʔ 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NP(post-N.)adVwith the right hand of the contextually determinate NCH
    掔腕  Click here to add pinyin OC:  MC:
    腕  wàn OC: qoons MC: ʔʷɑn 2 Attributions

    Wàn 腕／掔 refers to the wrist.

      Syntactic words
    • nthe wrist
    兩手  liǎng shǒu MC: -- syuwX OC: raŋʔ hmljuʔ 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPadVwith both handsCH
    左手  zuǒ shǒu MC: tsaX syuwX OC: skaalʔ hmljuʔ 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NP(post-N.)adVdefinitewith the left hand of the contextually determinate personCH
    拳  quán OC: ɡron MC: giɛn 1 Attribution

    Quán 拳 "fist" refers to the clenched fist.

      Syntactic words
    • nfist; hand
    捲手  juǎn shǒu OC: kronʔ hmljuʔ MC: kiɛn ɕɨu 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPclenched fist; clenched hand
    • NPadVwith a clenched fist; with a clenched hand
    手把  shǒu bǎ OC: hmljuʔ praaʔ MC: ɕɨu pɣɛ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • ninside of the hand ??? German Handflaeche
      Click here to add pinyin MC:  OC: 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NP(post-N.)adVdefinitewith the left hand of the contextually determinate personCH
      Click here to add pinyin MC:  OC: 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NP(post-N.)adVwith the left hand of the contextually determinate NCH