掌
zhǎng
palm of the hand
sole of the foot; paw; horseshoe; to slap; to hold in one's hand; to wield
她把小鸟放在手掌上，轻轻地看着它。
tā bǎ xiǎo niǎo fàng zài shǒu zhǎng shàng, qīng qīng de kàn zhe tā。
she placed the little bird on her palm and looked at it gently.
这家公司由他一个人掌管，没有人能改变他的决定。
zhè jiā gōng sī yóu tā yī gè rén zhǎng guǎn, méi yǒu rén néng gǎi biàn tā de jué dìng。
this company is controlled by him alone, and no one can change his decisions.
Words with 掌
长掌义县龙
cháng zhǎng yì xiàn lóng
Yixianosaurus longimanus, theropod dinosaur from Yi county 義縣|义县, Jinzhou 錦州|锦州, west Liaoning
马掌
mǎ zhǎng
the cutin skin of a horse's hoof
魔掌
mó zhǎng
the power of sb or sth evil; the clutches (of a bad person etc)
鱼与熊掌
yú yǔ xióng zhǎng
lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius); fig. you must choose one or the other
鱼与熊掌不可兼得
yú yǔ xióng zhǎng bù kě jiān dé
lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius); fig. you must choose one or the other
鸭掌
yā zhǎng
duck feet (claws)
鹅掌楸
é zhǎng qiū
Chinese tulip tree
鼓掌
gǔ zhǎng
to applaud
一个巴掌拍不响
yī ge bā zhǎng pāi bù xiǎng
lit. one palm alone cannot clap (proverb)
主掌
zhǔ zhǎng
in charge (of a position etc)
仙人掌
xiān rén zhǎng
cactus
仙人掌果
xiān rén zhǎng guǒ
prickly pear