| 掌 | [ zhǎng ] palm of the hand, sole of the foot, paw, horseshoe, to slap, to hold in one's hand, to wield |
| 掌上壓 | [ zhǎng shàng yā ] (HK, Malaysia) press-up (physical exercise), push-up |
| 掌上明珠 | [ zhǎng shàng míng zhū ] lit. a pearl in the palm (idiom), fig. beloved person (esp. daughter) |
| 掌上電腦 | [ zhǎng shàng diàn naǒ ] handheld computer, PDA (personal digital assistant), Pocket PC |
| 掌中戲 | [ zhǎng zhōng xì ] see 布袋戲|布袋戏[bu4 dai4 xi4] |
| 掌勺 | [ zhǎng shaó ] to be in charge of the cooking, to be the chef, head cook, chef |
| 掌嘴 | [ zhǎng zuǐ ] to slap |
| 掌子面 | [ zhǎng zi miàn ] face (mining) |
| 掌廚 | [ zhǎng chú ] to prepare meals, chef |
| 掌心 | [ zhǎng xīn ] hollow of the palm |
| 掌控 | [ zhǎng kòng ] to control, in control of |
| 掌握 | [ zhǎng wò ] to grasp (often fig.), to control, to seize (initiative, opportunity, destiny), to master, to know well, to understand sth well and know how to use it, fluency |
| 掌握電腦 | [ zhǎng wò diàn naǒ ] PDA, Personal Digital Assistant |
| 掌摑 | [ zhǎng ] to slap |
| 掌擊 | [ zhǎng jī ] to slap |
| 掌故 | [ zhǎng gù ] anecdote, tales (esp. about historical figure) |
| 掌櫃 | [ zhǎng guì ] shopkeeper |
| 掌權 | [ zhǎng quán ] to wield (political etc) power, be in power |
| 掌燈 | [ zhǎng dēng ] to hold a lamp, to light a lamp |
| 掌璽大臣 | [ zhǎng xǐ dà chén ] chancellor (rank in various European states), grand chancellor |
| 掌璽官 | [ zhǎng xǐ guān ] chancellor (rank in various European states) |
| 掌相 | [ zhǎng xiàng ] palmistry, features of a palm (in palmistry) |
| 掌管 | [ zhǎng guǎn ] in charge of, to control |
| 掌聲 | [ zhǎng shēng ] applause, CL:陣|阵[zhen4] |
| 掌聲雷動 | [ zhǎng shēng leí dòng ] thunderous applause (idiom) |
| 掌舵 | [ zhǎng duò ] to steer (a ship) |
| 掌骨 | [ zhǎng gǔ ] metacarpal bone (long bones in the hand and feet) |
| ⇒ 一個巴掌拍不響 | [ yī ge bā zhǎng paī bù xiǎng ] lit. one palm alone cannot clap (proverb), fig. it takes two persons to start a dispute, it takes two to tango, it's difficult to achieve anything without support |
| ⇒ 主掌 | [ zhǔ zhǎng ] in charge (of a position etc), the person in charge, responsible |
| ⇒ 了如指掌 | [ rú zhǐ zhǎng ] to know sth like the back of one's hand (idiom), to know (a person, a place etc) inside out |
| ⇒ 了若指掌 | [ ruò zhǐ zhǎng ] see 了如指掌[liao3 ru2 zhi3 zhang3] |
| ⇒ 仙人掌 | [ xiān rén zhǎng ] cactus |
| ⇒ 仙人掌果 | [ xiān rén zhǎng guǒ ] prickly pear |
| ⇒ 仙人掌桿菌 | [ xiān rén zhǎng gǎn jūn ] (microbiology) Bacillus cereus |
| ⇒ 八卦掌 | [ bā guà zhǎng ] baguazhang (a form of Chinese boxing) |
| ⇒ 反掌 | [ fǎn zhǎng ] lit. to turn over one's palm, fig. everything is going very well. |
| ⇒ 合掌 | [ hé zhǎng ] to clasp hands, to put one's palms together (in prayer) |
| ⇒ 合掌瓜 | [ hé zhǎng guā ] see 佛手瓜[fo2 shou3 gua1] |
| ⇒ 執掌 | [ zhí zhǎng ] to wield (power etc) |
| ⇒ 孤掌難鳴 | [ gū zhǎng nán míng ] It's hard to clap with only one hand., It takes two to tango, It's difficult to achieve anything without support. |
| ⇒ 巴掌 | [ bā zhang ] palm of the hand, classifier: slap |
| ⇒ 手掌 | [ shoǔ zhǎng ] palm |
| ⇒ 手掌心 | [ shoǔ zhǎng xīn ] see 手心[shou3 xin1] |
| ⇒ 打一巴掌，給個甜棗 | [ dǎ yī bā zhang geǐ gè tián zaǒ ] lit. to give sb a slap, then offer a sweet date (idiom), fig. to deal harshly with sb, then offer sth by way of consolation |
| ⇒ 抃掌 | [ biàn zhǎng ] to clap, to applaud |
| ⇒ 拊掌 | [ fǔ zhǎng ] to clap hands |
| ⇒ 接掌 | [ jiē zhǎng ] to take over, to take control |
| ⇒ 摩拳擦掌 | [ mó quán cā zhǎng ] fig. to rub one's fists and wipe one's palms (idiom), to roll up one's sleeves for battle, eager to get into action or start on a task |
| ⇒ 擊掌 | [ jī zhǎng ] to clap one's hands, to clap each other's hands, high five |
| ⇒ 擎拳合掌 | [ qíng quán hé zhǎng ] to clasp hands, to put one's palms together (in obeisance) |
| ⇒ 易如反掌 | [ yì rú fǎn zhǎng ] easy as a hand's turn (idiom); very easy, no effort at all |
| ⇒ 易如翻掌 | [ yì rú fān zhǎng ] see 易如反掌[yi4 ru2 fan3 zhang3] |
| ⇒ 易於反掌 | [ yì yú fǎn zhǎng ] see 易如反掌[yi4 ru2 fan3 zhang3] |
| ⇒ 熊掌 | [ xióng zhǎng ] bear paw (as food) |
| ⇒ 甩手掌櫃 | [ shoǔ zhǎng guì ] lit. arm-flinging shopkeeper, fig. sb who asks others to work but does nothing himself |
| ⇒ 瞭如指掌 | [ rú zhǐ zhǎng ] variant of 了如指掌[liao3 ru2 zhi3 zhang3] |
| ⇒ 瞭若指掌 | [ ruò zhǐ zhǎng ] see 了如指掌[liao3 ru2 zhi3 zhang3] |
| ⇒ 磨拳擦掌 | [ mó quán cā zhǎng ] variant of 摩拳擦掌[mo1 quan2 ca1 zhang3] |
| ⇒ 職掌 | [ zhí zhǎng ] to be in charge of, assignment |
| ⇒ 股掌 | [ gǔ zhǎng ] (have sb in) the palm of one's hand, fig. (under) one's complete control |
| ⇒ 腳掌 | [ zhǎng ] the sole of the foot |
| ⇒ 長掌義縣龍 | [ cháng zhǎng yì xiàn lóng ] Yixianosaurus longimanus, theropod dinosaur from Yi county 義縣|义县, Jinzhou 錦州|锦州, west Liaoning |
| ⇒ 鞅掌 | [ yāng zhǎng ] busy, bustling |
| ⇒ 魔掌 | [ mó zhǎng ] the power of sb or sth evil, the clutches (of a bad person etc) |
| ⇒ 魚與熊掌 | [ 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, you can't always get everything you want, you can't have your cake and eat it |
| ⇒ 魚與熊掌不可兼得 | [ 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, you can't always get everything you want, you can't have your cake and eat it |
| ⇒ 鴨掌 | [ yā zhǎng ] duck feet (claws) |
| ⇒ 鵝掌楸 | [ é zhǎng qiū ] Chinese tulip tree, Liriodendron chinense |
| ⇒ 鼓掌 | [ gǔ zhǎng ] to applaud, to clap |
