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title: "Shouzhang Meaning: 手掌 (shǒuzhǎng) Means “palm”"
description: "手掌 (shǒuzhǎng) means “palm (of the hand)”. Hear its tones, see what 手 and 掌 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shouzhang"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 手掌 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

手掌 shǒuzhǎng

## palm (of the hand)

## Its characters

1. 手 shǒu hand
2. 掌 zhǎng palm (of the hand)

## In a sentence

小宝宝的手掌又小又软。 The baby's palms are small and soft.

他正要再飞出去，如来佛祖却把**手掌**一翻，把他从西天门推了出去，又把五根手指变成金、木、水、火、土五座连在一起的大山

From [五行山下 · Under the Five-Element Mountain](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/under-the-five-element-mountain-journey-to-the-west-intermediate-chinese-8#library-word-866-868)

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## More words with 手 or 掌

- [把手 bǎshou](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bashou)
- [巴掌 bāzhang](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bazhang)
- [动手 dòngshǒu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dongshou)
- [对手 duìshǒu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/duishou)
- [剁手 duòshǒu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/duoshou)
- [二手 èrshǒu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ershou)
- [分手 fēnshǒu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fenshou)
- [高手 gāoshǒu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gaoshou)
- [歌手 gēshǒu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/geshou)
- [联手 liánshǒu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/lianshou)

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