掌

zhǎng

palm of hand, sole of foot, paw

How to write 掌, stroke by stroke

palm of the hand; sole of the foot; paw; horseshoe; to slap; to hold in one's hand; to wield

Pictophonetic: semantic 手 (hand), phonetic 尚

Made of 尚 + 手

掌握zhǎng wòto 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
掌控zhǎng kòngto control; in control of
掌声zhǎng shēngapplause
鼓掌gǔ zhǎngto applaud; to clap
掌管zhǎng guǎnin charge of; to control
手掌shǒu zhǎngpalm
掌权zhǎng quánto wield (political etc) power; be in power
击掌jī zhǎngto clap one's hands; to clap each other's hands; high five
仙人掌xiān rén zhǎngcactus
巴掌bā zhangpalm of the hand; classifier: slap
掌舵zhǎng duòto steer (a ship)
掌心zhǎng xīnhollow of the palm

我们为表演者鼓掌。
wǒ men wèi biǎo yǎn zhě gǔ zhǎng 。
We gave the performer a round of applause.
万事皆在上帝的掌控之中。
wàn shì jiē zài shàng dì de zhǎng kòng zhī zhōng 。
Everything is in the hands of God.
很难在2、3年内掌握法语。
hěn nán zài 2 、 3 nián nèi zhǎng wò fǎ yǔ 。
It's quite difficult to master French in 2 or 3 years.
她打了他一巴掌。
tā dǎ le tā yì bā zhǎng 。
She slapped him in the face.
他对她的过去似乎了如指掌。
tā duì tā de guò qù sì hū liǎo rú zhǐ zhǎng 。
He seems to know all about her past.