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鼓掌
HSK5
Simplified
鼓掌
Traditional
鼓掌
Pinyin
gǔ zhǎng
Definition
to applaud; to clap
大家一起鼓掌吧
Dàjiā yìqǐ gǔzhǎng ba
Let's all applaud together
Character structure
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鼓
掌
鼓
壴
+
支
壴
Part
zhù
character part
支
Part
zhī
disperse
Appears in characters like:
鼓
喜
嘉
尌
掌
𫩠
+
手
𫩠
Part
character part
手
Part
shǒu
hand
Appears in characters like:
常
赏
掌
堂
棠
裳
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掌
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palm of the hand; sole of the foot; paw; horseshoe; to slap; to hold in one's hand; to wield
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
HSK5
掌声
zhǎng shēng
applause
HSK6
掌管
zhǎng guǎn
in charge of; to control
巴掌
bā zhang
palm of the hand; classifier: slap
手掌
shǒu zhǎng
palm
击掌
jī zhǎng
to clap one's hands; to clap each other's hands; high five
掌权
zhǎng quán
to wield (political etc.) power; be in power
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