握手 (wòshǒu) · to shake hands

握手 (wòshǒu) means “to shake hands”. It is written with 2 characters: 握 (to grasp) + 手 (hand). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.

How 握手 is built

What 握 is made of

扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
屋wū — building
- 尸shī — body
  - 丿 — falling stroke
- 至zhì — reach
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
  - 厶sī — private
  - 土tǔ — earth

Origin hint: 扌 gives the meaning, 屋 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

What 手 is made of

手 is not built from smaller parts; it is written with 4 strokes.

Origin hint: A hand with the fingers splayed (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

他们见面时握手。Tāmen jiànmiàn shí wòshǒu.They shake hands when they meet.

老师和每个学生握手。Lǎoshī hé měi gè xuéshēng wòshǒu.The teacher shook hands with every student.

What does 握手 mean?

握手 (wòshǒu) means “to shake hands”.

How do you pronounce 握手?

握手 is pronounced wòshǒu.

Which HSK level is 握手?

握手 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.

Learn 握手 with its group

It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 79: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.