把手

shǒu

Traditional: 把手

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Translation

handle, grip

Word origin

A compound of 把 (bǎ, to grasp, to hold) and 手 (shǒu, hand), naming the part of an object that the hand takes hold of.

Origin
compound
Root
把 (bǎ, to grasp) + 手 (shǒu, hand)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 把

Stroke order for 手

Examples

The door handle is broken.

Please hold on to this handle.

guōtàng

The handle of this pot is very hot.

He turned the handle with force.

The bicycle's handlebar grip is a little loose.

把手 (bǎ shǒu) is a noun meaning a handle or grip, the part of a door, tool, or vessel designed to be held. The two syllables here are both read in the third tone in citation form.

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This word is part of lesson 36.