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掌
zhǎng
Main
English Definitionpalm of the hand; sole of the foot; paw; horseshoe; to slap; to hold in one's hand; to wield
Simplified Script掌
Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyinzhǎng
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄓㄤˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping)zoeng2

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Words With Same Head Word    
掌握zhǎngwòto grasp (often fig.); to control; to seize (initiative, opportunity, destiny); to master; to know well; to understand something well and know how to use it; fluency
掌声zhǎngshēngapplause
掌控zhǎngkòngto control; in control of
掌门人zhǎngmén rénmaster; patriarch of a martial arts sect
掌柜zhǎngguìshopkeeper
Words With Same Tail Word    
鼓掌gǔzhǎngto applaud; to clap
手掌shǒuzhǎngpalm
巴掌bāzhǎngpalm of the hand; classifier: slap
执掌zhízhǎngto wield (power etc)
仙人掌xiānrén zhǎngcactus
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