Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 掌

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

hollow of the palm

bear paw (as food)

to be in charge of
assignment

palm of the hand
classifier: slap

handheld game console

palmistry
features of a palm (in palmistry)

(literary) busy (with work etc)

palm

in charge (of a position etc)
the person in charge
responsible

the sole of the foot

to wield (power etc)

to control
in control of

applause
CL:陣／阵 (zhèn)

to hold a lamp
to light a lamp

duck feet (claws)

to clasp hands
to put one's palms together (in prayer)

to slap

to slap

to clap one's hands
to clap each other's hands
high five

to clap hands

metacarpal bone (long bones in the hand and feet)

shopkeeper

to slap

anecdote; tales (esp. about a historical figure)

to prepare meals
chef

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

in charge of
to control

(have sb in) the palm of one's hand
fig. (under) one's complete control

to steer (a ship)

to take over
to take control

to wield (political etc) power
be in power

to be in charge of the cooking
to be the chef
head cook
chef

lit. to turn over one's palm
fig. everything is going very well.

to clap
to applaud

the power of sb or sth evil; the clutches (of a bad person etc)

to applaud
to clap

zhǎngshàngyā

(HK, Malaysia) push-up; press-up (exercise)

see 佛手瓜 (fóshǒuguā)

face (mining)

zhǎngzhōngxì

see 布袋戲／布袋戏 (bùdàixì)

shǒuzhǎngxīn

see 手心 (shǒuxīn)

Chinese tulip tree
Liriodendron chinense

chancellor (rank in various European states)

xiānrénzhǎng

cactus

baguazhang (a form of Chinese boxing)

zhǎngshàngdiànnǎo

handheld computer
PDA (personal digital assistant)
Pocket PC

shuǎishǒuzhǎngguì

lit. arm-flinging shopkeeper
fig. sb who asks others to work but does nothing himself

zhǎngxǐdàchén

chancellor (rank in various European states)
grand chancellor

xiānrénzhǎngguǒ

prickly pear

zhǎngwòdiànnǎo

PDA
Personal Digital Assistant

liǎorúzhǐzhǎng

variant of 了如指掌 (liǎorúzhǐzhǎng)

liǎoruòzhǐzhǎng

see 了如指掌 (liǎorúzhǐzhǎng)

wèi'àigǔzhǎng

(neologism) (slang) to have sex

qíngquánhézhǎng

to clasp hands
to put one's palms together (in obeisance)

zhǎngshēngléidòng

thunderous applause (idiom)

móquáncāzhǎng

fig. to rub one's fists and wipe one's palms (idiom)
to roll up one's sleeves for battle
eager to get into action or start on a task

yìyúfǎnzhǎng

see 易如反掌 (yìrúfǎnzhǎng)

yìrúfānzhǎng

see 易如反掌 (yìrúfǎnzhǎng)

gūzhǎngnánmíng

It's hard to clap with only one hand.
It takes two to tango
It's difficult to achieve anything without support.

móquáncāzhǎng

variant of 摩拳擦掌 (mōquáncāzhǎng)

liǎorúzhǐzhǎng

to know sth like the back of one's hand (idiom)
to know (a person, a place etc) inside out

zhǎngshàngmíngzhū

lit. a pearl in the palm (idiom)
fig. beloved person (esp. daughter)

liǎoruòzhǐzhǎng

see 了如指掌 (liǎorúzhǐzhǎng)

yìrúfǎnzhǎng

easy as a hand's turn (idiom); very easy
no effort at all

yúyǔxióngzhǎng

lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius); fig. you must choose one or the other
you can't always get everything you want
you can't have your cake and eat it

xiānrénzhǎnggǎnjūn

仙人掌杆菌

[仙人掌桿菌]

(microbiology) Bacillus cereus

chángzhǎng Yìxiànlóng

长掌义县龙

[長掌義縣龍]

Yixianosaurus longimanus, theropod dinosaur from Yi county 義縣／义县, Jinzhou 錦州／锦州, west Liaoning

yīgebāzhǎngpāibùxiǎng

一个巴掌拍不响

[一個巴掌拍不響]

lit. one palm alone cannot clap (proverb)
fig. it takes two persons to start a dispute
it takes two to tango
it's difficult to achieve anything without support

yúyǔxióngzhǎngbùkějiāndé

鱼与熊掌不可兼得

[魚與熊掌不可兼得]

lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius); fig. you must choose one or the other
you can't always get everything you want
you can't have your cake and eat it

dǎyībāzhang,gěigètiánzǎo

打一巴掌，给个甜枣

[打一巴掌，給個甜棗]

lit. to give sb a slap, then offer a sweet date (idiom)
fig. to deal harshly with sb, then offer sth by way of consolation