| Trad. | Simp. | Pinyin | English |
| 愛不釋手 | 爱不释手 | ài bù shì shǒu | fondle admiringly |
| 按手禮 | 按手礼 | àn shǒu lǐ | ordination |
| 把手 | bǎ shǒu | handle; grip; knob | |
| 罷手 | 罢手 | bà shǒu | give up |
| 白手起家 | bái shǒu qǐ jiā | build up from nothing; start from scratch | |
| 扳手 | bān shǒu | spanner; wrench; lever (on a machine) | |
| 幫手 | 帮手 | bāng shou | helper; assistant |
| 貝斯手 | 贝斯手 | bèi sī shǒu | bassist |
| 背著手 | 背着手 | bèi zhe shǒu | with one's hands clasped behind one's back |
| 鼻內窺鏡手術 | 鼻内窥镜手术 | bí nèi kuī jìng shǒu shù | functional endoscopic sinus surgery |
| 捕手 | bǔ shǒu | catcher | |
| 不擇手段 | 不择手段 | bù zé shǒu duàn | by fair means or foul; by hook or by crook; unscrupulously |
| 插手 | chā shǒu | (vi) meddle | |
| 觸手 | 触手 | chù shǒu | tentacle |
| 創作歌手 | 创作歌手 | chuàng zuò gē shǒu | singer-songwriter |
| 大舵手 | dà duò shǒu | the Great Helmsman (Mao Zedong) | |
| 大提琴手 | dà tí qín shǒu | cellist | |
| 大顯身手 | 大显身手 | dà xiǎn shēn shǒu | fully displaying one's capabilities |
| 刀斧手 | dāo fǔ shǒu | lictor | |
| 敵手 | 敌手 | dí shǒu | antagonist |
| 動手 | 动手 | dòng shǒu | to hit with hands or fists; to start work; to touch |
| 對手 | 对手 | duì shǒu | opponent; adversary; match |
| 舵手 | duò shǒu | helmsman | |
| 二手貨 | 二手货 | èr shǒu huò | secondhand |
| 防毒手套 | fáng dú shǒu tào | protective gloves | |
| 放手 | fàng shǒu | let go; have a free hand; let go one's hold | |
| 分手 | fēn shǒu | split up; break up | |
| 佛手瓜 | fó shǒu guā | chayote | |
| 扶手 | fú shǒu | railing | |
| 副手 | fù shǒu | assistant | |
| 高手 | gāo shǒu | (n) adept; dab | |
| 歌手 | gē shǒu | singer | |
| 弓箭手 | gōng jiàn shǒu | archer | |
| 勾手 | gōu shǒu | hook shot | |
| 鼓手 | gǔ shǒu | drummer | |
| 劊子手 | 刽子手 | guì zǐ shǒu | executioner |
| 黑手黨 | 黑手党 | hēi shǒu dǎng | mafia |
| 黃道十二宮殺手 | 黄道十二宫杀手 | Huáng dào shí èr gōng shā shǒu | Zodiac Killer |
| 火槍手 | 火枪手 | huǒ qiāng shǒu | musketeer |
| 棘手 | jí shǒu | thorny (problem); intractable | |
| 吉他手 | jí tā shǒu | guitarist | |
| 交手 | jiāo shǒu | (v) fight hand to hand | |
| 腳手架 | 脚手架 | jiǎo shǒu jià | scaffolding |
| 金剛手菩薩 | 金刚手菩萨 | Jīn gāng shǒu Pú sà | Vajrapani Bodhisattva |
| 空手道 | kōng shǒu dào | (n) karate | |
| 拉個手 | 拉个手 | lā ge shǒu | to hold hands |
| 黎明殺手 | 黎明杀手 | Lí míng shā shǒu | Killers of the Dawn |
| 兩手 | 两手 | liǎng shǒu | double tactics; twin strategies |
| 滿手 | 满手 | mǎn shǒu | handful |
| 拿手 | ná shǒu | expert in; good at | |
| 拿手菜 | ná shǒu cài | specialty (dish) | |
| 能手 | néng shǒu | (n) expert | |
| 躡手躡腳 | 蹑手蹑脚 | niè shǒu niè jiǎo | (phr) on tiptoe |
| 拍手 | pāi shǒu | clap | |
| 砲手 | 炮手 | pào shǒu | gunner |
| 槍手 | 枪手 | qiāng shǒu | gunman; sharpshooter; somebody who takes an exam for somebody else |
| 親手 | 亲手 | qīn shǒu | personally; with one's own hands |
| 人手 | rén shǒu | manpower | |
| 入手 | rù shǒu | (v) start or begin | |
| 殺手 | 杀手 | shā shǒu | killer |
| 殺手級應用 | 杀手级应用 | shā shǒu jí yìng yòng | killer application; killer app |
| 射手 | shè shǒu | (n) bowman | |
| 伸手 | shēn shǒu | (v) hold out hand; (v) ask sb for something | |
| 手 | shǒu | hand; convenient | |
| 手臂 | shǒu bei | arm | |
| 手表 | shǒu biǎo | wrist watch | |
| 手冊 | 手册 | shǒu cè | manual |
| 手電筒 | 手电筒 | shǒu diàn tǒng | (n) flashlight; electric hand torch |
| 手段 | shǒu duàn | method; mean (of doing sth) | |
| 手法 | shǒu fǎ | technique; trick; skill | |
| 手風琴 | 手风琴 | shǒu fēng qín | accordion |
| 手稿 | shǒu gǎo | manuscript; script | |
| 手工 | shǒu gōng | handwork; manual | |
| 手工業 | 手工业 | shǒu gōng yè | handicraft |
| 手工藝 | 手工艺 | shǒu gōng yì | (n) handicraft; arts and crafts |
| 手機 | 手机 | shǒu jī | cellphone; mobile phone |
| 手跡 | 手迹 | shǒu jī | sb.'s original handwriting or painting |
| 手腳 | 手脚 | shǒu jiǎo | movement of limbs; action; trick |
| 手巾 | shǒu jīn | (n) hand towel | |
| 手絹 | 手绢 | shǒu juàn | handkerchief |
| 手拉車 | 手拉车 | shǒu lā chē | cart |
| 手裡 | 手里 | shǒu lǐ | (a situation is) in (someone's) hands |
| 手榴彈 | 手榴弹 | shǒu liú dàn | (n) hand grenade; (n) track and field shotput |
| 手帕 | shǒu pà | handkerchief | |
| 手氣 | 手气 | shǒu qì | luck at gambling |
| 手槍 | 手枪 | shǒu qiāng | pistol |
| 手球 | shǒu qiú | team handball | |
| 手勢 | 手势 | shǒu shì | gesture; sign; signal |
| 手術 | 手术 | shǒu shù | surgical operation; operation; surgery |
| 手套 | shǒu tào | glove; mitten | |
| 手提 | shǒu tí | portable | |
| 手提包 | shǒu tí bāo | (hand)bag; hold-all | |
| 手提箱 | shǒu tí xiāng | suitcase | |
| 手推車 | 手推车 | shǒu tuī chē | trolley |
| 手腕 | shǒu wàn | skill; finesse | |
| 手下 | shǒu xià | (n) leadership; under the control or administration of; subordinates; (v) take action; run out of money | |
| 手寫 | 手写 | shǒu xiě | handwriting |
| 手寫辯識 | 手写辩识 | shǒu xiě biàn shí | handwriting recognition |
| 手寫識別 | 手写识别 | shǒu xiě shí bié | handwriting recognition |
| 手續 | 手续 | shǒu xù | formalities |
| 手藝 | 手艺 | shǒu yì | craft; workmanship |
| 手淫 | shǒu yín | masturbate; masturbation | |
| 手語 | 手语 | shǒu yǔ | sign language |
| 手掌 | shǒu zhǎng | palm | |
| 手杖 | shǒu zhàng | cane | |
| 手指 | shǒu zhǐ | finger | |
| 手肘 | shǒu zhǒu | elbow | |
| 手鐲 | 手镯 | shǒu zhuó | bracelet |
| 手足 | shǒu zú | movement | |
| 手足口病 | shǒu zú kǒu bìng | hand-foot-mouth disease | |
| 手足親情 | 手足亲情 | shǒu zú qīn qíng | brotherly kindness |
| 手足無措 | 手足无措 | shǒu zú wú cuò | (phr) at a loss |
| 雙手 | 双手 | shuāng shǒu | pair of hands |
| 水手 | shuǐ shǒu | mariner; sailor; seaman | |
| 順手 | 顺手 | shùn shǒu | handy; convenient and easy to use; smoothly |
| 隨手 | 随手 | suí shǒu | conveniently; without extra trouble |
| 投手 | tóu shǒu | pitcher | |
| 脫手 | 脱手 | tuō shǒu | (not of regular commerce) to sell or dispose of (goods, etc.) |
| 外交手腕 | wài jiāo shǒu wàn | diplomatic | |
| 外科手術 | 外科手术 | wài kē shǒu shù | surgery |
| 微創手術 | 微创手术 | wēi chuàng shǒu shù | minimally invasive procedure |
| 握手 | wò shǒu | to shake hands | |
| 洗手間 | 洗手间 | xǐ shǒu jiān | (n) lavatory; rest room; washroom |
| 下手 | xià shǒu | start; put one's hand to; set about; the seat to the right of the main guest | |
| 纖手龍 | 纤手龙 | Xiān shǒu lóng | Chirostenotes |
| 心手 | xīn shǒu | new hand; novice | |
| 兇手 | 凶手 | xiōng shǒu | assailant; murderer; assassin |
| 選手 | 选手 | xuǎn shǒu | athlete; contestant |
| 一手 | yī shǒu | (n) skill; (adv) all by oneself; without the help of others | |
| 移殖手術 | 移殖手术 | yí zhí shǒu shù | (organ) transplant operation |
| 右手 | yòu shǒu | right-hand | |
| 援手 | yuán shǒu | succor | |
| 招手 | zhāo shǒu | to wave; beckon | |
| 正顎手術 | 正颚手术 | zhèng è shǒu shù | orthognathic surgery |
| 指手畫腳 | 指手画脚 | zhǐ shǒu huà jiǎo | (saying) to gesticulate while talking; wave ones hands about as criticism |
| 著手 | 着手 | zhū shǒu | commence |
| 助手 | zhù shǒu | assistant; helper | |
| 自殺炸彈殺手 | 自杀炸弹杀手 | zì shā zhà dàn shā shǒu | suicide bomber |
| 縱慾殺手 | 纵欲杀手 | zòng yù shā shǒu | spree killer |
| 左輪手槍 | 左轮手枪 | zuǒ lún shǒu qiāng | revolver |
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