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CHINESE CHARACTER
zhǎng
掌
掌
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palm; control
- Numbered pinyin
- zhang3
- English meanings
- palm; to control; to manage; to slap
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
zhang (unit of length); husband
battle; rely on
screen-like peak
curtain; tent; mosquito net
measure word (general)
open; sheet; Zhang
manifest; praise
cane; staff
rise
measure word (general)
swollen
bill
long
barrier; block
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Related words
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- 手掌
- 掌握
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