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指手画脚

Word definition:

Usage Tips
Simplified
Pīnyīn
English Definition Add a new word to the dictionary Traditional
HSK
to gesticulate while talking (idiom) / to explain by waving one's hands / to criticize or give orders summarily
HSK 7-9

Character decomposition:

CharacterTot Str
Rad / Str
Mandarin
Pīnyīn
Unihan Definition
standalone and in compounds
Jyutping
Cantonese
Variant
Four corner
Cangjie
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *指* | 指* | *指
9画
finger, toe; point, indicate
5106.1
QPA
component searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *手* | 手* | *手
4画
hand
2050.0
Q
component searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *画* | 画* | *画
8画
a painting, picture, drawing; to draw
1077.2
MUW
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *脚* | 脚* | *脚
11画
leg, foot; base, leg, foundation
7722.0
BGIL

Word decomposition:

SimplifiedEnglish Definition
to gesticulate while talking (idiom) / to explain by waving one's hands / to criticize or give orders summarily
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *指* | 指* | *指
finger / to point at or to / to indicate or refer to / to depend on / to count on / (of hair) to stand on end
 
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *手* | 手* | *手
hand / (formal) to hold / person engaged in certain types of work / person skilled in certain types of work / personal(ly) / convenient / classifier for skill / CL: 雙|双, 隻|只
  
  huà
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *画* | 画* | *画
to draw; to paint / picture; painting (CL:,張|张) / to draw (a line) (variant of 劃|划) / stroke of a Chinese character (variant of 劃|划) / (calligraphy) horizontal stroke (variant of 劃|划)
   
   jiǎo
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *脚* | 脚* | *脚
foot / leg (of an animal or an object) / base (of an object) / CL: 雙|双, 隻|只 / classifier for kicks
   
   jué
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *脚* | 脚* | *脚
role (variant of )


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