掌握
zhǎng wò 3–4
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
- Characters
- 2
- 掌 · 握
- Syllables
- 2
- zhǎng wò
- Frequency
- Common
- corpus count 1,826
Part of speech: v
Character by character
- 掌zhǎng12 strokesHSK 4palm of hand, sole of foot, paw
- 握wò12 strokesHSK 3grasp, hold fast, take by hand
Each character links to its stroke order page with a tracing and a writing exercise.
Words with the same characters
These words share at least one character with 掌握. Reading them together is how the character starts to stick — the same characters in a different context.
- 把握bǎ wòHSK 3
to grasp (also fig.); to seize; to hold; assurance; certainty; sure (of the outcome)
- 握wòHSK 5
to hold; to grasp; to clench (one's fist); (bound form) to have in one's control; classifier: a handful
- 掌声zhǎng shēngHSK 6
applause
- 鼓掌gǔ zhǎngHSK 5
to applaud; to clap
- 握手wò shǒuHSK 3
to shake hands
- 手掌shǒu zhǎngHSK 7
palm
- 掌管zhǎng guǎnHSK 7
in charge of; to control