The Chinese word for to shake hands is
握手
Chinese Definition
| Components | |
| 握 | |
| 1. to hold in the hand; to grip; to grasp | |
| 2. to control | |
| 3. (zh-used, 握齪) | |
| 手 | |
| 1. hand | |
| 2. expert; master | |
| 高手 - master | |
| 3. -ist; -er | |
| 歌手 - singer | |
| 4. convenient; handy; portable | |
| 手機 - mobile phone | |
| 手冊 - handbook | |
| 5. handwritten | |
| 6. (Min Nan) luck in gambling | |
| 7. (Mainland China Hokkien) | |
| 8. (Taiwanese Hokkien) hidden part (general) | |
| 9. (finance) | |
| 10. usage. In many varieties of Chinese south of the Yangtze River, 手 refers to the arm and hand collectively. |
Translations for 手 and their definitions
| 握手 | |
| 1. v. to shake hands | |
| 我 與 他 握手 了。 - I shook hands with him. |
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