掌 = 𫩠 + 手

掌 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “palm of hand”. It is built from 𫩠 (outhouse) and 手 (hand). It appears as a component in 5 other characters in this index.

Keyword: palm of hand
Pinyin (Mandarin): zhǎng
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: palm of hand, sole of foot, paw, ладонь, лапа, подошва ноги, sole of foot, paw
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 掌 manipulate

Decomposition

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𫩠 outhouse
手 hand

Characters that contain 掌

幥幥
撑 prop up
礃 mining a face in a coal mine
罉 (cant.) a pot
鐣鐣

How to find 掌 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “outhouse” + “hand”. 掌 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 掌 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.