手心 (shǒu xīn) — palm (of the hand); (figurative) control, in th…

Definition

Literally 'hand-heart': the palm of the hand. Also used figuratively to mean being under someone's control, as in 在他手心里 ('in his hands').

noun

palm (of the hand)(figurative) controlin the palm of one's hand

Measure word · 个

手心。
Tā yòng shǒu xīn jiē zhù le diào xià lái de bēi zi.
He caught the falling cup with the palm of his hand.
手心。
Zhěng gè xiàng mù dōu zài tā de shǒu xīn lǐ.
The entire project is in his hands (under his control).
手心，。
Tā tān kāi shǒu xīn, ràng wǒ kàn nà zhī hú dié.
He opened his palm and let me see that butterfly.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

手心 combines 手 meaning hand and 心 meaning center to denote the palm.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

手 draws a five-fingered human hand: the top line is a bent middle finger, and the horizontal lines show the other four fingers.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 心 comes from a drawing of a heart, now highly stylized.

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