合手

héshǒu
  1. to put one's palms together (in prayer or greeting)
  2. to work with a common purpose
  3. harmonious
  4. convenient (to use)

CEDICT

  1. acceptable; suitable; applicable
  2. to act together; to team up; to join forces; (figurative) to join hands
  3. to put one's hands together to pray; to press one's palms together

Wiktionary

  1. 一種佛教儀式。兩手相合，表示尊敬。也作「合掌」、「合十」。
  2. 同心協力。
  3. 適合使用。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

=1 合 hé
  1. to close
  2. to join
  3. to fit
  4. to be equal to
  5. whole
  6. together
  7. round (in battle)
  8. conjunction (astronomy)
  9. 1st note of pentatonic scale
  10. old variant of 盒 hé
=1 合 hé variant of 合 hé
2 手 shǒu
  1. hand
  2. (formal) to hold
  3. person engaged in certain types of work
  4. person skilled in certain types of work
  5. personal(ly)
  6. convenient
  7. classifier for skill

classifiers: 雙, 隻

Containing this entry

合手瓜 héshǒuguā

Related entries

合十 héshí to put one's palms together (in prayer or greeting)
合掌 hézhǎng
  1. to clasp hands
  2. to put one's palms together (in prayer)
擎拳合掌 qíngquánhézhǎng
  1. to clasp hands
  2. to put one's palms together (in obeisance)
勰 xié harmonious
和洽 héqià harmonious
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