手心

shǒuxīn
  1. palm (of one's hand)
  2. control (extended meaning from having something in the palm of one's hand)

CEDICT

  1. (figuratively) influence; sphere of control
  2. hollow of one's palm
  3. influence; sphere of control

Wiktionary

  1. 手掌的中心部分。
  2. 可以掌控的範圍。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 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
2 心 xīn
  1. heart
  2. mind
  3. intention
  4. center
  5. core

classifiers: 顆, 個

Containing this entry

手心手背都是肉 shǒuxīnshǒubèidōushìròu
  1. lit. both the palm and the back of the hand are made of flesh (idiom)
  2. fig. to both be of equal importance
  3. to value both equally

Related entries

手掌 shǒuzhǎng palm
我不用曲膝就能把我的手掌放到地上。

I can place the palms of my hands on the floor without bending my knees.

Source: Tatoeba

桹 láng (palm)
棕 zōng
  1. palm
  2. palm fiber
  3. coir (coconut fiber)
  4. brown
我的车不是棕的。

My car is not brown.

My car isn't brown.

Source: Tatoeba

控制權 kòngzhìquán control (as in "to win control")