手指
finger
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- Pinyin
- shǒuzhǐ
- Strokes
- 13
- In episodes
- 1
Stroke order for 手指
手指 is written with 13 strokes (手: 4, 指: 9). The animation replays automatically.
Usage
HSK 2. 五根手指 = five fingers.
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五根手指一起用力，总的力气比分开加起来的少。
When the five fingers exert force together, the total force is less than what they produce separately added up.
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