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手指

finger

手指
shǒuzhǐ3rd tone

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Pinyin
shǒuzhǐ
Strokes
13
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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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