掌 zhǎng palm of the hand; sole of the foot; paw
Made up of [手 shǒu hand , 尚 shàng still; yet; to value ]Made with 12 strokes.
The hand radical at the bottom suggests meaning, the rough phonetic 'shang' is on top
Related characters
Also uses 手 shǒu component: 看 kàn (look) 右 yòu (right) ; 左 zuǒ (left)
Also uses 尚 shàng component: 赏 shǎng (to hand down) 趟 tàng (collective for trips) ; 躺 tǎng (to recline)
Different tone
张 zhāng ('of')Pronunciation
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Proverbs
孤掌难鸣 gū zhǎng nán míng It is difficult to achieve anything on your own易如反掌 yì rú fǎn zhǎng Simple. Very easy