掌心

zhǎngxīn

noun #23,845

Measure Word

一个掌心 gè

Meanings

1 hollow of the palm
2 centre of the hand

Characters

palm of the hand

Examples

HSK 2

孩子在我的掌心里睡着了。

Háizi zài wǒ de zhǎngxīn lǐ shuìzháo le.

The child fell asleep in the hollow of my hand.

HSK 7-9

她把硬币放在掌心里。

Tā bǎ yìngbì fàngzài zhǎngxīn lǐ.

She placed the coin in the hollow of her palm.

Tips

memory

掌 means palm (of the hand) and 心 means centre/heart. The centre of the palm is literally the heart of the hand - a small cup-shaped hollow.

Stroke Order

掌 zhǎng

心 xīn