信手

xìnshǒu
adverb #86,244

Meanings

  1. 1 casually
  2. 2 offhandedly
  3. 3 in passing
  4. 4 without effort

Examples

Tā xìnshǒu fānkāi yī běn shū.
He casually opened a book.
Tā xìnshǒu huà le jǐ bǐ, jiù xǔxǔrúshēng.
With a few effortless strokes, her drawing came to life.

Tips

usage
信手 (xìnshǒu, 'trusting the hand') is a literary adverb — you'll see it before verbs like (fān, flip), (huà, draw), (xiě, write), (niānlái, pluck out). Compare the set phrase 信手拈来 (xìnshǒu niānlái), 'to grab effortlessly' — said of writers/artists who can produce quality work on demand.

Stroke Order

xìn
shǒu