右手 (yòushǒu): right hand

Measure Word

一只右手 zhī

Tā yòng yòushǒu xiězì.

He writes with his right hand.

Qǐng jǔqǐ nǐ de yòushǒu.

Please raise your right hand.

usage

右手 can also figuratively mean 'right-hand man' (得力助手), though this metaphor is less common in Chinese than in English.

右 yòu

手 shǒu