手相

shǒuxiàng
noun #37,034

Meanings

  1. 1 palmistry
  2. 2 palm reading
  3. 3 lines of the palm (in fortune-telling)

Examples

Tā xiāngxìn shǒuxiàng néng kàn chū yí gè rén de mìngyùn.
She believes palmistry can reveal a person's destiny.
Miàohuì shàng yǒu rén bǎitān kàn shǒuxiàng.
At the temple fair someone had a stall reading palms.

Tips

culture
手相 (kàn shǒuxiàng, 'reading palms') is a traditional Chinese folk practice that examines lines like 生命线 (lifeline), 智慧线 (head line), and 感情线 (heart line). Often paired with 算命 (suànmìng, fortune-telling).
mistakes
Note here is xiàng (4th tone, 'appearance/features'), not xiāng (1st tone, 'mutual'). Same character, different reading.

Stroke Order

shǒu
xiāng