Radical 手

4 strokes

When this character appears as the left-hand side of other characters it usually takes the form 扌 (152a).

This is the second story without a picture — this time it’s a “wheel” story. read the story and then shut your eyes and try to picture it. See the car teddy is driving — what type is it? By picturing this scene in your mind’s eye, you are using one of the most potent systems the brain uses for memory — the same process your brain carries out automatically when you are reading a novel or listening to a story on the radio. If you picture the scene vividly, then when you next think of “hand plus wheel” it will trigger the story, which will in turn trigger the soundword for the pronunciation.

The brackets [ ] round the compound show that it is not a compound included in the HSK Level a list.

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/ Teddy takes one hand off the steering wheel, showing off his driving skills (and probably ends up in a ditch!)