着手 zhuóshǒu To start

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Traditional: 著手

Stroke order

着手 is written in 15 strokes across 2 characters.

着手 — the Chinese character for To start (zhuóshǒu), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 着手 — To start

着 — 11 strokes
手 — 4 strokes

Senses

to put one's hand to it
to start out on a task
to set out

Characters in 着手

着 zhuó — to wear (clothes); to contact; to use
手 shǒu — hand; (formal) to hold; person engaged in certain types of work

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Related words

着手 is pronounced zhuóshǒu and means “To start”.

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