Entry空kōng手shǒu而ér归guīto return empty-handed; to fail to win anythingtrad. 空手而歸Also written 空手而歸【kōng shǒu ér guī】Copy Listen Explore
空ReplayHide orderStrokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0empty, air, sky, in vainPinyinkōngStrokes8Frequency2458 of 2500Words starting with 空Words ending in 空Anywhere in a word
手ReplayHide orderStrokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0hand, (formal) to hold, person engaged in certain types of work, person skilled in certain types of work, personal(ly), convenient, classifier for skill, CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]PinyinshǒuStrokes4Frequency490 of 2500Words starting with 手Words ending in 手Anywhere in a word
而ReplayHide orderStrokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0and, as well as, and so, but (not), yet (not), (indicates causal relation), (indicates change of state), (indicates contrast)PinyinérStrokes6Frequency131 of 2500Words starting with 而Words ending in 而Anywhere in a word
归ReplayHide orderStrokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0surname GuiPinyinGuīTraditional歸Strokes5Frequency3299 of 2500Words starting with 归Words ending in 归Anywhere in a word