Nantoka/熊掌xióng zhǎng熊掌 (xióng zhǎng) is a Chinese word meaning “bear paw (as food)”.Meanings1bear paw (as food)Characters in 熊掌熊xióng · bear掌zhǎng · palm of the handRelated words熊bear熊surname Xiong掌握to grasp (often fig.)掌palm of the hand鼓掌to applaud掌声applause熊猫panda掌管in charge of了如指掌to know sth like the back of one's hand (idiom)了如指掌variant of 了如指掌[liao3 ru2 zhi3 zhang3]巴掌palm of the hand手掌palmStudy Chinese with flashcards →