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TSUMUGU · TOCFL B1 (est.) · 詞
拿手 word · TOCFL B1 (est.)
拿手 ＝ 拿 ＋ 手
ㄋㄚˊ ㄕㄡˇ · náshǒu
adjective — good at, expert in, adept (at some skill)

字源 FORM — what the parts do

拿to hold, to take (拿著)ná
手hand (手指)shǒu
拿手，拿著的拿，手指的手。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

這件事像拿（拿）在手（手）上一樣穩，閉著眼也會做。
The task sits firm in the hand (手), held (拿) so surely you could do it blind.
關 · Related
拿手菜náshǒucàione's signature dish — the cooking sense擅長shànchángto be skilled at — the formal synonym