<p>之 here is a more literary version of 的 (possessive marker) XX之手= hand of XX or XX's hand</p>
<p>[<strong>出自</strong>] XX [<strong>之手</strong>] (from XX's hand) = [<strong>by</strong>] XX</p>
<p>[<strong>出自</strong>]著名抽象艺术家[<strong>之手</strong>] = [<strong>by</strong>] famous abstract artist</p>
<p>More example of 之手 (hand of):</p>
<p>[<strong>借</strong>]XX[<strong>之手</strong>] (borrow XX's hand) = [<strong>use</strong>] XX to</p>
<p>曹操[<strong>借</strong>]孙权[<strong>之手</strong>]杀关羽 = Cao Cao[<strong>used</strong>] Sun Quan to kill Guan Yu</p>
<p>Notice: <em>you can replace 借(borrow) with the more literary 假(borrow)</em></p>

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<p>&quot;出自....之手&quot; = drew/written/made by....</p>

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<p>志愿者的任务很简单，每个人会看到两两一组出现的一些图画，每组中一幅出自著名抽象艺术家之手，另一幅是业余爱好者、婴儿、黑猩猩或者大象的涂鸦。</p>
<p>This is from the Standard Course Book of HSK5, section 18.</p>
<p>What is the meaning of 之手? His hand? 之 has many meanings, while 手 I suppose means hand. I know the 之 as the third-person pronoun: him, her, it, them. Does it make sense here?</p>

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What is the meaning of 之手 in 每组中一幅出自著名抽象艺术家之手?
# What is the meaning of 之手 in 每组中一幅出自著名抽象艺术家之手?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2022-09-14)

志愿者的任务很简单，每个人会看到两两一组出现的一些图画，每组中一幅出自著名抽象艺术家之手，另一幅是业余爱好者、婴儿、黑猩猩或者大象的涂鸦。

This is from the Standard Course Book of HSK5, section 18.

What is the meaning of 之手? His hand? 之 has many meanings, while 手 I suppose means hand. I know the 之 as the third-person pronoun: him, her, it, them. Does it make sense here?

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2022-09-14. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

之 here is a more literary version of 的 (possessive marker) XX之手= hand of XX or XX's hand

[**出自**] XX [**之手**] (from XX's hand) = [**by**] XX

[**出自**]著名抽象艺术家[**之手**] = [**by**] famous abstract artist

More example of 之手 (hand of):

[**借**]XX[**之手**] (borrow XX's hand) = [**use**] XX to

曹操[**借**]孙权[**之手**]杀关羽 = Cao Cao[**used**] Sun Quan to kill Guan Yu

Notice: *you can replace 借(borrow) with the more literary 假(borrow)*


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### Answer by username_2 on 2022-09-14. Score: 0

"出自....之手" = drew/written/made by....


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