As we have mentioned before that the semantic component 手 is a highly important part in the formation of Chinese characters. For the formation of compound words, 手 also plays an important role, because it can serve as a suffix to form compound words in the following ways:
1. An adjective and 手 form a compound word to mean a person that is good at a certain skill, for example, 高手 master, 新手 novice, 能手 expert, etc.
2. A noun and 手 form a compound word to mean a person who is engaged in a certain profession, for example, 水手 sailor，旗手 flamman，炮手 gunman, and so on.
3. A verb and 手 form a compound word to mean a person who is engaged in a certain profession or a doer of something, for example, 助手 assistant，打手 hired thugs，杀手 killer, etc.
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I really like how you explain things, it’s easy to understand