Palmistry Encyclopedia - Hand Shape

Looking at the hand shape is the simplest and most correct application method of all palmistry analysis. The shape of the hands determines a person's basic character and values, as well as his or her approach and attitude towards doing things. If the results of other palmistry analysis and hand shape analysis are different, please refer to the hand shape analysis.

In Western palmistry, hand shapes are divided into seven types, namely square hand, comb hand, cone hand, spiritual hand, philosophical hand, primitive hand and mixed hand. In China, the five elements divide hands into six types: gold-shaped hands, wood-shaped hands, water-shaped hands, fire-shaped hands, earth-shaped hands and combined hands. The names are different, but the meanings are similar.

Gold-shaped hand (square hand, practical hand, capable hand)

This hand shape indicates rationality, strong working ability and leadership ability. The characteristics are square palm and fingers. The length of the upper, lower, left and right sides of the palm are almost equal, like a square block. The palm is snow-white, translucent and bright. The fingertips and nails are also square. The palm flesh is thick and elastic, the thumb is strong, and the ball of the thumb (Mound of Venus) is quite developed.

Men and women with this hand shape are practical and not fond of vanity, they observe order, are strong-willed, have great endurance, and are chaste. They are able to live frugally and not indulge in comfort. They are pragmatic and can achieve great things and live a long life, but they lack tact, are stubborn, and tend to be overly stingy, without being generous.

Personality : People with gold-shaped hands are very talented and have leadership abilities. They are fair and have a sense of justice. They like to protect the weak and do not like to bully the weak. If someone does a favor for them, they will definitely return the favor. They are unwilling to disappoint others or take advantage of others. They are soft-hearted and will not tolerate hardship. If they are dissatisfied with the status quo, they will have the courage to break through, resist pressure, change the environment, and control their own destiny. However, they may be too aggressive at times, causing excessive pressure on those around them.

Love : People with gold-shaped hands are very persistent, not the romantic type. They cannot accept being deceived in love and do not like those who are casual, sloppy or speak sweet words. People with the Gold-shaped hand like those who are proactive and capable at work. If you want to pursue someone with the Gold-shaped hand, you must prove your feelings with practical actions.

Work : No matter which industry people with gold-shaped hands develop in, most of them need execution ability and engage in performance-oriented work. For example, leaders, business managers, civil servants, legal personnel, military and police personnel, and other jobs that require executive power. This type of work requires communication, coordination, teamwork, and a goal-oriented approach. If you choose to do this type of work, you will do it more smoothly and easily and will be able to better utilize your strengths. However, there are many people in the world who have the same execution ability as you. Only by knowing the correct execution direction can you succeed.

In addition, people with gold-shaped hands are prone to the following misconceptions.

The more executive people are, the more they like to be realistic, but others will think you are serious, so you will feel lonely in the workplace.

The more executive people are, the more likely they are to rush forward. However, due to a lack of careful thinking, they often end up working in the wrong direction and end up wasting their time.

The more capable people are of execution, once they enter the leadership level, if there are mistakes in the overall strategy, since their execution ability is faster than their reaction ability, they will not easily correct the mistakes in the first time, which can easily cause a chain reaction and the company's downfall.

Therefore, jobs such as creative and innovative jobs, cultural and artistic jobs, freelance jobs, or physical labor jobs are not suitable for you. You will find them boring and uninteresting, and you will not be willing to do them and will not be able to do them for long.

Occupation : Fair and meticulous, serious and hardworking, suitable for accountants, politicians, engineers, architects, lawyers, scholars, soldiers, doctors, etc.

Water-shaped hands (conical hands, artistic hands, beauty-loving hands, emotional hands)

This hand shape indicates sensitivity, talent, and strategic ability. The characteristics are thick and soft palm flesh, smooth skin, elastic muscles, slightly short and broad hands, broad finger bases and pointed fingertips, long nails, close spacing between fingers, relatively small thumbs, white palms, hidden blue veins on the back of the palms, and shallow lines on the back of the fingers.

People with this hand shape are extremely intelligent, have artistic talent, are meticulous, good at dealing with the environment, optimistic, and compassionate, but they are impatient, smooth in their fantasies, have fickle emotions, and love vanity and comfort. Success or failure depends on the thumb. If a man's thumb is long and straight, he must be a genius, eloquent and very popular. Women may have considerable talents, but they love luxury and pleasure, start things without finishing them, and their love ethics are not steadfast. If the thumb is short or weak, both men and women will be dissolute and lazy, and will do anything to pursue pleasure. People with this type of hand shape often have weak spleen and stomach, and are prone to rheumatism and arthritis in middle and old age.

Personality : People with water-shaped hands are relatively smart and talented, have strong learning abilities, are observant, like to explore the truth behind things, have clear thinking, and have unique judgment and analytical abilities, but lack execution and action. He wants to do this and that all of a sudden. He has a rich imagination, but lacks persistence and easily ends up talking in vain. People with water-shaped hands can adapt to the surrounding environment by taking on different roles. No matter how bad the environment is, they can gradually adapt and change it. People with water-shaped hands have strong adaptability to changes in the environment, so they can easily give people the impression that they are inconsistent, but in fact, it is not easy for ordinary people to imagine your thinking mode. People with water-shaped hands have strong thinking ability but weak execution ability. They have many dissatisfactions and expectations about the life around them. They also have the ability to improve it, but they just don’t take action easily.

Love : People with water-shaped hands can easily fall in love with people from different backgrounds. They belong to different worlds mentally, in life, or in environment. This new and different feeling makes you attracted to each other. However, the gap in the understanding between the two parties will be a chasm that you must overcome together. People with water-shaped hands are more likely to encounter complementary relationships, that is, the two parties have few similarities but great differences.

Work : No matter what industry people with water-shaped hands develop in, most of them need to rely on their brainpower and engage in some thinking-oriented work. For example, managers think about operating strategies, sales personnel think about how to increase performance, R&D personnel think about how to make breakthroughs, marketing personnel think about how to expand the market, and artists think about how to create works. This type of work requires logical thinking, strategic analysis, creative imagination, and is brain-oriented. If you choose to do this type of work, you will do it more smoothly and easily and will be able to better utilize your strengths. However, there are many people in the world who are as smart as you, and only with the accumulation of experience can you have irreplaceable value.

In addition, people with water-shaped hands are prone to the following misconceptions.

Smart people often think in leaps and bounds, making it difficult for people around them to keep up.

Smart people are full of creativity, but lack execution, and tend to talk more and do less.

Smart people don’t like to communicate and prefer to speak their mind directly, so they are not easily promoted by their superiors.

Therefore, jobs that are repetitive in nature, jobs that involve menial tasks, jobs that require coordination and integration, or jobs that require physical labor are all types of jobs that are not suitable for you. You will find them boring and uninteresting, and will be unwilling to do them and will not be able to do them for long.

Occupation : Suitable for beauty, art, music, literature, fine arts, etc.

Wood Hand (philosopher's hand, knotty hand, intellectual hand)

This is a hand shape that is sentimental, aesthetic, and creative. The palm is flat and long, of moderate thickness, firm and elastic, with dark skin color, raised muscles and blood vessels on the back of the palm, high bone joints, obvious dorsal lines, long fingers and nails, thin and jointed, with fingertips between square and pointed, the thumb is strong and straight, not easy to bend, and the palm is bright green.