Collins Chinese Dictionary Plus (3rd edition), 2011:
掌
zhǎngI 名
1
(=手掌) palm
2
(=人的脚掌) sole
3
(=动物的脚掌) foot;
(pl feet)
(pl feet)
- 鸭(鴨)掌 yāzhǎng duck's foot
- 熊掌 xióngzhǎng bear's paw
4 (=掌形物)
- 仙人掌 xiānrénzhǎng cactus
5
(=U型铁) horseshoe
6
(=鞋掌) sole
II 动
1
(=打) slap
- 我掌了他一下。 Wǒ zhǎngle tā yī xià. I gave him a slap.
2
(=钉) sole
- 掌鞋 zhǎng xié sole shoes
3
(=主持) be in charge of
- 掌管家事 zhǎngguǎn jiāshì be in charge of household affairs