Hitting a Hand
Hitting a hand in Blackjack simply means that you are indicating to the dealer that you wish to receive another card to add to the two cards you have already been dealt.
By hitting unlike Doubling Down you are getting dealt this additional card free of charge and you can hit an initial hand as many time as you want.
But some players will make lots of mistakes when playing Blackjack and hitting their hand when the correct strategy dictates otherwise is the most common error they will make and by doing so they will end up at the wrong side of the house edge.
If you have a soft hand in a single deck game, a soft hand is a simply a hand that has an Ace in it, and that hand totals 13, 14, 15, 16 or 17 then you should always hit that hand also, irrespective of what the dealer is holding.
If you have split a pair of Aces then in the majority of Blackjack games you are not permitted to hit this hand after thy have been split, and just one new card will be dealt to them and then they will automatically stand.
Never be intimidated into making an incorrect move when playing any form of Blackjack, if the strategy dictates that you should hit your hand then hit it, let other players make the wrong moves.