拳 - quán - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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拳

quán

Definition

fist
punch
打了一拳

He gave a punch.
to curl
to twist
to bend
boxing (various forms)

Character Decomposition

Related words (30)

boxing

fist; clenched fist; competitive (product)

拳师

quán shī

boxing coach; pugilist master

boxer

to punch

earnest; sincere

to curl up; to bend

martial arts; (lit.) fist and staff

拳法

quán fǎ

boxing; fighting technique

boxing champion

boxing ring

boxer

boxing match

boxer

competitive product; superior goods; with real punch

拳脚相向

quán jiǎo xiāng xiàng

to square off; to exchange blows; to rain blows on sb

finger-guessing game

hook (punch in boxing)

to do shadowboxing

to cup one fist in the other hand (as a sign of respect)

to make a fist

boxing

a finger-guessing game; Morra; rock-paper-scissors game

花拳

huā quán

showy boxing of no practical use; see 花拳繡腿|花拳绣腿

八卦拳

bā guà quán

baguazhang (a form of Chinese boxing)

罗汉拳

luó hàn quán

luohan quan; arhat boxing (kungfu style)

左右勾拳

zuǒ yòu gōu quán

left hook and right hook (boxing); the old one-two

捋臂揎拳

luō bì xuān quán

(lit.) to push up one's sleeves and bare one's fists; to be eager to get started

擎拳合掌

qíng quán hé zhǎng

to clasp hands; to put one's palms together (in obeisance)

饱以老拳

bǎo yǐ lǎo quán

to thump repeatedly with one's fist

Idioms (4)

拳打脚踢

quán dǎ jiǎo tī

(lit.) to punch and kick (idiom); to beat up; (fig.) determined to sort out a problem

摩拳擦掌

mó quán cā zhǎng

(fig.) to rub one's fists and wipe one's palms (idiom); to roll up one's sleeves for battle; eager to get into action or start on a task

花拳绣腿

huā quán xiù tuǐ

flowery of fist with fancy footwork (idiom); highly embellished and ineffectual; fancy but impractical skills; all show and no go; pugilistic wankery

赤手空拳

chì shǒu kōng quán

empty hand, empty fist (idiom); having nothing to rely on; unarmed and defenseless

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