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CHINESE CHARACTER

quán

拳

拳

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fist

Numbered pinyin
quan2
English meanings
fist, boxing

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Top–bottom structure

Top–bottom arrangement: top 龹; bottom 手.

Meaning & sound clues

手 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “hand”.

龹 is identified as the sound component (quǎn). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 拳.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿱龹手

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    wò握quán拳。

    Make a fist.

  2. 02

    quántou拳头。

    A fist.

  3. 03

    tàijíquán太极拳。

    Tai chi.

  4. 04

    qiáng强shēn身jiàn健tǐ体。

    Build fitness.

  5. 05

    gāng刚róu柔bìng并jì济。

    Strength and gentleness.

  6. 06

    shēnxīn身心shòuyì受益。

    Good for body and mind.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 太极拳
  • 拳头