quán

fist

boxing

phonetic (龹) + hand (手) = a clenched fist

手 grounds the meaning in the hand itself — a fist is simply the hand clenched. 龹 contributes the sound quán rather than any additional meaning.

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The human handSemantic
No independent semantic value in modern usagePhonetic

他握紧头,准备打架。

tā wò jǐn quán tou,zhǔnbèi dǎjià。

He clenched his fist, ready to fight.

可以让身体变得更强壮。

liàn quán kěyǐ ràng shēntǐ biàn de gèng qiángzhuàng。

Practicing boxing can make the body stronger.

Words with 拳

钩拳

gōu quán

(boxing) hook

铁拳

tiě quán

iron fist

长拳

cháng quán

Changquan - Northern Shaolin (北少林) - Longfist - Martial Art

鹰爪翻子拳

yīng zhuǎ fān zi quán

Ying Zhua Fan Zi Quan - "Eagle Claw" - Martial Art

饱以老拳

bǎo yǐ lǎo quán

to thump repeatedly with one's fist

斗拳

dòu quán

boxing

黑虎拳

hēi hǔ quán

Hei Hu Quan - "Black Tiger Fist" - Martial Art

龙形拳

lóng xíng quán

Long Xing Quan - "Dragon Fist" - Martial Art

五祖拳

wǔ zǔ quán

Wuzuquan - "Five Ancestors" - Martial Art

八卦拳

bā guà quán

baguazhang (a form of Chinese boxing)

八极拳

bā jí quán

Ba Ji Quan "Eight Extremes Fist" - Martial Art

八法拳

bā fǎ quán

Ba Fa Quan "Eight Methods" - Martial Art

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