拳 meaning and stroke order
Fist; boxing
How to write 拳, stroke by stroke
10 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 拳
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- fist
- boxing
How 拳 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Hand.
手 gives the meaning and 龹 hints at the sound.
Radical: 手 (hand), shared by 23 characters on this site.
How to remember 拳
拳 (quán) is a pictophonetic character. The top part 龹 gives the sound, and the bottom part 手 (shǒu, hand) gives the meaning. Picture a hand at the bottom curling up tightly into a fist.
拳 means fist, and it also appears in the names of boxing and martial arts styles. In everyday speech people usually say 拳头 (quántóu) for a fist. Example: 他每天早上打太极拳。(Tā měitiān zǎoshang dǎ tàijíquán.) He does tai chi every morning.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 拳 with 卷 (juǎn, to roll). Both share the same top part 龹, but 拳 has 手 at the bottom, and 卷 has 㔾 at the bottom. If it is about hands or fighting, look for the 手.
Common words with 拳
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 拳头 | quántóu | fist; (of a product, service, project etc) flagship; key; core | HSK 7-9 |
| 太极拳 | tàijíquán | shadowboxing or Taiji, T'aichi or T'aichichuan; traditional form of physical exercise or r | HSK 7-9 |
| 拳击 | quánjī | boxing | |
| 拳击手 | quánjīshǒu | boxer | |
| 拳王 | quánwáng | boxing champion | |
| 拳手 | quánshǒu | boxer | |
| 出拳 | chūquán | to throw a punch | |
| 打拳 | dǎquán | to do shadowboxing | |
| 勾拳 | gōuquán | hook (punch in boxing) | |
| 跆拳道 | táiquándào | taekwondo (Korean martial art) | |
| 赤手空拳 | chìshǒukōngquán | (idiom) with one's bare hands (unarmed – also figuratively: without assistance) | |
| 拳脚 | quánjiǎo | Chinese boxing; fist and feet | |
| 铁拳 | Tiěquán | iron fist | |
| 猜拳 | cāiquán | finger-guessing game; rock-paper-scissors game |
拳 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 拳
How many strokes are in 拳?
拳 is written with 10 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 拳 mean?
拳 (quán) means fist; boxing. A common word with it is 拳头 (quántóu), meaning "fist; (of a product, service, project etc) flagship; key; core".
How do you pronounce 拳?
拳 is pronounced quán, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 拳?
The radical of 拳 is 手, which carries the idea of "hand". Dictionaries list 拳 under this radical.
Is 拳 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 拳 is part of the HSK 7-9 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
What does 拳头 mean besides a physical fist?
拳头 can also describe a company's key or flagship item, as in 拳头产品 (quántóu chǎnpǐn), a flagship product. In this sense it suggests the strongest thing you can 'hit' the market with.
What is the difference between 拳击 and 打拳?
拳击 (quánjī) is the sport of boxing, like Western boxing matches. 打拳 (dǎquán) means to practice a martial art form such as shadowboxing, and it often refers to traditional Chinese styles.