Memory phrase for the character: 拳

拳

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Meaning

fist, boxing

Pronunciation

 quán

Explanation

 Top: border guard 龹 (person 人 with high lifted arms 丷 and two barrier bars 二), bottom: hand 手

Mnemonic
 
The border guard has a hand, that is a fist.

Radicals

龹 border guardThe border guard is a person 人 with high lifted arms ) and two barrier bars 二. This is (Japanese only) visible in 'border guard 関'
手 handImage of a hand with fingers sticking out
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 Vocabulary

拳头 quán tou  fist; clenched fist; competitive (product); superior quality
太极拳 tài jí quán  shadowboxing or Taiji, T'aichi or T'aichichuan; traditional form of physical exercise or relaxation; a martial art
拳击 quán jī  boxing
鹰爪翻子拳 yīng zhuǎ fān zi quán  Ying Zhua Fan Zi Quan - "Eagle Claw" - Martial Art
擎拳合掌 qíng quán hé zhǎng  to clasp hands; to put one's palms together (in obeisance)
咏春拳 yǒng chūn quán  Yongchun - "Singing Spring Fist" (Chinese martial art)
峨嵋拳 é méi quán  Emeiquan, E mei quan - "O Mei Ch'uan
峨嵋拳 é méi quán  

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