Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 拳


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Meaning

fist, boxing

Pronunciation

quán

Explanation

Top: security guard (person with high lifted arms and two barrier bars ), bottom: hand

Mnemonic

The securitiy guard has a hand, that is a fist.

Radicals

security guard(person with high lifted arms ) and two blocking bars . (ONLY IN Japanese this is visible in 'border guard' 関))
hand
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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

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