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Character

拳

quán HSK 7
拳 quán HSK 7
  • 1. fist (fingers curled into a ball)
  • 2. boxing; martial art practiced barehanded
  • 3. curled; bent
  • 4. (lit.) strength; physical power
Words using 拳 as quán (2)
  • 1 拳击 quán jī — boxing HSK 7
    Example

    他从小就喜欢拳击运动。

    tā cóng xiǎo jiù xǐ huan quán jī yùn dòng

    He has loved boxing since childhood.

  • 2 拳头 quán tóu — fist HSK 7
    • 拳 fist; the main semantic component referring to a clenched hand
    • 头 suffix; nominalizes the word to form the noun 'fist'
    Example

    他握紧了拳头。

    tā wò jǐn le quán tóu

    He clenched his fist.

Structure & writing
拳 quán — fist (fingers curled into a ball)

拳 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1 龹 juàn — curling/rolling shape component
龹 is a component in 4 characters
HSK 5
卷 juàn a scroll (of painting or calligraphy) that can be rolled up
HSK 6
券 quàn ticket, voucher, or certificate
HSK 7
拳 quán fist (fingers curled into a ball) 藤 téng plant name: ① wisteria (紫藤), a climbing plant with purple flowers, commonly called 藤萝; ② rattan (白藤), an evergreen woody plant with long, flexible yet tough stems used for weaving chairs, baskets, and boxes, commonly called 藤子; ③ gamboge tree (藤黄), an evergreen tree with round fruit and yellow resin used as a pigment, but toxic and not for coloring food
2 手 shǒu — hand (the part of the body below the wrist)
手 is a component in 10 characters
HSK 1
看 kàn to look at; to watch
HSK 2
拿 ná to hold, grasp, or move with the hand or other means
HSK 5
掌 zhǎng palm of the hand
HSK 6
拜 bài to bow or salute as a show of respect 摩 mó to rub; to move back and forth against something
HSK 7
拳 quán fist (fingers curled into a ball) 挚 zhì intimate, sincere 掰 bāi to split or break apart with one's hands 擎 qíng to lift up, raise 攀 pān to climb by gripping something

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