Word

拳 (quán) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

Meaning of 拳

名 míng noun

fist

他握紧拳头，准备战斗。

tā wò jǐn quán tou zhǔn bèi zhàn dòu

He clenched his fist, ready to fight.

动 dòng verb

to clench (into a fist)

她紧张地拳起双手。

tā jǐn zhāng de quán qǐ shuāng shǒu

She nervously clenched her hands.

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Word breakdown

拳 quán — fist

1 拳击 quán jī — boxing HSK 7
- 拳 fist
- 击 strike, hit
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

1 拳 quán — fist (fingers curled into a ball)

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

consists of

1.1 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

1.2 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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