拳 (kyun4 | quan2) : fist; various forms of boxing

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拳

kyun4

quan2

[1] [n] fist [2] various forms of boxing; sparring reats [3] strength

Stroke count: 10

Level: 3

Radical: 扌 (#64)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

拳

This word has been viewed 10610 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 4th Sep 2009 23:26

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拳打腳踢 kyun4 daa2 goek3 tek3 quan2 da3 jiao3 ti1 = punch and kick

拳頭 kyun4 tau4 quan2 tou2 = fist

太極拳 taai3 gik6 kyun4 tai4 ji2 quan2 = taijiquan , tai chi chuan , Chinese shadow boxing

少林拳 siu3 lam4 kyun4 = Shaolin Martial Arts

拳術 kyun4 seot6 = boxing

拳擊 kyun4 gik1 quan2 ji2 (Taiwan), quan2 ji1 (PRC) = boxing

周家拳 zau1 gaa1 kyun4 = Jow Ga (a form of Kung Fu)

拳擊手 kyun4 gik1 sau2 quan2 ji2 shou3 = boxer

套拳 tou3 kyun4 tao4 quan2 = routine, form, kata (in martial arts) 粵

截拳道 zit6 kyun4 dou6 jie2 quan2 dao4 = jeet kune do
See all 46 compounds (CantoDict reports 47 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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Decimal representation of this word: 拳
Unicode code for this character: U+62f3 (off-site link)

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