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拳

quán

fist; boxing; style of boxing

A clenched fist hovers beside a calm open hand
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Character

拳 quán

Strokes
10
Radical
手 — hand
Made of
龹 Form of 卷 used as a phonetic component 手 hand
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 他没有用拳解决冲突,而是选择通过法律途径维权。 Tā méiyǒu yòng quán jiějué chōngtū, ér shì xuǎnzé tōngguò fǎlǜ tújìng wéiquán. He did not resolve the conflict with his fists, but chose to defend his rights through legal channels.
  • 他气得直握拳,一句话也说不出来。 Tā qì de zhí wò quán, yíjùhuà yě shuō bu chūlái. He was so angry that he kept clenching his fist, unable to say a single word.
  • 爷爷年轻时练过拳,身体到现在都很棒。 Yéye niánqīng shí liàn guo quán, shēntǐ dào xiànzài dōu hěn bàng. Grandpa practiced boxing when he was young, and he is still in great shape.

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