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
拳头
quántóu
fist
Characters in this word
头 tóu
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 大 — big, great, vast, high, deep
- Made of
- ⺀ ice 大 big, great, vast, high, deep
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 他紧握拳头却没有动手，因为他明白愤怒不能成为伤人的理由。 Tā jǐnwò quántóu què méiyǒu dòngshǒu, yīnwèi tā míngbai fènnù bù néng chéngwéi shāng rén de lǐyóu. He clenched his fist but did not strike, because he understood that anger cannot become a reason to hurt others.
- 他一边说话，一边用拳头轻轻敲着桌子。 Tā yìbiān shuōhuà, yìbiān yòng quántóu qīngqīng qiāo zhe zhuōzi. While talking, he lightly tapped the table with his fist.
- 听到这个好消息，她高兴地挥了挥拳头。 Tīngdào zhège hǎo xiāoxi, tā gāoxìng de huī le huī quántóu. Hearing the good news, she waved her fist happily.