Chinese word dictionary

擎拳合掌

qíng quán hé zhǎng · to clasp hands; to put one's palms together (in obeisance)

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Simplified擎拳合掌

Traditional擎拳合掌

Pinyinqíng quán hé zhǎng

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

擎qíng

to lift; to support, to hold up

拳quán

fist; various forms of boxing

合hé

to combine, to join, to unite; to gather

掌zhǎng

in charge; the palm of the hand, the sole of the foot

How to learn 擎拳合掌

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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Words with the same characters

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合适héshì

suitable; fitting; appropriate

符合fúhé

in accordance with; to agree with; to conform to; to meet (a requirement); (physics) coincidence

合格hégé

to meet the standard required; qualified; eligible (voter etc)

适合shìhé

to fit; to suit

鼓掌gǔzhǎng

to applaud; to clap

合hé

to close; to join; to fit; to be equal to; whole; together; round (in battle); conjunction (astronomy); 1st note of pentatonic scale; old variant of 盒[he2]; variant of 合[he2]