Chinese word dictionary

攥拳头

zuàn quán tou · to clench one's fists

Practice word

Word information

Simplified攥拳头

Traditional攥拳頭

Pinyinzuàn quán tou

Part of speechDictionary

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HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

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

攥zuàn

to hold, to grip, to grasp

拳quán

fist; various forms of boxing

头tóu

head; chief, boss; first, top

How to learn 攥拳头

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.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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Words with the same characters

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头tóu

head; hair style; the top; end; beginning or end; a stub; remnant; chief; boss; side; aspect; first; leading; classifier for pigs or livestock; CL:個|个[ge4]

hair (on the head)

to nod

steamed bun

to raise one's head; to look up; (fig.) to begin to emerge; to show signs of growth; (commerce) account name, or space for writing the name on checks, bills etc

头痛tóutòng

to have a headache