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太极拳

太极拳 tàijíquán

太极拳 tàijíquán Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 4 English Translations of the word 太极拳 tàijíquán .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
tàijíquán | tai4 ji2 quan2
English translation
shadowboxing or Taiji, T'aichi or T'aichichuan
traditional form of physical exercise or relaxation
a martial art

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About 太极拳 tàijíquán

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Traditional form

太極拳

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 太极拳 tàijíquán

Familiarize yourself with the origin and historical aspects of the Chinese word 太极拳 tàijíquán .

tài

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Addition of a dot to (dà; big) to mean "very" or "extremely".

Positional decomposition

大丶

Number of Strokes

4

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Phonetic compound

Semantic compound

Positional decomposition

木及

Number of Strokes

7
quán

Type

pictophonetic

Phonetic compound

quǎn

Semantic compound

shǒu

Positional decomposition

龹手

Number of Strokes

10

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太极拳 tàijíquán Decomposition

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太极拳 tàijíquán Compounds

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  • tài
      • ,
    • tài , tài , tài , tài , tài , dāi , tài , tài , tuó , , , dài ,
  • 极拳
    • quán
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