太极拳 tàijíquán Taiji boxing

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Traditional: 太極拳

Stroke order

太极拳 is written in 21 strokes across 3 characters.

太极拳 — the Chinese character for Taiji boxing (tàijíquán), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 太极拳 — Taiji boxing

太 — 4 strokes
极 — 7 strokes
拳 — 10 strokes

Senses

shadowboxing or Taiji, T'aichi or T'aichichuan
traditional form of physical exercise or relaxation
a martial art

Characters in 太极拳

太 tài — highest; greatest; too (much)
极 jí — extremely; pole (geography, physics); utmost
拳 quán — fist; boxing

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Related words

太极拳 is pronounced tàijíquán and means “Taiji boxing”.

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