太极拳 tàijíquán▶ Taijiquan

Stroke order

太极拳 is written in 21 strokes across 3 characters.

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

Senses

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

Related words

• 太太Nyonya
• 极其sangat
• 消极negatif
• 北极arktik
• 太空Ruang
• 拳头kepalan tangan

太极拳 is pronounced tàijíquán and means “Taijiquan”. HSK 5 places it in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the standardised measure of Chinese proficiency. There is a real difference between having seen 太极拳 and being able to use it, and cramming a list flatters the first while doing little for the second. LexiTrail shows you the word again at the point your recall of it is about to lapse.