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Chinese symbol for “boxing”

拳击
quán jī
Traditional: 拳擊
boxing

The closest CC-CEDICT match for boxing is 拳击 (quán jī), defined as: boxing.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

拳 quán
fist; various forms of boxing
radical 64 ⼿ · 10 strokes
击 jī
to strike, to hit, to beat; to attack, to fight
radical 17 ⼐ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “boxing”

WordPinyinMeaning
拳法quán fǎboxing; fighting technique
拳quánfist; boxing
斗拳 (鬥拳)dòu quánboxing

Related words

Other words that share a character with 拳击.

WordPinyinMeaning
拳头 (拳頭)quán toufist; (of a product, service, project etc) flagship; key; core
太极拳 (太極拳)tài jí quánshadowboxing or Taiji, T'aichi or T'aichichuan; traditional form of physical exercise or relaxation
铁拳 (鐵拳)tiě quániron fist
拳击手 (拳擊手)quán jī shǒuboxer
跆拳道tái quán dàotaekwondo (Korean martial art)
攻击 (攻擊)gōng jīto attack; to accuse
打击 (打擊)dǎ jīto hit; to strike
袭击 (襲擊)xí jīattack (esp. surprise attack); raid

See also: Japanese symbol for “boxing”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.