Chinese symbol for “fist”
拳头
quán tou
Traditional: 拳頭
fist; (of a product, service, project etc) flagship; key; core
The closest CC-CEDICT match for fist is 拳头 (quán tou), defined as: fist; (of a product, service, project etc) flagship; key; core.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “fist”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 拳 | quán | fist; boxing |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 拳头.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 拳击 (拳擊) | quán jī | boxing |
| 太极拳 (太極拳) | tài jí quán | shadowboxing or Taiji, T'aichi or T'aichichuan; traditional form of physical exercise or relaxation |
| 铁拳 (鐵拳) | tiě quán | iron fist |
| 拳击手 (拳擊手) | quán jī shǒu | boxer |
| 跆拳道 | tái quán dào | taekwondo (Korean martial art) |
| 头发 (頭髮) | tóu fa | hair (on the head) |
| 街头 (街頭) | jiē tóu | street |
| 镜头 (鏡頭) | jìng tóu | camera lens; camera shot (in a movie etc) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “fist”.
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.