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Chinese symbol for “punch”

拳打
quán dǎ
to punch

The closest CC-CEDICT match for punch is 拳打 (quán dǎ), defined as: to punch.

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
打 dǎ
to attack, to beat, to hit, to strike
radical 64 ⼿ · 5 strokes

Other Chinese words for “punch”

WordPinyinMeaning
宾治 (賓治)bīn zhì(loanword) punch (mixed fruit drink)
潘趣酒pān qù jiǔ(loanword) punch (drink)
猛击 (猛擊)měng jīto slap; to smack
揰chòngpoke out; punch

Related words

Other words that share a character with 拳打.

WordPinyinMeaning
拳头 (拳頭)quán toufist; (of a product, service, project etc) flagship; key; core
拳击 (拳擊)quán jīboxing
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)
打开 (打開)dǎ kāito open; to show (a ticket)
打击 (打擊)dǎ jīto hit; to strike

See also: Japanese symbol for “punch”.

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.

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