Some Chinese characters used in Taijiquan
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拗
拗
ào
ào
bent, bend, warped
耳
耳
ěr
ěr
ear
按
按
àn
àn
to push, press with hand
二
二
èr
èr
two
白
白
bái
bái
white, snowy, bright
闭
闭
bì
bì
to shut, close, obstruct
步
步
bù
bù
a step, a pace, walk
八
八
bā
bā
eight
搬
搬
bān
bān
bar, remove, move, shift
摆
摆
bǎi
bǎi
swing
拔
拔
bá
bá
pull up, pull out
抱
抱
bào
bào
embrace, hold
背
背
bèi
bèi
back, back of the body
臂
臂
bì
bì
arm
不
不
bù
bù
not, no, (negative prefix)
鞭
鞭
biān
biān
a whip or lash, iron rod (ancient weapon)
采
采
căi
căi
pluck, collect, pick
翅
翅
chì
chì
wing
沉
沉
chén
chén
sink, lower, drop
捶
捶
chuí
chuí
beat with fist, to hammer, to cudgel
穿
穿
chuān
chuān
to thread, pass through, penetrate
垂
垂
chuí
chuí
hang down, suspend, dangle
倒
倒
dào
dào
inverted, to the contrary, turn over
蹬
蹬
dèng
dèng
step into, step on, tread on
独
独
dú
dú
single, sole, only
丹
丹
dān
dān
cinnabar, red, pellet
单
单
dān
dān
single, only, individual
打
打
dǎ
dǎ
hit, strike, beat
底
底
dǐ
dǐ
bottom, base
顶
顶
dǐng
dǐng
top, summit, peak
大
大
dà
dà
large, big, great
定
定
dìng
dìng
settle, fix
动
动
dòng
dòng
movement, move, action
断
断
duàn
duàn
break, interrupt
段
段
duàn
duàn
piece, segment, section
发
发
fā
fā
to issue, send out, dispatch
飞
飞
fēi
fēi
to fly
分
分
fēn
fēn
part, divide, distinguish
封
封
fēng
fēng
to seal, letter, to confer, grant
峰
峰
fēng
fēng
peak, summit
高
高
gāo
gāo
high, tall, elevated
弓
弓
gōng
gōng
bow
肱
肱
gōng
gōng
forearm, humerus
功
功
gōng
gōng
work, achievement, merit
宫
宫
gōng
gōng
palace
顾
顾
gù
gù
look at, attend to
贯
贯
guàn
guàn
pierce, to go through
歸
歸
guī
guī
return, go back
卦
卦
guà
guà
divinatory trigram
鹤
鹤
hè
hè
crane
好
好
hǎo
hǎo
how are you, good, well, fine
虎
虎
hǔ
hǔ
tiger
含
含
hán
hán
contain, keep
合
合
hé
hé
combine, unite
猴
猴
hóu
hóu
monkey
混
混
hún
hún
mix, blend, mingle
魂
魂
hún
hún
spirit, soul
挥
挥
huī
huī
wield, wipe away, direct
鸡
鸡
jī
jī
chicken
金
金
jīn
jīn
gold, metal
挤
挤
jǐ
jǐ
squeeze
锦
锦
jǐn
jǐn
brocade, embroidered work, tapestry
極
極
jí
jí
utmost, top
劲
劲
jìn
jìn
strength, strong, power
进
进
jìn
jìn
advance
静
静
jìng
jìng
not moving, still, calm, quiet
家
家
jiā
jiā
family, home
肩
肩
jiān
jiān
shoulder
脚
脚
jiǎo
jiǎo
foot, leg, base
见
见
jiàn
jiàn
meet, see
卷
卷
juǎn
juǎn
curl, roll, coil, scroll
开
开
kāi
kāi
open
靠
靠
kào
kào
lean on
跨
跨
kuà
kuà
ride, straddle
拦
拦
lán
lán
obstruct, impede, hinder
立
立
lì
lì
to stand, set up
搂
搂
lōu
lōu
drag, pull, gather, collect
懒
懒
lǎn
lǎn
lazy, languid, listless
揽
揽
lǎn
lǎn
grasp, take hold of, seize
嬾
嬾
lǎn
lǎn
lazy
老
老
lǎo
lǎo
experienced, old, venerable
捋
捋
lǚ
lǚ
stroke, pluck
劳
劳
láo
láo
toil, labor, do manual work
灵
灵
líng
líng
spirit, soul
力
力
lì
lì
force, strength, power
亮
亮
liàng
liàng
bright, light, radiant
连
连
lián
lián
join, connect, continuous, even
莲
莲
lián
lián
lotus
挒
挒
liè
liè
split
马
马
mǎ
mǎ
horse
门
门
mén
mén
gate, door, entrance, opening
命
命
mìng
mìng
fate, destiny, life
们
们
men
men
indicates plural
女
女
nǚ
nǚ
woman, girl, female
内
内
nèi
nèi
internal, inner, inside
撵
撵
niǎn
niǎn
drive away, expel
琵
琵
pí
pí
musical instrument, guitar-like instrument
琶
琶
pā
pā
musical instrument, guitar-like instrument
拍
拍
pāi
pāi
pat, slap, beat
盼
盼
pàn
pàn
gaze, look, expect
棚
棚
péng
péng
tent, shed
掤
掤
péng
péng
ward off, matching force, boat on water
撇
撇
piē
piē
cast away, throw away
七
七
qī
qī
seven
起
起
qǐ
qǐ
to rise, raise, get up
擒
擒
qín
qín
seize, capture
气
气
qì
qì
vital breath, air, life force
求
求
qiú
qiú
seek, look for
雀
雀
què
què
bird, sparrow
拳
拳
quán
quán
fist
如
如
rú
rú
like, as if, as
似
似
sì
sì
as if, similar to, like
三
三
sān
sān
three
松
松
sōng
sōng
loosen, relax
孙
孙
sūn
sūn
(surname), grandchild, descendent
四
四
sì
sì
four
十
十
shí
shí
ten, complete
山
山
shān
shān
mountain, hill, peak
身
身
shēn
shēn
body, torso, trunk
師
師
shī
shī
teacher, master, expert
收
收
shōu
shōu
gather together, collect
闪
闪
shǎn
shǎn
flash, lightning
手
手
shǒu
shǒu
hand, hands
上
上
shàng
shàng
up, top, send up
射
射
shè
shè
shoot
实
实
shí
shí
real, solid, true
势
势
shì
shì
conditions, tendency
式
式
shì
shì
form, style, pattern
双
双
shuāng
shuāng
double, both, pair
海
海
suō
suō
sea, ocean
梭
梭
suō
suō
shuttle, weavers shuttle, go to and fro
随
随
suí
suí
follow, comply with
探
探
tàn
tàn
find, guage, locate, search
通
通
tōng
tōng
go through, connect, pass through
太
太
tài
tài
highest, greatest
提
提
tí
tí
lift, lift in hand
同
同
tóng
tóng
together, same, with, alike
田
田
tián
tián
field, arable land
推
推
tuī
tuī
push, shove
托
托
tuō
tuō
hold up with palm, support
退
退
tuì
tuì
step back, retreat, withdraw
弯
弯
wān
wān
curve, bent, bend
尾
尾
wěi
wěi
tail, end
五
五
wǔ
wǔ
five, (surname)
外
外
wài
wài
external, outside
为
为
wéi
wéi
do, act
无
无
wú
wú
without, no, not having, negative
膝
膝
xī
xī
knee
星
星
xīng
xīng
star
虚
虚
xū
xū
empty, false
行
行
xíng
xíng
move, process, travel, walk
下
下
xià
xià
go down, under, below, down
相
相
xiāng
xiāng
mutual, reciprocal, each other
歇
歇
xiē
xiē
to rest
胸
胸
xiōng
xiōng
chest, thorax, bosom
斜
斜
xié
xié
slanting, sloping, inclined
学
学
xué
xué
school, learn, study
野
野
yé
yé
wild, wilderness, open space
右
右
yòu
yòu
right, right-hand
玉
玉
yù
yù
jade, precious stone
云
云
yún
yún
cloud, clouds
压
压
yā
yā
press, push down
腰
腰
yāo
yāo
waist, lower back, middle
掖
掖
yē
yē
tuck in
衣
衣
yī
yī
clothes, clothing
一
一
yī
yī
one
陰
陰
yīn
yīn
yin, negative
掩
掩
yǎn
yǎn
conceal, cover (with the hand)
陽
陽
yáng
yáng
yang, positive
意
意
yì
yì
thought, idea, wish, desire
用
用
yòng
yòng
use, employ, apply
字
字
zì
zì
symbol, letter, character
栽
栽
zāi
zāi
plant, force, stick in
鬃
鬃
zōng
zōng
mane
再
再
zài
zài
again, once more
扎
扎
zhā
zhā
pull up, pierce
针
针
zhēn
zhēn
needle, pin
中
中
zhōng
zhōng
centre, middle
掌
掌
zhǎng
zhǎng
palm of hand
肘
肘
zhǒu
zhǒu
elbow
转
转
zhuǎn
zhuǎn
turn, shift, move
撞
撞
zhuàng
zhuàng
strike, hit
坠
坠
zhuì
zhuì
drop, sink, fall
左
左
zuǒ
zuǒ
left