拳师 (quán shī) — boxer; boxing coach or expert

Definition

noun

boxerboxing coach or expert

Measure word · 个

拳师。
Tā shì yí wèi fēi cháng yǒu míng de quán shī.
He is a very famous boxer.
拳师。
Zhè wèi quán shī jiào le wǒ hěn duō dǎ quán de jì qiǎo.
This boxing coach taught me many boxing techniques.
拳师。
Tā cóng xiǎo jiù xiǎng chéng wéi yì míng zhí yè quán shī.
Since childhood, he wanted to become a professional boxer.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

拳 (boxing) + 师 (master) names an expert in boxing.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

龹手拳

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

龹

龹龹拳quán

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

拳 pairs 手 (hand) with 龹 for sound. The hand part shows that the meaning is a form of hand, such as a fist.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 師; 师 is its simplified writing.

𠂤帀師

The traditional form 師 combines 𠂤 and 帀; the simplified 师 is not the form explained here.