拳王 (quán wáng) — boxing champion | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

boxing champion

Measure word · 个

拳王。
Zhè wèi quán wáng yǐ jīng lián xù wǔ cì wèi miǎn chéng gōng.
This boxing champion has successfully defended his title five times in a row.
拳王。
Tā cóng xiǎo mèng xiǎng chéng wéi shì jiè quán wáng.
He dreamed of becoming a world boxing champion since childhood.
拳王。
Zhè chǎng bǐ sài yóu liǎng wèi qián quán wáng duì jué.
This match is a duel between two former boxing champions.

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 refers to fists or boxing, and 王 marks the top figure, giving boxing champion.

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.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 王 comes from a picture of a ritual axe, an object kept near a throne and connected with royal power.

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