拳头 (quán tóu) — fist; clenched fist; (figurative) competitive p…

Definition

拳头 (quántou) is literally 'fist'; in 拳头产品 it means 'flagship / best-selling product' — the company's strongest competitive product.

noun

fistclenched fist(figurative) competitive productflagship product (only in 拳头产品)

Measure word · 个

拳头。
Tā yòng quán tóu hěn hěn dì zá le yí xià zhuō zi.
He slammed the table hard with his fist.
拳头。
Zhè jiā gōng sī de quán tóu chǎn pǐn mài dé fēi cháng hǎo.
This company's flagship product sells very well.
拳头，。
Tā jǔ qǐ quán tóu, zhǔn bèi dǎ guò qù.
He raised his fist, ready to strike.

Derived word

构词法gòucífǎ

后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

“拳” names the clenched hand, and “头” fixes that image as the everyday word for a fist.

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.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 頭; 头 is its simplified writing.

豆頁頭

Meaning part形符xíngfú

頁頁yèhead

Sound part声符shēngfú

豆

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 頭 shows 頁, meaning head, beside 豆 as a sound component; the simplified 头 is a later shorthand.

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