拳手 (quán shǒu) — boxer (person who boxes)

Definition

noun

boxer (person who boxes)

Measure word · 名

拳手。
Tā shì yì míng zhí yè quán shǒu.
He is a professional boxer.
拳手。
Zhè wèi quán shǒu měi tiān xùn liàn fēi cháng kè kǔ.
This boxer trains very hard every day.
拳手。
Hěn duō nián qīng quán shǒu mèng xiǎng chéng wéi guàn jūn.
Many young boxers dream of becoming champions.

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 means fist and 手 means person, so the meaning is someone who fights with fists.

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.

手 draws a five-fingered human hand: the top line is a bent middle finger, and the horizontal lines show the other four fingers.

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