八卦掌

bāguàzhǎng

noun

Meanings

1 Baguazhang (Eight-Trigrams Palm, Chinese martial art)

Characters

Examples

八卦掌讲究走圈和换掌。

Bāguàzhǎng jiǎngjiū zǒuquān hé huànzhǎng.

Baguazhang emphasizes circle walking and palm changing.

他跟师父学了十年八卦掌。

Tā gēn shīfu xué le shí nián bāguàzhǎng.

He's been studying Baguazhang under his master for ten years.

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history

Developed by 董海川 (Dong Haichuan) in 19th-century Beijing. Along with Taiji (太极) and Xingyi (形意), it is one of the three major internal martial arts (内家拳). Named for its connection to the eight trigrams of the 易经 (Book of Changes).

Stroke Order

八 bā

卦 guà

掌 zhǎng