咏春

詠春
Yǒngchūn
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Wing Chun (southern Chinese martial art)
  2. 2 Yongchun kung fu

Examples

Tā cóngxiǎo xué Yǒngchūn.
He has studied Wing Chun since childhood.
Lǐ Xiǎolóng zuìzǎo xué de jiùshì Yǒngchūn.
The martial art Bruce Lee first studied was Wing Chun.

Tips

history
A close-range southern kung fu style traced to Guangdong/Fujian in the Qing era. Modern lineage runs through Grandmaster (Ip Man), who taught in Hong Kong from 1950 — his students included 李小龙 (Bruce Lee). Full name 咏春. Trademark training tool: the wooden dummy .

In Pop Culture

Yè Wèn
Ip Man
Wing Chun grandmaster (1893–1972) whose life inspired the 《叶问》 film series starring 甄子丹 (Donnie Yen). The movies turned 咏春 into a global pop-culture phenomenon.

Stroke Order

yǒng
chūn