跆拳道

táiquándào

noun #10,702

Meanings

1 taekwondo

Characters

to kick; to stomp

Examples

她从小就开始练跆拳道。

Tā cóng xiǎo jiù kāishǐ liàn táiquándào.

She started practicing taekwondo as a child.

跆拳道是韩国的传统武术。

Táiquándào shì Hánguó de chuántǒng wǔshù.

Taekwondo is a traditional Korean martial art.

Tips

memory

跆 (to kick/stomp) + 拳 (fist) + 道 (way/path) = the way of kicking and punching = taekwondo. The character breakdown mirrors the Korean meaning.

Stroke Order

跆 tái

拳 quán

道 dào