剑法

劍法

jiànfǎ

noun

Measure Word

一套剑法 tào

Meanings

1 swordsmanship
2 sword technique
3 fencing (Chinese martial arts)

Characters

method, technique

Examples

他的剑法炉火纯青。

Tā de jiànfǎ lúhuǒchúnqīng.

His swordsmanship has reached perfection.

武当派的剑法以柔克刚。

Wǔdāngpài de jiànfǎ yǐ róu kè gāng.

The Wudang school's swordsmanship overcomes hardness with softness.

这本书记载了古代的各种剑法。

Zhè běnshū jìzǎi le gǔdài de gèzhǒng jiànfǎ.

This book records various ancient sword techniques.

Tips

culture

Core wuxia-novel vocabulary. Famous fictional 剑法 include 独孤九剑 (Nine Swords of Dugu) from Jin Yong's 笑傲江湖 and 玉女剑法 (Jade Maiden Swordplay) from 神雕侠侣. Real schools like Wudang and Emei also have named sword forms.

Stroke Order

剑 jiàn

法 fǎ