形意拳

xíngyìquán

noun

Meanings

1 Xingyiquan
2 Form-Intent Boxing (traditional Chinese internal martial art)

Characters

fist, boxing style

Examples

他练形意拳已经二十年了。

Tā liàn xíngyìquán yǐjīng èrshí nián le.

He has been practicing Xingyiquan for twenty years.

形意拳、太极拳和八卦掌并称内家三拳。

Xíngyìquán, Tàijíquán hé Bāguàzhǎng bìngchēng nèijiā sān quán.

Xingyiquan, Tai Chi and Baguazhang are jointly known as the three internal-style fists.

Tips

culture

形意拳 is one of the three major internal martial arts (内家拳) alongside 太极拳 (Tai Chi) and 八卦掌 (Baguazhang). Its syllabus centers on the Five Fists (五行拳) mapped to the Five Elements, and twelve animal forms. Attributed historically to Ji Jike (姬际可) in the late Ming / early Qing.

Stroke Order

形 xíng

意 yì

拳 quán