洪拳

Hóngquán
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Hung Gar, a southern Chinese martial art

Examples

HSK 7-9
Tā xiǎoshíhou zài Fóshān xué guo Hóngquán.
As a child he learned Hung Gar in Foshan.
HSK 7-9
Hóngquán de mǎbù zhā de hěn dī, chūquán yòu kuài yòu hěn.
Hung Gar is practised in a very low horse stance, and its punches are fast and fierce.

Tips

culture
One of the best-known styles of 南拳 (southern boxing), traced in legend to 洪熙官, a disciple of the Southern Shaolin temple. The folk hero 黄飞鸿 was its most famous master, and Jet Li's Once Upon a Time in China films made it known worldwide.

Stroke Order

洪 hóng
拳 quán