Chinese Terminology

Striking

錐 子 拳 awl character fist zhuī zì quán
框 捶 frame punch kuàng chuí
封 統 捶 seal gathering strike fēng tong chuí
掛 統 捶 hang gathering strike guà tong chui
圈 捶 circle punch quān chuí
崩 捶 crushing punch bēng chuí
探 捶 searching punch tàn chuí
插 捶 insert punch chā chuí
補 捶 fill in punch bu chuí
直 捶 straight strike zhí chui
劈 捶 split strike pi chui
挫 捶 uppercut strike cuò chuí
搓 捶 rubbing strike cuō chuí
措 捶 file strike cuo chui
抽 捶 whipping strike chōu chuí
偷 心 捶 steal heart strike tōu xīn chuí
窝 肚 捶 stomach strike wō dù chuí
番 車 wheeling punch fān chē
轆 轤 windlass punch lù lú
锁 口 捶 lock mouth strike suo kou chuí
墜 捶 falling strike zhuì chuí
仰 膀 look at arm yang bang
滾 膀 rolling arm gun bang
叫 圈 greeting circle jiào quān
低 擋 low block/parry dī dang
雙 下 捶 double downward strike shuāng xià chui
鳳 眼 拳 phoenix-eye fèng yan quan
低 牽 捶 low drag punch dī qian chuí
蓋 馬 捶 hidden horse punch gai ma chuí
栽 捶 stick strike zāi chuí
剪 手 scissor hand jian shou
取 眼 take eyes qu yan

Blocking

招 架 ward off zhāo jià
招 出 redirect zhao chu
按 press down àn

Palm Strikes

掌 击 slap zhang jí
陽 掌 yang palm yang zhang
陰 掌 yin palm yin zhang
反 掌 overturn palm fan zhang
躋 掌 rising palm ti zhang
插 掌 thrust palm cha zhang
屯 掌 stamp palm tun zhang
挑 掌 lifting palm tiāo zhang
腰 斬 waist chop yāo zhan
切 腰 chop waist qie yao
掠 翅 sweep wing lüè chì
漏 掌 leaking palm lòu zhang
磨 盤 掌 millstone palm mò pán zhang
霹 雳 掌 thunderbolt palm pī lì zhang
锁 喉 掌 lock throat palm suo hóu zhang
闭 手 close hands bi shou

Elbow Strikes

疊 肘 fold elbow die zhou
盘 肘 coiling elbow pán zhou
橫 肘 side elbow héng zhou
躋 肘 rising elbow ti zhou
降 肘 falling elbow jiang zhou
黏 肘 sticky elbow nian zhou
掃 肘 sweeping elbow sao zhou
帮 肘 augmented elbow bāng zhou
顶 肘 top elbow ding zhou

Kicking

穿 腿 piercing leg chuān tui
蹬 腿 thrust leg dèng tui
勾 腿 hook leg gou tui
踢 腿 kick leg ti tui
揪 腿 seize leg jiū tui
扎 腿 bind leg (seize leg) zā tui
斧 刃 脚 hatchet edge kick fu rèn jiao
躁 腿 impetuous leg zào tui
撑 腿 prop up leg chēng tui
穿 心 腿 piercing heart leg chuān xīn tui
十 字 腿 ten character leg shí zì tui
橫 蹬 腿 side thrust leg héng dèng tui
撩 阴 腳 lifting yin leg liāo yīn jiao
鴛 鴦 腳 mandarin duck legs yuān yang jiao
閉 門 腿 close door leg bì mén tui
迎 風 腳 welcome wind leg yíng fēng jiao
旋 風 腳 whirlwind kick xuán fēng jiao
掃 叛 腿 rebel sweeping leg sao pàn tui
连 环 脚 continuous legs lián huán jiao

Stances

足 合 併 feet together zú hé bìng
麒 麟 步 qilin step qi lin bù
馬 式 horse pattern ma shì
七 星 步 seven star step qī xīng bù
勾 字 步 hook shape step gōu zì bù
跨 虎 步 straddle tiger step kuà hu bù
虛 步 false step xū bù
空 步 empty step kōng bù
猴 步 monkey step hóu bù
閉 門 式 empty step/double palms bì mén shì
登 山 步 ascend mountain deng shan
中 式 middle pattern zhōng shì
吞 塌 collapse stance tun ta
三 体 式 three body pattern sān ti shì
扑 腿 rushing leg pu tui
寒 雞 cold chicken (single leg) hán jī
提 腿 lift leg tí tui
撩 腿 lift leg liāo tui
入 環 enter ring rù huán
玉 環 jade ring yù huán
扭 步 twist step niu bù
斜 步 slant step xié bù
拖 步 drag step tuō bù

Footwork

進 步 advance step jìn bù
走 步 running step zou bù
偷 步 stolen step tōu bù
撤 步 retreat step chè bù
蹬 蹋 trample step dèng tà
走 步 retreat step zou bù
回 身 turn body huí shēn
轉 身 turn body zhuan shēn
縱 跳 leaping jump zōng tiào
滚 动 roll/tumble gun dòng

Striking Areas

心 窝 heart nest (xiphoid process) xīn wō
心 部 heart area xīn bù
胸 chest xiōng
腹 部 abdomen area fù bù
腰 waist yāo
肩 shoulder jiān
头 部 head area tóu bù
面 部 facial area miàn bù
腮 cheek sāi
耳 門 ear accupoint ěr mén
颈 部 neck area jing bù
裆 部 groin area dāng bù