What else you may find on this site, besides the Chinese characters below

1. The home page, i.e. the entry to my Chen style taijiquan notepad
2. Some web sources on Chen style taijiquan that you may find, or not, worthwhile
3. Information on a few videos and streams on Chen style taijiquan
4. Information on printed matter relating to Chen style taijiquan
5. A beginner's glossary for quick reference on Chen style taijiquan
6. Something on conduct and ethics of the Chen family
7. A reference chart on Chen style lineage in case you are looking for teachers
8. Thank you for visiting my page
9. A disclaimer so you won't sue me when you break a leg

"Huibian" is the Chinese term for "glossary". The first character is pronounced on the fourth, the second character on the first tone in standard Chinese pronounciation (putonghua).

Chinese characters for quick reference on Chen style taijiquan

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If I can find and succeed to type them all, this page will show you the Chinese characters for all of the terms on the glossary page, and possibly a few additional characters for names or expressions related to other pages than the glossary. Also, original Chinese titles mentioned on the pages about videos and printed matter are placed at the end of this page in case you want to seek them out. Any corrections and comments are welcome. Please send your message to 魏尔曼 (Christoph David Weinmann).

Chinese characters for Chen style taijiquan (no movements)

An:

按

Bai hui:

百会

Cai:

採 I have not found a way of typing the appropriate character with standard input software, and have neither found it in standard dictionaries. Maybe the term is too technical. However, I have found it on several (and copied it from) Chinese websites.

Chan si gong:

缠丝功

Chang qiang:

长强

Chen style:

陈式

Chunqiu da dao:

春秋大刀

Da lv:

大 plus the character for lv below.

Da zhui:

大椎

Dan dao:

单刀

Dan jian:

单剑

Dao yin:

导引

Ding bu:

定步

Er lu:

二路

Fa jin:

发劲

Feng shi:

风市

Gang rou xiang ji:

刚柔相济

Gong fu:

功夫

Hao style:

郝式

He bu:

合步

Hua jiao bu:

花脚步

Hu lei jia:

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Huan tiao:

环跳

Hui yin:

会阴

Huo bu:

活步

Ji ben gong fu:

基本功夫

Ji:

挤

Jian jing:

肩井

Jing luo:

经络

Kao:

靠

Lao gong:

劳宫

Lao jia:

老架

Lao jia er lu:

老架二路

Lao jia yi lu:

老架一路

Li style:

李式

Lie:

挒 I have not found a way of typing the appropriate character with standard input software, and have neither found it in standard dictionaries. Maybe the term is too technical. However, I have found it on several (and copied it from) Chinese websites.

Ling tai:

灵台

Luan cai hua:

乱踩花

Lv:

I have not found a way of typing the appropriate character with standard input software, and have neither found it in standard dictionaries or, as a matter of fact, on any Chinese taijiquan sites I ran into thus far. (It usually is substituted with the character 捋 meaning "smoothing out with fingers" or "stroke"). Maybe the term is too technical. It is an eighteen-stroke character. The left side consists of 手 (shou, as a radical) and the right side consists of 履 (lv).

Ming men:

命门

Nei gong:

内功

Qi:

气

Qi hai:

气海

Qin na:

擒拿

Pao chui:

炮捶

Peng:

掤 I have not found a way of typing the appropriate character with standard input software, and have neither found it in standard dictionaries. Maybe the term is too technical. However, I have found it on several (and copied it from) Chinese websites.

Qi chong:

气冲

Qi men:

期门

Qing gong:

轻功

Quan:

拳

Qv chi:

曲池

San shou:

散手

Shan zhong:

膻中

Shuang dao:

双刀

Shun bu:

顺步

Sun style:

孙式 (孙禄堂)

Tai ji bu fa:

太极步法

Tai ji chan si jing:

太极缠丝劲

Tai ji dou jing:

太极抖劲

Tai ji qi xie gong:

太极器械功

Tai ji qiang:

太极枪

Tai ji quan tui shou:

太极拳推手

Tai ji shi san gan:

太极十三杆

Tie shan zhang:

铁扇掌

Tu na:

吐呐

Wan hua:

挽花

Wei zhong:

委中

Wu shu:

武术

Wu style (1):

武式 (武禹襄)

Wu style (2):

吴式 (吴鉴泉)

Xiao jia:

小架

Xin jia:

新架

Xin jia er lu:

新架二路

Xin jia yi lu:

新架一路

Xun jin kou xue:

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Yang ling quan:

阳陵泉

Yang sheng gong:

养生功

Yang style:

杨式 (杨露禅)

Yi lu:

一路

Yong quan:

涌泉

Yv zhen:

玉枕

Zhan zhuang gong fu:

站桩功夫

Zhang men:

章门

Zhao fa:

招法

Zhong fu:

中府

Zhou:

肘

From Laozi's (or Lao Dan's) ，Dao De Jing:

天下莫柔弱于水，而攻坚强者莫之能胜；以其无以易之。

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"Chen shi" (second tone, fourth tone) stands for "Chen style" in Chinese, here with the denotation of "family" and "clan" or "school". There is another character for "style" with identical pronounciation (noted in the section above), widely used, that contains the denotation of "standard", "model", or "pattern". In practice, both characters for "shi" are used almost interchangeably when reference is made to a taijiquan style. Note also that Chinese characters have been simplified in China. This even goes for family names such as the character of the Chen family. Therefore, you will find a slightly different character for "Chen" (Cf. the image below.) in older printings, or in printings from Hongkong or Taiwan which still use traditional characters.

Chinese characters for Chen style taijiquan movements

Ao bu:

拗步 [老架一路: 10, 13, 32]

Bai e liang chi:

白鹅亮翅 [老架一路: 7, 21, 57]

Bai he liang chi:

白鹤亮翅 [老架一路: 7, 21, 57]

Bai she tu xin:

白蛇吐信 [单刀: 21. 单剑: 22, 28, 36]

Bai yvan xian guo:

白猿献果 [单剑: 41]

Bai yvn gai ding:

白云盖顶 [单刀: 5]

Bao tou tui shan:

抱头推山 [老架一路: 40]

Bi men shi:

闭门式 [单剑: 6]

Bi shen chui:

庇身捶 [老架一路: 16. 老架二路: 9]

Bo cao xvn she:

拨草寻蛇 [单剑: 13]

Bo yun wang ri:

拨云望日 [单刀: 12]

Chao tian deng:

朝天镫 [老架一路: 55. 陈鑫(1933/1995): p.360]

Chao yang jian:

朝阳剑 [单剑: 2]

Chu shou:

初收 [陈鑫(1933/1995): p.194]

Da gong quan xiao gong quan:

大肱拳小肱拳 [老架二路: 15]

Dan bian:

单鞭 [老架一路: 5, 26, 42, 47, 51, 62, 68. 老架二路: 5]

Dan dao qi shi:

单刀起式 [单刀: 1]

Dang tou pao:

当头炮 [老架一路: 73]

Dao juan gong:

倒卷肱 [老架一路: 20, 56]

Dao juan hong:

倒卷红 [老架一路: 20, 56. 陈鑫(1933/1995): p.229]

Dao qi long:

倒骑龙 [老架二路: 17]

Dao zhuan gong:

倒转肱 [单剑: 20]

Dian tou:

点头 [单剑: 12]

Die cha:

跌岔 [老架一路: 54]

Dao cha dao cha:

捣叉捣叉 [老架二路: 34]

E hu pu shi:

饿虎扑食 [单剑: 18]

Er qi:

二起 [老架一路: 34. 陈鑫(1933/1995): p.273]

Feng huang dian tou:

凤凰点头 [单剑: 34]

Feng juan can hua:

风卷残花 [单刀: 4, 16]

Fan hua wun xiou:

翻花舞袖 [老架二路: 12, 22]

Fan shen xia pi jian:

翻身下劈剑 [单剑: 8]

Fu hu:

伏虎 [老架二路: 24]

Gai lan shi:

盖拦式 [单剑: 16]

Gao tan ma:

高探马 [老架一路: 28, 64]

Gu shu pan gen:

古树盘根 [单剑: 17]

Guai mang fan shen:

怪蟒翻身 [单剑: 46]

Guo bian guo bian:

裹鞭裹鞭 [老架二路: 19]

Hai di lao yve:

海底捞月 [单剑: 33]

Hei hu sou shan:

黑虎搜山 [单刀: 6]

Hei xiong fan shen:

黑熊翻身 [单剑: 26]

Hou zhao:

后招 [老架一路: 44]

Hou zhao:

后昭 [老架一路: 44. 陈鑫(1933/1995): p.310]

Hu xi jian:

护膝剑 [单剑: 5]

Hu xin dao:

护心刀 [单刀: 2]

Hu xin quan:

护心拳 [老架一路: 35. 老架二路: 6]

Huai zhong bao yue:

怀中抱月 [单刀: 22]

Huang long san jiao shui:

黄龙三搅水 [老架二路: 26]

Hui tou dang men pao:

回头当门炮 [老架二路: 36]

Hui tou jin gang dao dui:

回头金刚捣碓 [老架二路: 8]

Hui tou jing lan zhi ru:

回头井拦直入 [老架二路: 41]

Ji di chui:

击地捶 [陈鑫(1933/1995): p.267]

Jin gang dao dui:

金刚捣碓 [老架一路: 2, 6, 15, 74. 老架二路: 2, 42]

Jin ji du li:

金鸡独立 [老架一路: 55. 单刀: 8. 单剑: 14]

Lan ca yi:

揽擦衣 [老架一路: 3, 49. 老架二路: 3]

Lan zha yi:

懒扎衣 [老架一路: 3, 49. 老架二路: 3]

Liu feng si bi:

六封四闭 [老架一路: 4, 25, 41, 46, 50, 61. 老架二路: 4]

Lou xi:

搂膝 [老架一路: 9, 12]

Luo han jiang long:

罗汉降龙 [单剑: 25]

Luo hua shi:

落花式 [单剑: 42]

Mo mei gong:

抹眉肱 [老架二路: 25]

Mo pan jian:

磨盘剑 [单剑: 48]

Na zha tan hai:

哪吒探海 [单剑: 45]

Pi jia zi:

披架子 [老架二路: 21]

Pi shen chui mo wei xiang xia da zhi dang chui:

披身捶末尾向下打指裆捶 [老架一路: 17. 陈鑫(1933/1995): p.223]

Pie shen chui (quan):

撇身捶 [老架一路: 16. 老架二路: 9]

Pu di ji:

铺地鸡 [老架一路: 69. 陈鑫(1933/1995): p.405]

Pu di jin:

铺地锦 [老架一路: 69. 陈鑫(1933/1995): p.405]

Qian zhao:

前招 [老架一路: 43]

Qian zhao:

前昭 [老架一路: 43. 陈鑫(1933/1995): p.306]

Qing long bai wei:

青龙摆尾 [单剑: 19]

Qing long chu shui:

青龙出水 [老架一路: 17. 单刀: 3, 15. 单剑: 4, 7]

Qing long zhuan shen:

青龙转身 [单剑: 9]

Quan pao chui:

全炮捶 [老架二路: 32]

Que di long:

雀地龙 [老架一路: 69]

Ri tao san huan:

日套三环 [单刀: 11]

Sao tang tui:

扫膛腿 [老架二路: 30]

Shan tong bei:

闪通背 [老架一路: 23, 59]

Shang xia xie ci:

上下斜刺 [单剑: 43]

Shang bu (ba) qi xing:

上步七星 [老架一路: 70]

Shang bu qi xing mo wei jin gang dao dui:

上步七星末尾金刚捣碓 [老架一路: 70. 陈鑫(1933/1995): p.409]

Shang san bu:

上三步 [老架一路: 10, 13, 32]

Shen xian yi ba zhua:

神仙一把抓 [老架一路: 33]

Shi zi jiao:

十字脚 [老架一路: 65]

Shou shi:

收势 [老架一路: 75. 老架二路: 43. 单刀: (23)]

Shou tou shi:

兽头式 [老架二路: 20]

Shuang bai lian:

双摆莲 [老架一路: 53, 72]

Shuang tui shou:

双推手 [老架一路: 18]

Shun lan zhou:

顺拦肘 [老架二路: 39]

Su qin bei jian:

苏秦背剑 [单刀: 7]

Tai ji huan yvan:

太极还原 [单剑: 49]

Tai ji dan jian chu shi:

太极单剑初式 [单剑: 1]

Ti er qi:

踢二起 [老架一路: 34]

Wei tuo xian chu:

韦驼献杵 [单剑: 47]

Wo di da zhuo pao:

窝底大捉炮 [老架二路: 37]

Wo di pao:

窝底炮 [老架二路: 40]

Wu long bai wei:

乌龙摆尾 [单剑: 23]

Xia bu kua gong:

下步跨肱 [老架一路: 71]

Xia bu kua hu:

下步跨虎 [老架一路: 71. 陈鑫(1933/1995): p.411]

Xia yvn shou:

下云手 [陈鑫(1933/1995): p.380]

Xian ren zhi lu:

仙人指路 [单剑: 3, 15]

Xiao qin da:

小擒打 [老架一路: 39]

Xiao qin na:

小擒拿 [老架一路: 39. 陈鑫(1933/1995): p.292]

Xie fei shi:

斜飞式 [单剑: 10, 29, 37, 44]

Xie xing:

斜行 [老架一路: 8, 11, 22, 58. 老架二路: 7]

Xuan feng jiao:

旋风脚 [老架一路: 36]

Yan bie jin shi:

燕别金翅 [单刀: 17]

Yan shou chui:

演手捶 [陈鑫(1933/1995): p.244]

Yan shou gong quan:

演手肱拳 [老架一路: 14, 24, 38, 60. 老架二路: 13, 18, 23, 29, 31, 33. 陈鑫(1933/1995): p.211]

Yan shou gong quan:

掩手肱拳 [老架一路: 14, 24, 38, 60. 老架二路: 13, 18, 23, 29, 31, 33]

Yan zi zhuo ni:

燕子啄泥 [单剑: 27, 31, 35, 40]

Yao lan zhou:

腰拦肘 [老架二路: 14, 38]

Yao zhan bai she:

腰斩白蛇 [单刀: 10]

Ye cha tan hai:

夜叉探海 [单刀: 18]

Ye ma fen zong:

野马分鬃 [老架一路: 45]

Ye ma tiao jian:

野马跳涧 [单剑: 21]

Yi tang she:

一堂蛇 [老架一路: 54. 陈鑫(1933/2006): p.237]

Ying feng gun bi:

迎锋滚闭 [单刀: 9]

Ying xiong dou zhi:

鹰熊斗智 [单剑: 30]

You bo cao xun she:

右拨草寻蛇 [单刀: 14]

You ca jiao:

右擦脚 [老架一路: 29]

You chong:

右冲 [老架二路: 28]

You deng yi gen:

右蹬一根 [老架一路: 37]

You fan shen kan:

右翻身砍 [单刀: 20]

You tuo qian jin:

右托千斤 [单剑: 39]

Yv bei shi:

预备势 [老架一路: 1. 老架二路: 1]

Yv nv chuan suo:

玉女穿梭 [老架一路: 48. 老架二路: 16]

Yuan hou xian (tan) guo:

猿猴探果 [老架一路: 67]

Yvn shou:

运手 [老架一路: 27, 52, 63.]

Zai shou:

再收 [陈鑫(1933/1995): p.205]

Zhai xing huan dao:

摘星换斗 [单剑: 32]

Zhan chi:

展翅 [单剑: 11]

Zhan shou:

斩手 [老架二路: 11]

Zhi dang:

指裆 [老架二路: 10]

Zhi dang chui:

指档捶 [老架一路: 66]

Zhong kui zhang jian:

钟馗仗剑 [单剑: 24]

Zhou di kan quan:

肘底看拳 [老架一路: 19]

Zhuan shen bai jiao:

转身摆脚 [老架一路: 72. 陈鑫(1933/1995): p.418]

Zuo bo cao xun she:

左拨草寻蛇 [单刀: 13]

Zuo ca jiao:

左擦脚 [老架一路: 30]

Zuo chong:

左冲 [老架二路: 27]

Zuo fan shen kan:

左翻身砍 [单刀: 19]

Zuo deng yi gen:

左蹬一根 [老架一路: 31]

Zuo er gong you er gong:

左二肱右二肱 [老架二路: 35]

Zuo tuo qian jin:

左托千斤 [单剑: 38]

This is Chen Xiaowang's DVD case for the Chen style spear routine. Not all videos and materials on this website are available in English or with English subtitles. If you wish to obtain them, often a pinyin transcription is not sufficient and you may need to revert to the Chinese characters.

Chinese characters for Chinese titles (videos and materials)

Chen Fake Taijiquan Jiji Jiangtang

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Chen Shi Lao Jia

陈氏老架

Chen Shi Taijiquan

陈式太极拳

Chen Shi Taijiquan Taiji Dan Dao

陈式太极拳太极单刀

Chen Shi Taijiquan Gongfu Huicui

陈式太极拳功夫荟萃

Chen Shi Taijiquan Jingsai Taolu

陈式太极拳竞赛套路

Chen Shi Taijiquan Lao Jia

陈式太极拳老架

Chen Shi Taijiquan Quanfa Quanli

陈式太极拳拳法拳理

Chen Shi Taijiquan Quanfa Yu Jingmai Yunxing

陈式太极拳拳法与经脉运行

Chen Shi Taijiquan Quanshu

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Chen Shi Taijiquan Shu

陈式太极拳术

Chen Shi Taijiquan Tushuo

陈式太极拳图说

Chen Shi Taiji Nvzi Fangshen Miji

陈式太极女子防身秘技

Chen Shi Taiji Quanxie Hui Zong

陈氏太极拳械汇宗

Chen Shi Taiji Sanshou Yu Qinna, Zhi Di Juezhao

陈氏太极散手与擒拿，制敌绝招

Pao Chui: Chen Shi Taijiquan Di Er Lu

炮捶陈式太极拳第二路

Quanxie Xinshang

拳械欣赏

Shichuan Chen Shi Taijiquan

世传陈式太极拳

Xie Taolu Xinshang

械套路欣赏

Zhongguo Chen Shi Taiji

中国陈式太极

This picture displays the blade of a long-hilted Lord Guan broadsword (Guan dao,), also called Spring-Autumn broadsword. Guan Yu (160-219 AD, also: Guan Gong, or Guan Di) is a legendary general who lived during China's period of the Three Kingdoms and who is frequently portrayed as a master of this weapon. Mastering the Guan Dao requires considerable strength and therefore, as opposed to the lighter weapons as the sabre or the straight sword, is a weapon for fairly advanced students. As it is a long weapon, students would also first try to master the rod (gun) or the spear (qiang) before they move on to this heavy weapon. See also Ancient Chinese Weapons by Yang Jwing-Ming (Yang Junmin) for more on traditional weapons.