擎拳合掌

Traditional form:

擎拳合掌

Pinyin (reading):

qíngquánhézhǎng

Definitions:

• to clasp hands
• to put one's palms together (in obeisance)

Characters:

• 擎 - to lift; to support, to hold up
• 拳 - fist; various forms of boxing
• 合 - to combine, to join, to unite; to gather
• 掌 - in charge; the palm of the hand, the sole of the foot

Traditional characters:

• 擎 - to lift; to support, to hold up
• 拳 - fist; various forms of boxing
• 合 - to combine, to join, to unite; to gather
• 掌 - in charge; the palm of the hand, the sole of the foot