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title: "Quantou Meaning: 拳头 (quántóu) Means “fist”"
description: "拳头 (traditional 拳頭, quántóu) means “fist”. Hear its tones, see what 拳 and 头 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/quantou"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 拳头 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

拳头 quántóu

## fist

## It can also mean

- (fig.) competitive; flagship (product)

## Its characters

1. 拳 quán fist
2. 头 tóu head

## In a sentence

他生气地握紧了拳头。 He angrily clenched his fist.

[More about 拳头](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%8B%B3%E5%A4%B4)

## More words with 拳 or 头

- [从头 cóngtóu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/congtou)
- [带头 dàitóu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daitou)
- [点头 diǎntóu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/diantou)
- [低头 dītóu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ditou)
- [个头 gètóu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/getou)
- [过头 guòtóu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guotou)
- [骨头 gǔtou](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gutou)
- [回头 huítóu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huitou)
- [街头 jiētóu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jietou)
- [镜头 jìngtóu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jingtou)

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