霍元甲

Huò Yuánjiǎ

proper noun #20,531

Meanings

1 Huo Yuanjia (legendary Chinese martial artist)

About Huo Yuanjia

1868–1910 · 运动员 athlete

Martial artist from Tianjin who challenged a foreign strongman in Shanghai in 1909 and in 1910 helped found the 精武 martial arts association there. The 1980s TV series 大侠霍元甲 and Jet Li's film Fearless retell his story.

Also called 元甲

Characters

霍

Huò

suddenly; (surname Huo)

Examples

HSK 5

霍元甲是中国近代最著名的武术家之一。

Huò Yuánjiǎ shì Zhōngguó jìndài zuì zhùmíng de wǔshùjiā zhī yī.

Huo Yuanjia is one of the most famous martial artists in modern Chinese history.

HSK 7-9

李连杰在电影《霍元甲》中饰演了这位传奇人物。

Lǐ Liánjié zài diànyǐng 《 Huò Yuánjiǎ 》 zhōng shìyǎn le zhè wèi chuánqí rénwù.

Jet Li portrayed this legendary figure in the film 'Fearless.'

Tips

culture

He was nicknamed 黄面虎 'Yellow-Faced Tiger' for the sallow skin an illness had left him. The 1981 Hong Kong series about him was the first Hong Kong drama shown on the mainland, and its theme 万里长城永不倒 'The Great Wall never falls' became the first Cantonese song sung across China.

In Pop Culture

《霍元甲》《 Huò Yuánjiǎ 》

Fearless (2006)

Jet Li's martial arts epic depicting Huo Yuanjia's life and patriotic legacy.

Stroke Order

霍 huò

元 yuán

甲 jiǎ

霍元甲