24 Movement Simplified (or Beijing) Form
Name* | Pinyin, simplified characters | |
1. | Beginning | Qǐshì, 起势 |
2. | Part Wild Horse's Mane (Left, right, left) | Zuǒyòu Yémǎ Fēnzōng, 左右野马分鬃 |
3. | White Crane Spreads Wings | Báihè Lìangchì, 白鹤亮翅 |
4. | Brush Knee and Twist Step ((Left, right, left) | Zuǒyòu Lōuxī Àobù, 左右搂膝拗步 |
5. | Strum Lute | Shǒuhūi Pípā, 手挥琵琶 |
6. | Repulse Monkey (Right, left, right, left) | Dǎo niǎn hóu 倒攆猴 |
7. | Grasp Sparrow's Tail (going to left) | Zuǒ Lǎn Què Wěi, 左揽雀尾 |
8. | Grasp Sparrow's Tail (going to right) | Yòu Lǎn Què Wěi, 右揽雀尾 |
9. | Single Whip | Dān biān, 单鞭 |
10. | Cloud Hands (3 movements to left) | Yúnshǒu, 云手 |
11. | Single Whip | Dān biān, 单鞭 |
12. | High Pat Horse | Gāo tàn mǎ, 高探马 |
13. | Right Heel Kick | Yòu dēng jiǎo, 右蹬脚 |
14. | Double Winds to Ears | Shuāng fēng guàn ěr, 双峰贯耳 |
15. | Turn Body and Left Heel Kick | Zhuǎnshēn zuǒ dēngjiǎo, 转身左蹬脚 |
16. | Left Snake Creeps Down (aka Squatting Single Whip) and Golden Pheasant Stands on One Leg (right) | Zuǒ Xià shì dúlì, 左下势独立 |
17. | Right Snake Creeps Down (aka Squatting Single Whip) and Golden Pheasant Stands on One Leg (left) | Yòu Xià shì dúlì, 右下势独立 |
18. | Fair Lady Works Shuttles (right, left) | Yòuzuǒ yùnǚ chuānsuō, 右左玉女穿梭 |
19. | Needle at Sea Bottom | Hǎidǐ zhēn, 海底针 |
20. | Fan Through Back | Shǎn tōng bì, 闪通臂 |
21. | Turn Body, Deflect, Parry, and Punch | Zhuǎnshēn Bānlánchuí, 转身搬拦捶 |
22. | Apparent Closing (aka Action of Closing Doors) | Rúfēng shìbì, 如封似闭 |
23. | Cross Hands | Shízìshǒu, 十字手 |
24. | Closing | Shōushì, 收势 |
*Preferred names are provided here; other names and translations also exist