Chinese hand greeting.

Much friends has ask me what does it means when we greet each other with the left hand spearing over the right fist commonly seen in Kung Fu movies.

Well I would believe its the Chinese method of a good gesture.

There are many version of explanation to this hand gesture/greetings.

One version says it’s a meaning of yin and yang while one version states a meaning of sun and moon/ day and month . Some has said its a secret society hand gesture for “destroy the Ching, restore the Ming” / 反清復明. (the Chinese character for Ming/明 is a character of day/日 and month/月 combine together)

The left hand flat 4 fingers on top symbolize wen(文-literature and culture) while the right hand fist symbolize wu (武-art and martial).

To use this gesture on negotiation with an opponent means things can be solve either by literature or martial means.

This gesture is also use either for paying respects to master/senior or if you were about to fight an opponent in martial combat.

Mainly this chinese gesture is usually as a symbol of civility.