Names & Sequence of Orthodox Yang Style Tai Chi Forms
Below are the text version of the three sections of the TCSociety Yang classic/orthodox form. They are listed in Traditional Chinese characters, Pinyin pronunciation, and English. Special thanks to Caroline Pan for her help in the translation and compilation of these PDF files:
太極拳 – Tai Chi Chuan – Section 1
| Tai Chi Form | Pinyin Pronounciation | Form Description | |
| 0 | 合太極 | 合[hé] 太[tài] 極[jí] | Tai Chi in Harmony |
| 1 | 太極拳起勢 | 太[tài] 極[jí] 拳[quán] 起[qǐ] 勢[shì] | Tai Chi Chuan Preparation Stance |
| 2 | 右攬雀尾左綳 | 右[yòu] 攬[lǎn] 雀[qiāo] 尾[wěi] 左[zuǒ] 綳[bēng] | Right Grasp a Sparrow’s Tail and Left Ward Off |
| 3 | 左攬雀尾右綳 | 左[zuǒ] 攬[lǎn 雀[qiāo] 尾[wěi] 右[yòu] 綳[bēng] | Left Grasp a Sparrow’s Tail and Right Ward Off |
| 4 | 捋 | 捋[zuǒ] | Follow & Rollback to Trap In |
| 5 | 擠 | 擠[jǐ] | Squeeze |
| 6 | 按 | 按[àn] | Press |
| 7 | 左顧右盼 | 左[zuǒ] 顧[gù] 右[yòu] 盼[pàn] | Glance Left Watch Right |
| 8 | 雙按 | 雙[shuāng] 按[àn] | Two Hands Press Forward |
| 9 | 橫捩手 | 橫[héng] 捩[liè] 手[shǒu] | Horizontal Split Hands |
| 10 | 刁手單鞭 | 刁[diāo] 手[shǒu] 單[dán] 鞭[biān] | Hook & Single Whip |
| 11 | 提手上勢 | 提[dī] 手[shǒu] 上[shàng] 勢[shì] | Lift Hands Raise Up Posture |
| 12 | 白鶴亮翅 | 白[bái] 鶴[hè] 亮[liàng] 翅[chì] | White Crane Spreading Wings |
| 13 | 手揮琵琶 | 手[shǒu] 揮[huī] 琵[pí] 琶[pá] | Strum the Lute (Pi Pa) |
| 14 | 左摟膝右看掌 | 左[zuǒ] 摟[lōu] 膝[xī] 右[yòu] 看[kàn] 掌[zhǎng] | Left Brush knee & Step with Right Push |
| 15 | 退步白鶴亮翅 | 退 [tuì] 步[bù] 白[bái] 鶴[hè] 亮[liàng] 翅[chì] | Step Back & White crane spreading wings |
| 16 | 手揮琵琶 | 手[shǒu] 揮[huī] 琵琶[pí pá] | Strum the Lute (Pi Pa) |
| 17 | 左摟膝坳步右看掌 | 左[zuǒ] 摟[lōu] 膝[xī] 坳[ào] 步[bù] 右[yòu] 看[kàn] 掌[zhǎng] | Left Brush Knee to Twist Forward |
| 18 | 右摟膝坳步左看掌 | 右[yòu] 摟[lōu] 膝[xī] 坳[ào] 步[bù] 左[zuǒ] 看[kàn] 掌[zhǎng] | Right Brush Knee to Twist Forward |
| 19 | 左摟膝坳步右看掌 | 左[zuǒ] 摟[lōu] 膝[xī] 坳[ào] 步[bù] 右[yòu] 看[kàn] 掌[zhǎng] | Left Brush Knee to Twist Forward |
| 20 | 懷中抱月 | 懷[huái] 中[zhōng] 抱[bào] 月[yuè] | Hold Moon in Chest |
| 21 | 右搬攔捶 | 右[yòu] 搬[bān] 攔[lán] 捶[chuí] | Move Right, Parry and Punch |
| 22 | 左搬攔捶 | 左[zuǒ] 搬[bān] 攔[lán] 捶[chuí] | Move Left, Parry and Punch |
| 23 | 右搬攔捶 | 右[yòu] 搬[bān] 攔[lán] 捶[chuí] | Move Right, Parry and Punch |
| 24 | 如封似閉 | 如[rú] 封[fēng] 似[sì] 閉[bì] | As If In Enclosure |
| 25 | 轉身抱虎歸山 | 轉[zhuǎn] 身[shēn] 抱[bào] 虎[hǔ] 歸[guī] 山[shān] | Return Tiger to Mountain |
| 26 | 十字手 | 十[shí] 字[zì] 手[shǒu] | Form a Cross |
If practice through sections, may omit Form a Cross, 十字手 for better continuity.
If practice by section, may add Split Punch, 分身捶 (分[fén]身[shén]捶[chui]), and Tai Chi in Harmony, 合太極after Form a Cross, 十字手.
太極拳 – Tai Chi Chuan – Section 2
| Tai Chi Form | Pinyin | Form Description | |
| 27 | 轉身看掌 | 轉[zhuǎn] 身[shēn] 看[kàn] 掌[zhǎng] | Turn around to protect head and push |
| 28 | 捋 | 捋[lǚ] | Rollback to trap in |
| 29 | 擠 | 擠[jǐ] | Squeeze |
| 30 | 按 | 按[àn] | Press downward |
| 31 | 左顧右盼 | 左[zuǒ] 顧[gù] 右[yòu] 盼[pàn] | Watch left and glance right |
| 32 | 雙按 | 雙[shuāng] 按[àn] | Double press |
| 33 | 橫捩手 | 橫[héng] 捩[liè] 手[shǒu] | Horizontal split hands |
| 34 | 刁手 | 刁[diāo] 手[shǒu] | Hook |
| 35 | 回頭望月 | 回[huí] 頭[tóu] 望[wàng] 月[yuè] | Right Turn head back to look at the moon |
| 36 | 左倒攆猴 | 左[zuǒ] 倒[dào] 攆[niǎn] 猴[hóu] | Repulse the Monkey from Left |
| 37 | 右倒攆猴 | 右[yòu] 倒[dào] 攆[niǎn] 猴[hóu] | Repulse the Monkey from Right |
| 38 | 左倒攆猴 | 左[zuǒ] 倒[dào] 攆[niǎn] 猴[hóu] | Repulse the Monkey from Left |
| 39 | 斜飛勢 | 斜[xié] 飛[fēi] 勢[shì] | Flying Oblique |
| 40 | 海底針 | 海[hǎi] 底[dǐ] 針[zhēn] | A needle at the bottom of the sea |
| 41 | 扇通背 | 扇[shān] 通[tōng] 背[bēi] | Fan over the shoulder |
| 42 | 轉身撇身捶 | 轉[zhuǎn] 身[shēn] 撇[piē] 身[shēn] 捶[chuí] | Turn back to punch |
| 43 | 上步攔捶 | 上[shàng] 步[bù] 攔[lán] 捶[chuí] | Step up and punch |
| 44 | 疊步化 | 疊[dié] 步[bù] 化[huà] | Fold legs down to avoid |
| 45 | 上步捋 | 上[shàng] 步[bù] 捋[lǚ] | Rollback to trap in |
| 46 | 擠 | 擠[jǐ] | Squeeze |
| 47 | 按 | 按[àn] | Press downward |
| 48 | 左顧右盼 | 左[zuǒ] 顧[gù] 右[yòu] 盼[pàn] | Watch left and glance right |
| 49 | 雙按 | 雙[shuāng] 按[àn] | Double press |
| 50 | 橫捩手 | 橫[héng] 捩[liè] 手[shǒu] | Horizontal split hands |
| 51 | 刁手橫單鞭 | 刁[diāo] 手[shǒu] 橫[héng] 單[dán] 鞭[biān] | Right hook and horizontal left whip |
| 52 | 雲手 | 雲[yún] 手[shǒu] | Waving hand like the cloud |
| 53 | 雲手 | 雲[yún] 手[shǒu] | Waving hand like the cloud |
| 54 | 雲手 | 雲[yún] 手[shǒu] | Waving hand like the cloud |
| 55 | 刁手單鞭 | 刁[diāo] 手手[shǒu] 單[dán] 鞭[biān] | Right hook and left whip |
| 56 | 高探馬右分腳 | 高[gāo] 探[tàn] 馬[mǎ] 右[yòu] 分[fēn] 腳[jiǎo] | High pat on horse & right toe kick |
| 57 | 高探馬左分腳 | 高[gāo] 探[tàn] 馬[mǎ] 左[zuǒ] 分[fēn] 腳腳[jiǎo] | High pat on horse & left toe kick |
| 58 | 轉身左蹬腳 | 轉[zhuǎn] 身[shēn] 左[zuǒ] 蹬[dèng] 腳[jiǎo] | Turn left then left heel kick |
| 59 | 左摟膝右看掌 | 左[zuǒ] 摟[lōu] 膝[xī] 右[yòu] 看[kàn] 掌[zhǎng] | Left brush knee & left twist forward with a right push |
| 60 | 右摟膝左看掌 | 右[yòu] 摟[lōu] 膝[xī] 左[zuǒ] 看[kàn] 掌[zhǎng] | Right brush knee & right twist forward with a left punch |
| 61 | 進步栽捶 | 進[jìn] 步[bù] 栽[zāi] 捶[chuí] | Forward & punch downward |
| 62 | 反身撇身捶 | 反[fǎn] 身[shēn] 撇[piē] 身[shēn] 捶[chuí] | Turn Back & Lean & Punch |
| 63 | 進步搬攔捶 | 進[jìn] 步[bù] 搬[bān] 攔[lán] 捶[chuí] | Forward move parry & punch |
| 64 | 左化 | 左[zuǒ] 化[huà] | Left deflect |
| 65 | 右蹬腳 | 右[yòu] 蹬[dèng] 腳[jiǎo] | Right heel kick |
| 66 | 倒插步左打虎 | 倒[dǎo] 插[chā] 步[bù] 左[zuǒ] 打[dá] 虎[hǔ] | Stamp back & left hit tiger |
| 67 | 倒插步右打虎 | 倒[dǎo] 插[chā] 步[bù] 右[yòu] 打[dá] 虎[hǔ] | Stamp back & right hit tiger |
| 68 | 海底撈月右蹬腳 | 海[hǎi] 底[dǐ] 撈[lāo] 月[yuè] 右[yòu] 蹬[dèng] 腳[jiǎo] | Scoop moon from the ocean & right heel kick |
| 69 | 雙風灌耳 | 雙[shuāng] 風[fēng] 灌[guàn] 耳[ěr] | Winds blow in ears |
| 70 | 左分腳 | 左[zuǒ] 分[fēn] 腳[jiǎo] | Left toe kick |
| 71 | 轉身右分腳 | 轉[zhuǎn] 身[shēn] 右[yòu] 分[fēn] 腳[jiǎo] | Spin around & right toe kick |
| 72 | 轉身撇身捶 | 轉[zhuǎn] 身[shēn] 撇[piē] 身[shēn] 捶[chuí] | Turn & lean & punch |
| 73 | 上步攔捶 | 上[shàng] 步[bù] 攔[lán] 捶[chuí] | Forward Parry & Punch |
| 74 | 如封似閉 | 如[rú] 封[fēng] 似[sì] 閉[bì] | As If In Enclosure |
| 75 | 轉身抱虎歸山 | 轉[zhuǎn] 身[shēn] 抱[bào] 虎[hǔ] 歸[guī] 山[shān] | Return Tiger to Mountain |
| 76 | 十字手 | 十[shí] 字[zì] 手[shǒu] | Form a Cross |
If practice through sections, may omit Form a Cross, 十字手 for better continuity.
If practice by section, may add Split Punch, 分身捶 (分[fén]身[shén]捶[chui]), and Tai Chi in Harmony, 合太極after Form a Cross, 十字手.
太極拳 – Tai Chi Chuan – Section 3
| Tai Chi Form | Pinyin | Form Description | |
| 76 | 轉身看掌 | 轉[zhuǎn] 身[shēn] 看[kàn] 掌[zhǎng] | Turn around, protect head & push |
| 77 | 捋 | 捋[lǚ] | Rollback to trap in |
| 78 | 擠 | 擠 [jǐ] | Squeeze |
| 79 | 按 | 按[àn] | Press downward |
| 80 | 左顧右盼 | 左[zuǒ] 顧[gù] 右[yòu] 盼[pàn] | Watch left and glance right |
| 81 | 雙按 | 雙[shuāng] 按[àn] | Double press |
| 82 | 橫捩手 | 橫[héng] 捩[liè] 手[shǒu] | Horizontal split hands |
| 83 | 刁手 | 刁[diāo] 手[shǒu] | Hook |
| 84 | 橫單鞭 | 橫[héng] 單[dán] 鞭[biān] | Horizontal Single Whip |
| 85 | 右野馬分鬃 | 右[yòu] 野[yě] 馬[mǎ] 分[fēn] 鬃[zōng] | Right Wild Horse Parting Mane |
| 86 | 左野馬分鬃 | 左[zuǒ] 野[yě] 馬[mǎ] 分[fēn] 鬃[zōng] | Left Wild Horse Parting Mane |
| 87 | 右野馬分鬃 | 右[yòu] 野[yě] 馬[mǎ] 分[fēn] 鬃[zōng] | Right Wild Horse Parting Mane |
| 88 | 上步捋 | 上[shàng] 步[bù] 捋[lǚ] | Rollback to trap in |
| 89 | 擠 | 擠[jǐ] | Squeeze |
| 90 | 按 | 按[àn] | Press downward |
| 91 | 左顧右盼 | 左[zuǒ] 顧[gù] 右[yòu] 盼[pàn] | Watch left and glance right |
| 92 | 雙按 | 雙[shuāng] 按[àn] | Double press |
| 93 | 橫捩手 | 橫[héng] 捩[liè] 手[shǒu] | Horizontal split hands |
| 94 | 刁手橫單鞭 | 刁[diāo] 手[shǒu] 橫[héng] 單[dán] 鞭[biān] | Right hook & Horizontal left whip |
| 95 | 右玉女穿梭 | 右[yòu] 玉[yù] 女[nǚ] 穿[chuān] 梭[suō] | Right Jade Lady waiving shuttle |
| 96 | 左玉女穿梭 | 左[zuǒ] 玉[yù] 女[nǚ] 穿[chuān] 梭[suō] | Left Jade Lady waiving shuttle |
| 97 | 右玉女穿梭 | 右[yòu] 玉[yù] 女[nǚ] 穿[chuān] 梭[suō] | Right Jade Lady waiving shuttle |
| 98 | 左玉女穿梭 | 左[zuǒ] 玉[yù] 女[nǚ] 穿[chuān] 梭[suō] | Left Jade Lady waiving shuttle |
| 99 | 撅臂 | 撅[juē] 臂[bi] | Stick arm |
| 100 | 上步捋 | 上[shàng] 步[bù] 捋[lǚ] | Rollback to trap in |
| 101 | 擠 | 擠[jǐ] | Squeeze |
| 102 | 按 | 按[àn] | Press downward |
| 103 | 左顧右盼 | 左[zuǒ] 顧[gù] 右[yòu] 盼[pàn] | Watch left and glance right |
| 104 | 雙按 | 雙[shuāng] 按[àn] | Double press |
| 105 | 橫捩手 | 橫[héng] 捩[liè] 手[shǒu] | Horizontal split hands |
| 106 | 刁手單鞭 | 刁[diāo] 手[shǒu] 單[dán] 鞭[biān] | Hook & Single Whip |
| 107 | 蛇身下勢 | 蛇[shé] 身[shēn] 下[xià] 勢[shì] | Snake creeps down |
| 108 | 右金雞獨立 | 右[yòu] 金[jīn] 雞[jī] 獨 [dú] 立[lì] | Golden rooster standing on right leg |
| 109 | 左金雞獨立 | 左[zuǒ] 金[jīn] 雞[jī] 獨 [dú] 立[lì] | Golden rooster standing on left leg |
| 110 | 左倒攆猴 | 左[zuǒ] 倒[dǎo] 攆[niǎn] 猴[hóu] | Repulse the Monkey from Left |
| 111 | 右倒攆猴 | 右[yòu] 倒[dǎo] 攆[niǎn] 猴[hóu] | Repulse the Monkey from Right |
| 112 | 左倒攆猴 | 左[zuǒ] 倒[dǎo] 攆[niǎn] 猴[hóu] | Repulse the Monkey from Left |
| 113 | 斜飛勢 | 斜[xié] 飛[fēi] 勢[shì] | Flying Oblique |
| 114 | 海底針 | 海[hǎi] 底[dǐ] 針[zhēn] | A needle at the bottom of the sea |
| 115 | 扇通背 | 扇[shān] 通[tōng] 背[bēi] | Fan over the shoulder |
| 116 | 轉身撇身捶 | 轉[zhuǎn] 身[shēn] 撇[piē] 身[shēn] 捶[chuí] | Turn back to punch |
| 117 | 上步攔捶 | 上[shàng] 步[bù] 攔[lán] 捶[chuí] | Step up and punch |
| 118 | 疊步化 | 疊[dié] 步[bù] 化[huà] | Fold legs down to avoid |
| 119 | 上步捋 | 上[shàng] 步[bù] 捋[lǚ] | Rollback to trap in |
| 120 | 擠 | 擠[jǐ] | Squeeze |
| 121 | 按 | 按[àn] | Press downward |
| 122 | 左顧右盼 | 左[zuǒ] 顧[gù] 右[yòu] 盼[pàn] | Watch left and glance right |
| 123 | 雙按 | 雙[shuāng] 按[àn] | Double press |
| 124 | 橫捩手 | 橫[héng] 捩[liè] 手[shǒu] | Horizontal split hands |
| 125 | 刁手單鞭 | 刁[diāo] 手[shǒu] 單[dán] 鞭[biān] | Hook & Single Whip |
| 126 | 雲手 | 雲[yún] 手[shǒu] | Waving hand like the cloud |
| 127 | 雲手 | 雲[yún] 手[shǒu] | Waving hand like the cloud |
| 128 | 雲手 | 雲[yún] 手[shǒu] | Waving hand like the cloud |
| 129 | 刁手單鞭 | 刁[diāo] 手[shǒu] 單[dán] 鞭[biān] | Hook & Single Whip |
| 130 | 白蛇吐信 | 白[bái] 蛇[shé] 吐[tǔ] 信[xìn] | White snake flashes tongue |
| 131 | 轉身右蹬腳 | 轉[zhuǎn] 身[shēn] 右[yòu] 蹬[dèng] 腳[jiǎo] | Turn left then right heel kick |
| 132 | 右化左搧下擺蓮 | 右[yòu] 化[huà] 左[zuǒ] 搧[sān] 下[xià]擺[bǎi] 蓮[lián] | Right parry left slap & lotus swing |
| 133 | 摟膝指襠捶 | 摟[lōu] 膝[xī] 指[zhǐ] 襠[dāng] 捶[chuí] | Brush knee & low punch |
| 134 | 疊步化 | 疊[dié] 步[bù] 化[huà] | Fold legs down to avoid |
| 135 | 上步捋 | 上[shàng] 步[bù] 捋[lǚ] | Rollback to trap in |
| 136 | 擠 | 擠[jǐ] | Squeeze |
| 137 | 按 | 按[àn] | Press downward |
| 138 | 左顧右盼 | 左[zuǒ] 顧[gù] 右[yòu] 盼[pàn] | Watch left and glance right |
| 139 | 雙按 | 雙[shuāng] 按[àn] | Double press |
| 140 | 橫捩手 | 橫[héng] 捩[liè] 手[shǒu] | Horizontal split hands |
| 141 | 刁手單鞭 | 刁[diāo] 手[shǒu] 單[dán] 鞭[biān] | Hook & Single Whip |
| 142 | 蛇身下勢 | 蛇[shé] 身[shēn] 下[xià] 勢[shì] | Snake creeps down |
| 143 | 上步七星 | 上[shàng] 步[bù] 七[qī] 星[xīng] | Step up to seven star |
| 144 | 退步跨虎 | 退步[tuì bù] 跨[kuà] 虎[hǔ] | Step back to mount a tiger |
| 145 | 轉身擺蓮 | 轉[zhuǎn] 身[shēn] 擺[bǎi] 蓮[lián] | Turn back with lotus swing |
| 146 | 彎弓射虎 | 彎[wān] 弓[gōng] 射[shè] 虎[hǔ] | Open bow to shoot at a tiger |
| 147 | 轉身撇身捶 | 轉[zhuǎn] 身[shēn] 撇[piē] 身[shēn] 捶[chuí] | Turn & lean & punch |
| 148 | 上步攔捶 | 上[shàng] 步[bù] 攔[lán] 捶[chuí] | Forward Parry & Punch |
| 149 | 如封似閉 | 如[rú] 封[fēng] 似[sì] 閉[bì] | As If In Enclosure |
| 150 | 轉身抱虎歸山 | 轉[zhuǎn] 身[shēn] 抱[bào] 虎[hǔ] 歸[guī] 山[shān] | Return Tiger to Mountain |
| 151 | 十字手 | 十[shí] 字[zì] 手[shǒu] | Form a Cross |
| 152 | 合太極 | 合[hé] 太[tài] 極[jí] | Tai Chi in Harmony |
It works well by adding Split Punch, 分身捶 (分[fén]身[shén]捶[chui]) between Form a Cross, 十字手 and Tai Chi in Harmony, 合太極.
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