Bao Ding Kuai Chiao

Bao Ding is the name of the city in Mainland China where Chang Tung Sheng was born.

The character Bao has two parts. The radical - or left half portion of the character - means "person" and represents the meaning of the character. The right half of the character is the phonetic "ding", which suggests the pronunciation. Written as a whole, the character means "to protect, to preserve, to guarantee".

The character Ding also has two parts. The radical - in this case the upper part - is a pictograph of a roof and represents the meaning of the character. The lower half of the character is a phonetic suggesting the pronunciation. Written as a whole, the character means "stable; certainly; to decide, to determine".

The characters Kuai Chiao literally mean "fast wrestling".

The character Kuai consists of two parts. The radical - or left portion of the character - is a form of the character "heart", which is a pictograph of a human heart and suggests the meaning of the character. The right half of the character is a phonetic that is pronounced "guai", which suggests the pronunciation of the character. Written as a whole, the character means "fast".

The character Chiao (written "Jiao" in the Mainland China Pinyin Romanization system), also consists of two parts. The left portion of the character is a pictograph of a foot and lower leg and suggests the meaning of the character. The right half is a phonetic - pronounced jiao - that suggests the pronunciation of the entire character. It also reinforces the meaning of the character because it means "cross, intersect", and is a pictograph of a person with crossed legs.

The concept of "fast wrestling" is essential to understand Chang Tung Sheng's system of shuai chiao, which focuses on throws with the incorporation of strikes, kicks, chin na, and striking to vital points rather than extended grappling.