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Baguazhang Palms (八卦掌) 

These palms are also refered to as the "static palms" since the practictioner holds a static posture while walking the circle.

Palm 1 - "Sinking Circling Palm" (xia chen zhuan zhang, 下沉轉掌)
Palm 2 - "Double Supporting Circling Palm" (shuang tuo zhuan zhang, 雙托轉掌)
Palm 3 - "Seven Stars Circling Palm" (qi xing zhuan zhang, 七星轉 掌)
Palm 4 - "Double Colliding Circling Palm" (shuang zhuang zhuan zhang, 雙撞轉掌)
Palm 5 - "Yin Yang Circling Palms" (yin yang zhuan zhang, 陰陽轉掌)
Palm 6 - "Vertical Stance Circling Palm" (li zhuang zhuan zhang, 立 樁轉掌)
Palm 7 - "Embracing Circling Palm"(he bao zhuan zhang, 合抱轉掌)
Palm 8 - "Pushing Circling Palm" (tui zhuan zhang, 推轉掌)

These palms are also commonly refered to as the "palm changes".  There are eight of them, but I've only listed the first four.

Palm 1 - "Single Palm Change" (dan huan zhang, 單換掌)
Palm 2 - "Double Palm Change" (shuang huan zhang, 雙換掌)
Palm 3 - "With the Flow Palm" (shun shi zhang, 順勢掌)
Palm 4 - "Rubbing Body Palm" (mo shen zhang, 磨身掌)