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charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *提* | 提* | *提
to carry (hanging down from the hand) / to lift / to put forward / to mention / to raise (an issue) / upwards character stroke / lifting brush stroke (in painting) / scoop for measuring liquid
HSK 2
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *筆* | 筆* | *筆
pen / pencil / writing brush / to write or compose / the strokes of Chinese characters / classifier for sums of money, deals / CL: ,
HSK 2
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *管* | 管* | *管
to take care (of) / to control / to manage / to be in charge of / to look after / to run / to care about / tube / pipe / woodwind / classifier for tube-shaped objects / particle similar to in ... constructions / writing brush / (coll.) to / towards
HSK 3
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *掃* | 掃* | *掃
to sweep (with a brush or broom) / to sweep away; to wipe out; to get rid of / to sweep (one's eyes etc) over; to scan
HSK 4
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *擦* | 擦* | *擦
to rub; to scratch / to wipe; to polish / to apply (lipstick, lotion etc) / to brush (past) / to shred (a vegetable etc)
HSK 4
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *刷* | 刷* | *刷
a brush / to paint; to daub / to brush; to scrub / (fig.) to remove; to eliminate (from a contest); to fire (from a job) / (onom.) swish; rustle / to swipe (a card) / to scroll on (a phone)
HSK 4
brush / scrub / CL:
HSK 4
to brush one's teeth
HSK 4
writing brush / CL: ,
HSK 5
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *撇* | 撇* | *撇
to throw / to cast / left-slanting downward brush stroke (calligraphy)
HSK 7-9
(formal, honorific) your writing; your handwriting / pen; calligraphy brush / a large sum of (money)
HSK 7-9
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *撣* | 撣* | *撣
to brush away / to dust off / brush / duster / CL:
lit. to paint holding two brushes (idiom); fig. to work on two tasks at the same time / to attack one problem from two angles at the same time
writing brush
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *翰* | 翰* | *翰
writing brush / writing / pen
to pay no heed to (idiom) / to ignore / to brush aside
the cap of a pen, pencil, or writing brush
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *毫* | 毫* | *毫
hair / drawing brush / (in the) least / one thousandth / currency unit, 0.1 yuan
to brush past; to pass by (sb) / (fig.) to miss (an opportunity, a danger etc); to have a brush (with death)
to learn sth over again / to review / to brush up / to revive (memories, friendship etc)
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *抿* | 抿* | *抿
to smooth hair with a wet brush / (of a mouth, wing etc) to close lightly / to sip
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *拂* | 拂* | *拂
to flick / to brush off / (of a breeze) to brush lightly over / (literary) to run counter to
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *掠* | 掠* | *掠
to take over by force / to rob / to plunder / to brush over / to skim / to sweep
pen container; brush pot
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *膏* | 膏* | *膏
to moisten / to grease / to apply (cream, ointment) / to dip a brush in ink
painting brush
to brush / to caress (of breeze) / to praise
to get rid of / to dismiss / to brush aside
nib / pen point / the tip of a writing brush or pencil
to write or draw with a brush / to put pen to paper / to write
the cap of a pen, pencil or writing brush / the sheath of a pen (made of cloth, silk or thread)
to push aside / to part / to brush away
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *掭* | 掭* | *掭
to smooth (a brush) against the inkstone (after dipping it in ink)
the shaft of a pen or writing brush / (metonym) pen (as in 耍筆桿|耍笔杆 and 搖筆桿|摇笔杆)
gongbi, traditional Chinese painting method characterized by meticulous brush technique and detailed description
lit. the brush flows with the fluidity of a dragon or snake (idiom) / fig. (of brushwork, esp for calligraphy) lively; vigorous
(calligraphy) technique in which the shaft of the brush is kept upright, so that the tip of the brush runs along the center of the stroke (cf. 側鋒|侧锋 and 偏鋒|偏锋)
(calligraphy) technique in which the shaft of the brush is held at an oblique angle, so that the tip of the brush runs near the edge of the stroke (cf. 正鋒|正锋 and 偏鋒|偏锋)
to put down the brush; to stop writing (or painting)
brush stroke in Chinese painting and calligraphy / brushwork / style of drawing or writing
(literary) to wield a writing brush
(calligraphy) technique in which the shaft of the brush is held at a low angle, so that the tip of the brush runs along the edge of the stroke (cf. 正鋒|正锋 and 側鋒|侧锋) / (fig.) unorthodox or improper way of doing things
the tip of a writing brush / vigor of style in writing / stroke / touch
scrubbing brush
writing brush of weasel bristle
blackboard / painted board on which to make temporary notes with brush pen
weeds / brush (vegetation) / wild grassland
a transition (stop and change) in spoken sound, music or in brush strokes / a cadence / punctuated by a transition / with syncopated cadence (brush stroke in painting)
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *筅* | 筅* | *筅
bamboo brush for utensils
pot-scrubbing brush, made from bamboo strips
(dialect) pot-scrubbing brush, made from bamboo strips
line drawing in traditional ink-and-brush style / simple and straightforward style of writing
custom of placing a variety of articles (writing brush, abacus etc) before an infant on its first birthday to see which one he or she picks up (The article chosen is supposed to be an indication of the child's inclinations, future career etc.)
brush
generic term for hard writing instruments such as quill pens, fountain pens, ball pens and pencils, as opposed to writing brushes
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *䈰* | 䈰* | *䈰
pot-scrubbing brush made of bamboo strips / basket (container) for chopsticks / variant of
writing brush and ink stone
paintbrush; writing brush (esp. in graphics software)
to brush against / to graze / to scratch
to sweep / to brush away
bristles lying down (brush movement in painting)
writing on the ground with a large brush dipped in water
to brush past
to ignore / to brush off / to dismiss / to pay no attention to
skirmish / clash / dispute / brush
the idea is present before the first stroke of the brush, when the last stroke is placed the idea shines through
against the bristles (brush movement in painting)
to wield a writing brush (idiom)
writing brush (old) / Castanopsis fordii, a species of evergreen tree common in the south of China whose calybia (nuts) resemble the tip of a writing brush
to start writing or painting (lit. "wet the brush")
largest-size housepainter's brush
to write with the tip of the brush tilted / (fig.) to resort to devious means
the brush stroke that dots in the eyes (idiom); fig. to add the vital finishing touch / the crucial point that brings the subject to life / a few words to clinch the point


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