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  *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
to brush one's teeth
HSK 4
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  *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) / (gaming) to grind; to farm (for experience points, equipment, levels etc)
HSK 4
writing brush / CL: ,
HSK 5
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  *筆* | 筆* | *筆
writing brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc) (CL:,) / brushstroke; stroke (in painting or calligraphy) / (bound form) style of writing; literary manner; technique of brushwork / (classifier) stroke of a Chinese character / (classifier) sum of money; financial transaction; piece of business / (literary) to write (with a brush or pen)
HSK 2
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  *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
brush / scrub / CL:
HSK 4
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  *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
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  *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
toilet brush
(formal, honorific) your writing; your handwriting / pen; calligraphy brush / a large sum of (money)
HSK 7-9
blackboard / painted board on which to make temporary notes with brush pen
to ignore / to brush off / to dismiss / to pay no attention to
to get rid of / to dismiss / to brush aside
gongbi, traditional Chinese painting method characterized by meticulous brush technique and detailed description
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  *毫* | 毫* | *毫
hair / drawing brush / (in the) least / one thousandth / currency unit, 0.1 yuan
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
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)
writing brush of weasel bristle
(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
to wield a writing brush (idiom)
to push aside / to part / to brush away
to brush past
scrubbing brush
to brush past; to pass by (sb) / (fig.) to miss (an opportunity, a danger etc); to have a brush (with death)
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  *拂* | 拂* | *拂
to flick / to brush off / (of a breeze) to brush lightly over / (literary) to run counter to
to start writing or painting (lit. "wet the brush")
to pay no heed to (idiom) / to ignore / to brush aside
to write with the tip of the brush tilted / (fig.) to resort to devious means
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  *撇* | 撇* | *撇
to throw / to cast / left-slanting downward brush stroke (calligraphy)
HSK 7-9
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  *撣* | 撣* | *撣
to brush away / to dust off / brush / duster / CL:
lit. the brush flows with the fluidity of a dragon or snake (idiom) / fig. (of brushwork, esp for calligraphy) lively; vigorous
to sweep / to brush away
pot-scrubbing brush, made from bamboo strips
bristles lying down (brush movement in painting)
brush
the tip of a writing brush / vigor of style in writing / stroke / touch
line drawing in traditional ink-and-brush style / simple and straightforward style of writing
writing brush and ink stone
(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)
skirmish / clash / dispute / brush
painting brush
to brush / to caress (of breeze) / to praise
writing brush
brush stroke in Chinese painting and calligraphy / brushwork / style of drawing or writing
weeds / brush (vegetation) / wild grassland
to put down the brush; to stop writing (or painting)
the idea is present before the first stroke of the brush, when the last stroke is placed the idea shines through
to write or draw with a brush / to put pen to paper / to write
to learn sth over again / to review / to brush up / to revive (memories, friendship etc)
writing on the ground with a large brush dipped in water
(literary) to wield a writing brush
brush dipped in red ink (used in former times for writing official documents, grading papers etc)
largest-size housepainter's brush
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)
nib / pen point / the tip of a writing brush or pencil
(dialect) pot-scrubbing brush, made from bamboo strips
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *抿* | 抿* | *抿
to smooth hair with a wet brush / (of a mouth, wing etc) to close lightly / to sip
generic term for hard writing instruments such as quill pens, fountain pens, ball pens and pencils, as opposed to writing brushes
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
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  *掭* | 掭* | *掭
to smooth (a brush) against the inkstone (after dipping it in ink)
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  *筅* | 筅* | *筅
bamboo brush for utensils
the cap of a pen, pencil or writing brush / the sheath of a pen (made of cloth, silk or thread)
pen container; brush pot
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  *膏* | 膏* | *膏
to moisten / to grease / to apply (cream, ointment) / to dip a brush in ink
paintbrush; writing brush (esp. in graphics software)
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  *翰* | 翰* | *翰
writing brush / writing / pen
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  *䈰* | 䈰* | *䈰
pot-scrubbing brush made of bamboo strips / basket (container) for chopsticks / variant of
to brush against / to graze / to scratch
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
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.)
(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)
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  *掠* | 掠* | *掠
to take over by force / to rob / to plunder / to brush over / to skim / to sweep
against the bristles (brush movement in painting)
the cap of a pen, pencil, or writing brush


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