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charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *畫* | 畫* | *畫
to draw; to paint / picture; painting (CL:,張|张) / to draw (a line) (variant of 劃|划) / stroke of a Chinese character (variant of 劃|划) / (calligraphy) horizontal stroke (variant of 劃|划)
HSK 2
calligraphy / handwriting / penmanship
HSK 5
line (in drawing, calligraphy etc) / the lines or contours of a three-dimensional object (hairstyle, clothing, car etc)
HSK 7-9
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *撇* | 撇* | *撇
to throw / to cast / left-slanting downward brush stroke (calligraphy)
HSK 7-9
calligraphic style / typeface / font
HSK 7-9
(formal, honorific) your writing; your handwriting / pen; calligraphy brush / a large sum of (money)
HSK 7-9
to write (by hand) / to practice calligraphy
painting and calligraphy
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *軸* | 軸* | *軸
axis / axle / spool (for thread) / roller (for scrolls) / classifier for calligraphy rolls etc
(Chinese calligraphy) vigor of brushstrokes / fortitude; toughness; spine
suave / graceful / fluent and elegant (calligraphy)
running script; semicursive script (Chinese calligraphic style)
a bit; a little bit / (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit / (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more, -er / a point (in a discussion etc) / (calligraphy) dot stroke (、) / one o'clock (abbr. for 一點鍾|一点钟)
graffiti / scrawl / poor calligraphy / to write badly / to scribble
to correct an erroneously written character / regular script (calligraphy) / standard form (of a character or spelling)
copy (of a document) / book with model calligraphy for copying
regular script (Chinese calligraphic style)
regular script (Chinese calligraphic style)
calligraphy society / village school (old) / literary society (old)
copybook (for calligraphy)
vertical scroll (painting or calligraphy) / vertical shaft (of a machine)
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *楷* | 楷* | *楷
model / pattern / regular script (calligraphic style)
regular script (Chinese calligraphic style)
grass script; cursive script (Chinese calligraphic style)
the strokes of a character / calligraphy and painting
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *篆* | 篆* | *篆
seal (of office) / seal script (a calligraphic style) / the small seal 小篆 and great seal 大篆 / writing in seal script
regular script (Chinese calligraphic style)
to copy (a model of calligraphy or painting etc)
(writing, drawing, calligraphy etc) to apply oneself to producing practice pieces / a practice piece; an exercise
like a heavenly steed, soaring across the skies (idiom) / (of writing, calligraphy etc) bold and imaginative / unconstrained in style
the Confucian Six Arts, namely: rites or etiquette 禮|礼 (禮儀|礼仪), music 樂|乐 (音樂|音乐), archery (射箭), charioteering (駕車|驾车), calligraphy or literacy 書|书 (識字|识字), mathematics or reckoning 數|数 (計算|计算) / another name for the Six Classics 六經|六经
lit. moving clouds and flowing water (idiom) / fig. very natural and flowing style of calligraphy, writing, etc / natural and unforced
Four Treasures of the Study, namely 筆|笔, , 紙|纸 and 硯|砚 / the essentials of calligraphy and scholarship (idiom)
(idiom) the four arts of the Chinese scholar (guqin, Go, calligraphy and painting); (by extension) the accomplishments of a well-educated person
a faulty stroke in calligraphy or painting / a faulty expression in writing
wall scroll (for painting or calligraphy) / banner
(of a tree) old and strong / (of calligraphy or painting) bold; vigorous
authentic (painting or calligraphy) / genuine work (of famous artist)
flamboyant or bold cursive calligraphy (idiom)
to practice calligraphy from a model
lit. the brush flows with the fluidity of a dragon or snake (idiom) / fig. (of brushwork, esp for calligraphy) lively; vigorous
water pot or goblet (for Chinese calligraphy)
(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)
to copy (a model of calligraphy or painting)
fine paper made from bamboo, used for calligraphy, painting etc / also written 毛邊|毛边
calligraphic style of Liu Gongquan
to trace over / to copy (a calligraphy model) / facsimile / (fig.) to depict / to portray
to inscribe a poem (often, composed on the spot) on a painting, fan or ceramic bowl etc as a work of calligraphy / an inscribed poem
regular script (Chinese calligraphic style)
(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)
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *策* | 策* | *策
policy / plan / scheme / bamboo slip for writing (old) / to whip (a horse) / to encourage / riding crop with sharp spines (old) / essay written for the imperial examinations (old) / upward horizontal stroke in calligraphy
technique of writing, calligraphy or drawing
old / aged / (of calligraphy or painting) vigorous / forceful
ink marks / original calligraphy or painting of famous person
clerical script; official script (Chinese calligraphic style)
hanging scroll (calligraphy or painting)
strength of character / vigorous style (of calligraphy)
Cheng Miao, a jailer-turned-prisoner in the Qin dynasty who created the clerical style of Chinese calligraphy
vigor of strokes in calligraphy or drawing / vigor of style in literary composition
brush stroke in Chinese painting and calligraphy / brushwork / style of drawing or writing
one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom) / (in praise of a piece of writing or calligraphy) each character is perfect / each word is highly valued
(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
great calligraphy master / the Sage of Calligraphy, traditional reference to Wang Xizhi 王羲之 (303-361)
Yan Style (in Chinese calligraphy)
calligraphic style / font
posthumous (painting, calligraphy, prose etc)
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *趯* | 趯* | *趯
to jump / way of stroke in calligraphy
bird writing, a calligraphic style based on seal script 篆書|篆书, but with characters decorated as birds and insects
as a lotus flower breaking the surface (idiom); surpassingly beautiful (of young lady's face or old gentleman's calligraphy)
lit. firebird soars, phoenix alights (idiom) / fig. bold, graceful calligraphy / married couple separated from each other / talented person not given the opportunity to fulfill his potential
seal script (Chinese calligraphic style)
(of calligraphy) full of power and grace
calligraphic flourish with many twists / fig. many twists and turns
to trace over / to take a copy (of a calligraphy, a painting etc) / (fig.) to describe / to portray
bone structure and physiognomy / the strength observed in brushstrokes (Chinese calligraphy)
handsome (of people) / graceful (of calligraphy)
person who writes articles - newspapers, magazines, blogs (informal) / scribe / copyist / a talented writer of articles or of calligraphy
by a small margin / slightly (increase or decrease) / (of a painting or a piece of calligraphy) small
regular script (Chinese calligraphic style)
superfluous words (in writing) / superfluous strokes (in calligraphy)
calligraphic style
the calligraphic community
Xiping steles, calligraphic work on carved steles of the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220 AD)
wonderful / beautiful (calligraphy)
Wang Xizhi (303-361), famous calligrapher of Eastern Jin, known as the sage of calligraphy 書聖|书圣
lit. not even one stroke is negligent (idiom) / fig. to write characters (calligraphy) in which every stroke is placed perfectly
variant of 塗鴉|涂鸦 / graffiti / scrawl / poor calligraphy / to write badly / to scribble
felt desk pad for calligraphy
calligraphic style of Chinese characters / typeface / font
felt desk pad for calligraphy
to create a work of calligraphy for display in a prominent place (typically, a sign)
calligraphic style


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