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charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *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
person; personage; figure (esp. sb of importance) / character (in a play, novel etc) / (genre of traditional Chinese painting) figure painting
HSK 5
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *卷* | 卷* | *卷
scroll / book / volume / chapter / examination paper / classifier for books, paintings: volume, scroll
HSK 4
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *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
to fax / a fax / (literary) to portray vividly in painting
HSK 5
picture / drawing / painting
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *染* | 染* | *染
to dye / to catch (a disease) / to acquire (bad habits etc) / to contaminate / to add color washes to a painting
HSK 5
art / fine arts / painting / CL: 種|种
HSK 3
Chinese painting
HSK 7-9
oil painting
HSK 7-9
extremely large (of paintings, photographs etc)
painted shell / painting on shell
(of a tree) old and strong / (of calligraphy or painting) bold; vigorous
portrait (painting, photo etc) / (in a general sense) representation of a person / likeness
HSK 7-9
background (of a painting) / backdrop / a foil (to set off something to advantage) / to offset (something to advantage)
HSK 7-9
mural (painting) / fresco
HSK 7-9
traditional Chinese painting
HSK 7-9
ink marks / original calligraphy or painting of famous person
by a small margin / slightly (increase or decrease) / (of a painting or a piece of calligraphy) small
freehand drawing or painting in traditional Chinese style
to appear vividly on paper (idiom); to show forth vividly (in writing, painting etc) / to stand out markedly
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *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
painting; picture
rendering (computing) / to add washes of ink or color to a drawing (Chinese painting) / to exaggerate / to embellish
empty-handed / unarmed / (painting, embroidery etc) without following a model / (abbr. for 空手道) karate
blue-and-green landscape (genre of landscape painting originating in the Tang dynasty, in which blues and greens predominate)
to alter (text) / to change by painting over / to correct (with correction fluid)
landscape painting
(idiom) the four arts of the Chinese scholar (guqin, Go, calligraphy and painting); (by extension) the accomplishments of a well-educated person
color painting
gongbi, traditional Chinese painting method characterized by meticulous brush technique and detailed description
painting style
to copy (a model of calligraphy or painting etc)
(of a flower) vividly colorful and fragrant / (of a woman) captivating; charming / (of writing or a painting etc) lifelike; vivid
highlight (in a photo or painting) / (cosmetics) highlighter
ink (used in painting)
to finish (a letter, a painting) at a stroke
famous painting
rock painting / picture or writing carved on rocks
contending for supreme beauty (esp. of flowers, scenery, painting etc) / vying in beauty and glamor
(music) fingering / (TCM) manipulation of acupuncture needles / (keyboard) typing technique / (dance) hand movements / (painting) finger method
painting
inscription with name, date, or short sentence, on a painting, gift, letter etc / to write such an inscription
to start writing or painting (lit. "wet the brush")
to stop writing or painting / to leave off writing midway
the strokes of a character / calligraphy and painting
sb's original handwriting or painting
to smudge (become smeared) / to smudge (create a blurred effect) / shading (wash painting technique)
rough sketch (of a painting) / (of an official) to approve a document by signing it
wall scroll (for painting or calligraphy) / banner
vertical scroll (painting or calligraphy) / vertical shaft (of a machine)
to polish (a piece of writing) / to add a few finishing touches to (a piece of writing, painting etc)
nude (painting, sculpture etc)
to touch up a painting
to trace over / to take a copy (of a calligraphy, a painting etc) / (fig.) to describe / to portray
painting and calligraphy
bristles lying down (brush movement in painting)
authentic (painting or calligraphy) / genuine work (of famous artist)
(Taoism) talisman in the form of a painting of symbols thought to have magical powers
short comment or critical appraisal added at the end of a text, on a painting etc
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *黛* | 黛* | *黛
umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow
scroll painting
addressee / name of recipient on painting or scroll
painting brush
scroll (book or painting)
to suggest (rather than depict in detail) / freehand style of Chinese painting, characterized by bold strokes rather than accurate details
hanging scroll (calligraphy or painting)
character scroll / scroll painting
brush stroke in Chinese painting and calligraphy / brushwork / style of drawing or writing
to copy (a model of calligraphy or painting)
to put down the brush; to stop writing (or painting)
to put pen to paper; to start writing or painting
(painting) still life
canvas (artist's painting surface)
painting world / painting circles
refined activities of the intellectuals (regarding literature, paintings etc)
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)
white face / face painting in Beijing opera etc
court lady / palace maid / traditional painting of beautiful women
fine paper made from bamboo, used for calligraphy, painting etc / also written 毛邊|毛边
old / aged / (of calligraphy or painting) vigorous / forceful
painting on silk
a faulty stroke in calligraphy or painting / a faulty expression in writing
easel painting
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
painting of birds and flowers
to touch up (a piece of writing) / to add details (to a painting)
ink and wash painting
talisman in the form of a painting of symbols thought to have magical powers (also called 符籙|符箓) / to invoke the magical power of such a talisman / a tiger tally 虎符 sent with great urgency
painting / picture / dimension of a painting
full arm (method of painting)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *幀* | 幀* | *幀
frame / classifier for paintings etc / Taiwan pr. [zheng4]
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *裱* | 裱* | *裱
to hang (paper) / to mount (painting)
posthumous (painting, calligraphy, prose etc)
painting technique / drawing method
empty wrist (method of painting)
(drawing and painting) perspective / (medicine) to perform fluoroscopy; to examine by X-ray / (fig.) to take a penetrating look at sth; to gain insight
thangka (Tibetan Buddhist scroll painting)
against the bristles (brush movement in painting)
recreative seal, bearing not the owner's name but a well-known verse or such, and used for artistic purposes on paintings etc


Tip: Pinyin can be entered with or without tone numbers, e.g. 'nihao' or 'ni3hao3'.
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