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

writing brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc) (CL:支,枝) / 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)

straight / to straighten / fair and reasonable / frank / straightforward / (indicates continuing motion or action) / vertical / vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters

to delimit / to transfer / to assign / to plan / to draw (a line) / stroke of a Chinese character

to touch briefly; to tap / to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list) / to order (food etc); to select / to mention; to bring up (a topic or person) / to hint at; to imply / to administer (eye medicine etc) in drops / to light (a fire, a lamp etc); to ignite / to nod (one's head) in agreement; to beckon by moving (one's hand) up and down / point; dot; spot; speck / dot stroke in Chinese characters / (math.) decimal point / point in time or space / (after a number) o'clock / a small amount; a bit; (after a verb or adjective) a bit more / classifier for small amounts

opportunity; favorable turn of events; stroke of luck

journey; travel route; itinerary / distance of travel / course (of history) / stroke (of a piston) / (Tw) (computing) process

a move / an action / in one move / at a stroke / in one go

horizontal / across / crosswise / horizontal stroke (in Chinese characters) / to place (sth) flat (on a surface) / to cross (a river, etc) / in a jumble / chaotic / (in fixed expressions) harsh and unreasonable / violent

to feel with the hand / to touch / to stroke / to grope / to steal / to abstract

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)

lit. to cut all at one stroke (idiom); to impose uniformity / one solution fits a diversity of problems / one size fits all

vertical stroke (in Chinese characters), referred to as 豎筆｜竖笔

five stroke input method for Chinese characters by numbered strokes, invented by Wang Yongmin 王永民 in 1983

one stumble, unable to rise (idiom); a setback leading to total collapse / ruined at a stroke / unable to recover after a minor hitch

turning stroke (in Chinese characters), aka 折

ring / ringtone / bell stroke / tintinnabulation

to finish (a letter, a painting) at a stroke

lit. not even the first stroke of the character 八 has been written (idiom) / fig. things have not even gotten started yet; nothing tangible has come of one's plans yet

abbr. of 五筆字型｜五笔字型, five stroke input method for Chinese characters by numbered strokes, invented by Wang Yongmin 王永民 in 1983

stroke-count character index; table for looking up characters by number of strokes

stroke / cerebral hemorrhage

stroke / cerebral hemorrhage

(Tw) (swimming) the crawl (front crawl stroke)

to suffer a paralyzing stroke

to write off at one stroke

lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom) / fig. things have not even begun to take shape / no sign of success yet

the strokes of a character / calligraphy and painting

Wang Yongmin (1943-), inventor of the five stroke input method 五筆輸入法｜五笔输入法

to erect / vertical / vertical stroke (in Chinese characters)

five-stroke code, Chinese character input method

stroke play (golf)

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

to fondle; to caress; to stroke

stroke play (golf)

vertigo / dizziness / fainting / feeling of swaying, head spinning, lack of balance or floating (e.g. from a stroke) / Taiwan pr. [xuan4 yun1]

five stroke input method for Chinese characters by numbered strokes, invented by Wang Yongmin 王永民 in 1983

cerebral hemorrhage / stroke

opening gong / gong strokes announcing start of opera performance

(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

stroke (of a piston)

to draw; to paint / picture; painting (CL:幅,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)

to blot out at one stroke / to reject out of hand / to deny without a hearing

strokes of a Chinese character

to gently caress and stroke / to pet / to fondle

lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom) / fig. things have not even begun to take shape / no sign of success yet

mnemonic chant / rhyme for remembering (arithmetic tables, character stroke order etc)

a faulty stroke in calligraphy or painting / a faulty expression in writing

cerebral stroke

to stroke / to caress

(horizontal-starting right angle character stroke)

vertical / to erect / to set upright / vertical stroke in Chinese characters / young servant (old)

to stroke; to caress

lit. to stroke the tiger's whiskers / to do sth very daring

stroke / cerebral hemorrhage

to smooth or arrange sth using one's fingers / to stroke

⺄ stroke in Chinese characters

to throw / to cast / left-slanting downward brush stroke (calligraphy)

to comfort / to console / to stroke / to caress / an old term for province or provincial governor

lit. not even one stroke is negligent (idiom) / fig. to write characters (calligraphy) in which every stroke is placed perfectly

birdie (one stroke under par in golf)

a stroke of luck

swimming style; swimming stroke

to have a lucky stroke / to try one's luck

to stroke lightly / to caress

the sword moves with side stroke (modern idiom) / fig. unexpected winning move / unconventional gambit

lit. to give each one a flogging of fifty strokes (idiom) / fig. to punish the guilty and the innocent alike / to put the blame on both parties

the idea is present before the first stroke of the brush, when the last stroke is placed the idea shines through

乚 stroke in Chinese characters

(downwards-starting right angle character stroke)

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

circumstance(s) encountered in one's life (favorable or otherwise) / stroke of luck / opportunity

(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 succeed by a lucky stroke

vigor of strokes in calligraphy or drawing / vigor of style in literary composition

to get there in one step (idiom); easily done / success at a stroke / to get results overnight

superfluous words (in writing) / superfluous strokes (in calligraphy)

the tip of a writing brush / vigor of style in writing / stroke / touch

(TCM) hemiplegia due to an apoplectic stroke

to rub with the hand / to stroke

to stop breathing (as a medical condition) / (fig.) to pass out (in anger) / to have a stroke

lit. hair and beard all in one stroke / fig. to handle different things by the same method / one method to solve all problems / one size fits all

to get there in one step (idiom); easily done / success at a stroke / to get results overnight

brush stroke in Chinese painting and calligraphy / brushwork / style of drawing or writing

stroke order (when writing Chinese character)

butterfly stroke (swimming)

firecrackers set off at the stroke of midnight on New Year's Day (a Chinese tradition)

to suggest (rather than depict in detail) / freehand style of Chinese painting, characterized by bold strokes rather than accurate details

horizontal stroke with a hook at the end (in Chinese characters)

(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 counter (a stroke in fencing)

(downwards-right concave hooked character stroke)

vertical stroke (in Chinese characters)

(coll.) to have a stroke of bad luck

stroke count (number of brushstrokes of a Chinese character)

three-stroke form of Kangxi radical 94 犬

old term for the right-falling stroke in Chinese characters (e.g. the last stroke of 大), now called 捺 / sound made by birds (onom.) / (literary) to dismember (form of punishment) / to spread

Zheng coding / original Chinese character coding based on component shapes, created by Zheng Yili 鄭易里｜郑易里, underlying most stroke-based Chinese input methods / also called common coding 字根通用碼｜字根通用码

strokes of a Chinese character

heat stroke (TCM)