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charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *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
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *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
copybook (for calligraphy)
to copy (a model of calligraphy or painting etc)
like a heavenly steed, soaring across the skies (idiom) / (of writing, calligraphy etc) bold and imaginative / unconstrained in style
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *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
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
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *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)
to trace over / to take a copy (of a calligraphy, a painting etc) / (fig.) to describe / to portray
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)
regular script (Chinese calligraphic style)
grass script; cursive script (Chinese calligraphic style)
copy (of a document) / book with model calligraphy for copying
regular script (Chinese calligraphic style)
technique of writing, calligraphy or drawing
regular script (Chinese calligraphic style)
calligraphy society / village school (old) / literary society (old)
great calligraphy master / the Sage of Calligraphy, traditional reference to Wang Xizhi 王羲之 (303-361)
fine paper made from bamboo, used for calligraphy, painting etc / also written 毛邊|毛边
vertical scroll (painting or calligraphy) / vertical shaft (of a machine)
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
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *楷* | 楷* | *楷
model / pattern / regular script (calligraphic style)
the strokes of a character / calligraphy and painting
regular script (Chinese calligraphic style)
(writing, drawing, calligraphy etc) to apply oneself to producing practice pieces / a practice piece; an exercise
to copy (a model of calligraphy or painting)
regular script (Chinese calligraphic style)
Four Treasures of the Study, namely 筆|笔, , 紙|纸 and 硯|砚 / the essentials of calligraphy and scholarship (idiom)
to practice calligraphy from a model
regular script (Chinese calligraphic style)
a faulty stroke in calligraphy or painting / a faulty expression in writing
flamboyant or bold cursive calligraphy (idiom)
authentic (painting or calligraphy) / genuine work (of famous artist)
wall scroll (for painting or calligraphy) / banner
(of a tree) old and strong / (of calligraphy or painting) bold; vigorous
ink marks / original calligraphy or painting of famous person
calligraphic style of Liu Gongquan
to trace over / to copy (a calligraphy model) / facsimile / (fig.) to depict / to portray
bird writing, a calligraphic style based on seal script 篆書|篆书, but with characters decorated as birds and insects
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *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
old / aged / (of calligraphy or painting) vigorous / forceful
clerical script; official script (Chinese calligraphic style)
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
brush stroke in Chinese painting and calligraphy / brushwork / style of drawing or writing
the four arts (zither, Go, calligraphy, painting) / the accomplishments of a well-educated person
brush stroke to the side (calligraphy) / fig. side stroke / lateral thinking
Yan Style (in Chinese calligraphy)
calligraphic style / font
vigor of strokes in calligraphy or drawing / vigor of style in literary composition
calligraphic flourish with many twists / fig. many twists and turns
water pot or goblet (for Chinese calligraphy)
hanging scroll (calligraphy or painting)
lit. moving clouds and flowing water (idiom) / fig. very natural and flowing style of calligraphy, writing, etc / natural and unforced
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
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *趯* | 趯* | *趯
to jump / way of stroke in 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)
posthumous (painting, calligraphy, prose etc)
as a lotus flower breaking the surface (idiom); surpassingly beautiful (of young lady's face or old gentleman's calligraphy)
person who writes articles - newspapers, magazines, blogs (informal) / scribe / copyist / a talented writer of articles or of calligraphy
bone structure and physiognomy / the strength observed in brushstrokes (Chinese calligraphy)
superfluous words (in writing) / superfluous strokes (in calligraphy)
(of calligraphy) full of power and grace
the calligraphic community
calligraphic style
by a small margin / slightly (increase or decrease) / (of a painting or a piece of calligraphy) small
Xiping steles, calligraphic work on carved steles of the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220 AD)
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
wonderful / beautiful (calligraphy)
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
handsome (of people) / graceful (of calligraphy)
to create a work of calligraphy for display in a prominent place (typically, a sign)
calligraphic style


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