起筆
Chinese
to rise; to raise; to get up | pen; pencil; writing brush pen; pencil; writing brush; to write or compose; the strokes of Chinese characters | ||
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trad. (起筆) | 起 | 筆 | |
simp. (起笔) | 起 | 笔 |
Pronunciation
Verb
起筆
- (Chinese calligraphy) to start writing a stroke of a Chinese character
Synonyms
- 入筆/入笔 (rùbǐ)
- (Xiang) 發筆/发笔
Noun
起筆
- first stroke of a Chinese character (in a radical index)
- beginning of an article