掭筆

Chinese

			pen; pencil; writing brush pen; pencil; writing brush; to write or compose; the strokes of Chinese characters
trad. (掭筆)		掭	筆
simp. (掭笔)		掭	笔
anagram		筆掭／笔掭

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tiànbǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄧˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tiànbǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄧˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tiànbǐ
    • Wade–Giles: tʻien⁴-pi³
    • Yale: tyàn-bǐ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tiannbii
    • Palladius: тяньби (tjanʹbi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰi̯ɛn⁵¹ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Verb

掭筆

1. to lightly dab a writing brush so as to form the bristles into a point and remove excess ink

Related terms

• 筆掭／笔掭 (bǐtiàn)