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
 
trad. (起筆) 起 筆
simp. (起笔) 起 笔

Pronunciation

Verb

起筆

  1. (Chinese calligraphy) to start writing a stroke of a Chinese character

Synonyms

Noun

起筆

  1. first stroke of a Chinese character (in a radical index)
  2. beginning of an article
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