书 法 shū fǎ calligraphy / handwriting / penmanship 笔 法 bǐ fǎ technique of writing / calligraphy / or drawing 线 条 xiàn tiáo line (in drawing, calligraphy etc) / the lines or contours of a three-dimensional object (hairstyle, clothing, car etc) 书 画 shū huà painting and calligraphy 涂 鸦 tú yā graffiti / scrawl / poor calligraphy / to write badly / to scribble 苍 老 cāng lǎo old / aged / (of calligraphy or painting) vigorous / forceful 写 手 xiě shǒu person who writes articles - newspapers, magazines, blogs (informal) / scribe / copyist / a talented writer of articles or of calligraphy 字 画 zì huà the strokes of a character / calligraphy and painting 天 马 行 空 tiān mǎ xíng kōng like a heavenly steed, soaring across the skies (idiom) / (of writing, calligraphy etc) bold and imaginative / unconstrained in style 行 云 流 水 xíng yún liú shuǐ lit. moving clouds and flowing water (idiom) / fig. very natural and flowing style of calligraphy, writing, etc / natural and unforced 临 摹 lín mó to copy (a model of calligraphy or painting etc) 笔 触 bǐ chù brush stroke in Chinese painting and calligraphy / brushwork / style of drawing or writing 败 笔 bài bǐ a faulty stroke in calligraphy or painting / a faulty expression in writing 题 写 tí xiě to create a work of calligraphy for display in a prominent place (typically, a sign) 墨 迹 mò jì ink marks / original calligraphy or painting of famous person 王 羲 之 Wáng Xī zhī Wang Xizhi (303-361), famous calligrapher of Eastern Jin, known as the sage of calligraphy 書聖|书圣 龙 飞 凤 舞 lóng fēi fèng wǔ flamboyant or bold cursive calligraphy (idiom) 琴 棋 书 画 qín qí shū huà the four arts (zither, Go, calligraphy, painting) / the accomplishments of a well-educated person 文 房 四 宝 wén fáng sì bǎo Four Treasures of the Study, namely 筆|笔[bi3], 墨[mo4], 紙|纸[zhi3] and 硯|砚[yan4] / the essentials of calligraphy and scholarship (idiom) 描 摹 miáo mó to trace over / to take a copy (of a calligraphy, a painting etc) / (fig.) to describe / to portray 笔 力 bǐ lì vigor of strokes in calligraphy or drawing / vigor of style in literary composition 六 艺 Liù Yì the Confucian Six Arts, namely: rites or etiquette 禮|礼[li3] (禮儀|礼仪[li3 yi2]), music 樂|乐[yue3] (音樂|音乐[yin1 yue4]), archery 射[she4] (射箭[she4 jian4]), charioteering 御[yu4] (駕車|驾车[jia4 che1]), calligraphy or literacy 書|书[shu1] (識字|识字[shi2 zi4]), mathematics or reckoning 數|数[shu4] (計算|计算[ji4 suan4]) / another name for the Six Classics 六經|六经[Liu4 jing1] 书 圣 Shū shèng great calligraphy master / the Sage of Calligraphy, traditional reference to Wang Xizhi 王羲之[Wang2 Xi1 zhi1] (303-361) 摹 写 mó xiě to trace over / to copy (a calligraphy model) / facsimile / (fig.) to depict / to portray 临 帖 lín tiè to practice calligraphy from a model 遗 墨 yí mò posthumous (painting, calligraphy, prose etc) 轴 axis / axle / spool (for thread) / roller (for scrolls) / classifier for calligraphy rolls etc 趯 to jump / way of stroke in calligraphy 鸾 飘 凤 泊 luán piāo fèng bó 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 书 会 shū huì calligraphy society / village school (old) / literary society (old) 临 写 lín xiě to copy (a model of calligraphy or painting) 涂 鸭 tú yā variant of 塗鴉|涂鸦[tu2 ya1] / graffiti / scrawl / poor calligraphy / to write badly / to scribble 中 国 书 法 zhōng guó shū fǎ Chinese calligraphy 书 画 毡 shū huà zhān felt desk pad for calligraphy 画 毡 huà zhān felt desk pad for calligraphy 程 邈 Chéng Miǎo Cheng Miao, a jailer-turned-prisoner in the Qin dynasty who created the clerical style of Chinese calligraphy 毛 边 纸 máo biān zhǐ fine paper made from bamboo, used for calligraphy, painting etc / also written 毛邊|毛边[mao2 bian1] 影 本 yǐng běn copy (of a document) / book with model calligraphy for copying 题 诗 tí shī 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
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