美 术 měi shù art / fine arts / painting / CL:種|种[zhong3] 画 to draw / picture / painting / CL:幅[fu2],張|张[zhang1] / classifier for paintings etc / variant of 劃|划[hua4] 绘 画 huì huà drawing / painting 画 作 huà zuò painting / picture 丹 青 dān qīng painting 画 幅 huà fú painting / picture / dimension of a painting 画 儿 huà r picture / drawing / painting 书 画 shū huà painting and calligraphy 小 幅 xiǎo fú by a small margin / slightly (increase or decrease) / (of a painting or a piece of calligraphy) small 油 画 yóu huà oil painting 国 画 guó huà traditional Chinese painting 字 画 zì huà the strokes of a character / calligraphy and painting 画 笔 huà bǐ painting brush 写 意 xiě yì to suggest (rather than depict in detail) / freehand style of Chinese painting, characterized by bold strokes rather than accurate details 花 鸟 huā niǎo painting of birds and flowers 名 画 míng huà famous painting 中 国 画 Zhōng guó huà Chinese painting 山 水 画 shān shuǐ huà landscape painting 条 幅 tiáo fú wall scroll (for painting or calligraphy) / banner 临 摹 lín mó to copy (a model of calligraphy or painting etc) 涂 改 tú gǎi to alter (text) / to change by painting over / to correct (with correction fluid) 笔 触 bǐ chù brush stroke in Chinese painting and calligraphy / brushwork / style of drawing or writing 画 法 huà fǎ painting technique / drawing method 画 布 huà bù canvas (artist's painting surface) 败 笔 bài bǐ a faulty stroke in calligraphy or painting / a faulty expression in writing 画 风 huà fēng painting style 落 款 luò kuǎn inscription with name, date, or short sentence, on a painting, gift, letter etc / to write such an inscription 墨 迹 mò jì ink marks / original calligraphy or painting of famous person 水 墨 画 shuǐ mò huà ink and wash painting 手 迹 shǒu jì sb's original handwriting or painting 仕 女 shì nu:3 court lady / palace maid / traditional painting of beautiful women 润 色 rùn sè to polish (a piece of writing) / to add a few finishing touches to (a piece of writing, painting etc) 白 脸 bái liǎn white face / face painting in Beijing opera etc 工 笔 gōng bǐ gongbi, traditional Chinese painting method characterized by meticulous brush technique and detailed description 岩 画 yán huà rock painting / picture or writing carved on rocks 描 摹 miáo mó to trace over / to take a copy (of a calligraphy, a painting etc) / (fig.) to describe / to portray 彩 画 cǎi huà color painting 画 坛 huà tán painting world / painting circles 跃 然 纸 上 yuè rán zhǐ shàng to appear vividly on paper (idiom) / to show forth vividly (in writing, painting etc) / to stand out markedly 画 架 huà jià easel / rack for painting 上 款 shàng kuǎn addressee / name of recipient on painting or scroll 写 意 画 xiě yì huà freehand drawing or painting in traditional Chinese style 染 to dye / to catch (a disease) / to acquire (bad habits etc) / to contaminate / to add color washes to a painting 黛 umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow 彩 蚌 cǎi bàng painted shell / painting on shell 帛 画 bó huà painting on silk 涉 笔 shè bǐ to start writing or painting (lit. "wet the brush") 争 妍 斗 艳 zhēng yán dòu yàn contending for supreme beauty (esp. of flowers, scenery, painting etc) / vying in beauty and glamor 画 轴 huà zhóu character scroll / scroll painting 符 箓 fú lù (Taoism) talisman in the form of a painting of symbols thought to have magical powers 辍 笔 chuò bǐ to stop writing or painting / to leave off writing midway 点 厾 diǎn dū to touch up a painting 毛 边 纸 máo biān zhǐ fine paper made from bamboo, used for calligraphy, painting etc / also written 毛邊|毛边[mao2 bian1] 关 于 油 漆 中 使 用 白 铅 的 公 约 Convention concerning the Use of White Lead in Painting 晕 染 yùn rǎn to smudge (become smeared) / to smudge (create a blurred effect) / shading (wash painting technique) 跋 语 bá yǔ short comment or critical appraisal added at the end of a text, on a painting etc 架 上 绘 画 jià shàng huì huà easel painting 图 轴 tú zhóu scroll painting 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 青 绿 山 水 qīng lu:4 shān shuǐ blue-and-green landscape (genre of landscape painting originating in the Tang dynasty, in which blues and greens predominate) 飞 符 fēi fú talisman in the form of a painting of symbols thought to have magical powers (also called 符籙|符箓[fu2 lu4]) / to invoke the magical power of such a talisman / a tiger tally 虎符[hu3 fu2] sent with great urgency
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