摸 mō to feel with the hand / to touch / to stroke / to grope / to steal / to abstract 行 程 xíng chéng journey / course of a journey / distance traveled / trajectory / itinerary / route / course (of history) / stroke (of a piston) / (Tw) (computing) process 抚 摩 fǔ mó to stroke / to caress 摩 挲 mó suō to stroke / to caress 脑 溢 血 nǎo yì xuè cerebral hemorrhage / stroke 脑 卒 中 nǎo cù zhòng stroke / cerebral hemorrhage 笔 锋 bǐ fēng the tip of a writing brush / vigor of style in writing / stroke / touch 卒 中 cù zhòng stroke / cerebral hemorrhage 脑 充 血 nǎo chōng xuè stroke / cerebral hemorrhage 抚 fǔ to comfort / to console / to stroke / to caress / an old term for province or provincial governor 捋 lu:3 to smooth or arrange sth using one's fingers / to stroke 搎 sūn to rub with the hand / to stroke 冲 程 chōng chéng stroke (of a piston) 抚 弄 fǔ nòng to fondle / to caress / to stroke 铃 声 líng shēng ring / ringtone / bell stroke / tintinnabulation 机 遇 jī yù opportunity / favorable circumstance / stroke of luck 一 举 yī jǔ a move / an action / in one move / at a stroke / in one go 抚 摸 fǔ mō to gently caress and stroke / to pet / to fondle 五 笔 wǔ bǐ abbr. of 五筆字型|五笔字型, five stroke input method for Chinese characters by numbered strokes, invented by Wang Yongmin 王永民 / in 1983 中 风 zhòng fēng to suffer a paralyzing stroke 轻 抚 qīng fǔ to stroke lightly / to caress 口 诀 kǒu jué mnemonic chant / rhyme for remembering (arithmetic tables, character stroke order etc) 际 遇 jì yù circumstance(s) encountered in one's life (favorable or otherwise) / stroke of luck / opportunity 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 一 蹶 不 振 yī jué bù zhèn one stumble, unable to rise (idiom) / a setback leading to total collapse / ruined at a stroke / unable to recover after a minor hitch 五 笔 字 型 wǔ bǐ zì xíng five stroke input method for Chinese characters by numbered strokes, invented by Wang Yongmin 王永民 / in 1983 一 蹴 而 就 yī cù ér jiù to get there in one step (idiom) / easily done / success at a stroke / to get results overnight 五 笔 输 入 法 wǔ bǐ shū rù fǎ five stroke input method for Chinese characters by numbered strokes, invented by Wang Yongmin 王永民 / in 1983 竖 直 shù zhí vertical / to erect / to set upright / vertical stroke in Chinese characters / young servant (old) 脑 中 风 nǎo zhòng fēng cerebral stroke 偏 锋 piān fēng brush stroke to the side (calligraphy) / fig. side stroke / lateral thinking 笔 顺 bǐ shùn stroke order (when writing Chinese character) 点 diǎn point / dot / drop / speck / o'clock / point (in space or time) / to draw a dot / to check on a list / to choose / to order (food in a restaurant) / to touch briefly / to hint / to light / to ignite / to pour a liquid drop by drop / (old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更[geng1] / dot stroke in Chinese characters / classifier for items 一 笔 勾 销 yī bǐ gōu xiāo to write off at one stroke 提 tí to carry (hanging down from the hand) / to lift / to put forward / to mention / to raise (an issue) / upwards character stroke / lifting brush stroke (in painting) / scoop for measuring liquid 蝶 泳 dié yǒng butterfly stroke (swimming) 顿 挫 dùn cuò a transition (stop and change) in spoken sound, music or in brush strokes / a cadence / punctuated by a transition / with syncopated cadence (brush stroke in painting) 直 zhí straight / to straighten / fair and reasonable / frank / straightforward / (indicates continuing motion or action) / vertical / vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters 笔 画 数 bǐ huà shù stroke count (number of brushstrokes of a Chinese character) 划 huà to delimit / to transfer / to assign / to plan / to draw (a line) / stroke of a Chinese character 一 挥 而 就 yī huī ér jiù to finish (a letter, a painting) at a stroke 毕 其 功 于 一 役 bì qí gōng yú yī yì to accomplish the whole task at one stroke (idiom) 王 永 民 Wáng Yǒng mín Wang Yongmin (1943-), inventor of the five stroke input method 五筆輸入法|五笔输入法[wu3 bi3 shu1 ru4 fa3] 横 héng horizontal / across / crosswise / horizontal stroke (in Chinese characters) / to place (sth) flat (on a surface) / to cross (a river, etc) / in a jumble / chaotic / (in fixed expressions) harsh and unreasonable / violent 擦 cā to wipe / to erase / rubbing (brush stroke in painting) / to clean / to polish 乙 zhé turning stroke (in Chinese characters) / see also 折[zhe2] 竖 shù to erect / vertical / vertical stroke (in Chinese characters) 撇 piě to throw / to cast / left-slanting downward brush stroke (calligraphy) 捺 nà to press down firmly / to suppress / right-falling stroke in Chinese characters (e.g. the last stroke of 大[da4]) 磔 zhé old term for the right-falling stroke in Chinese characters (e.g. the last stroke of 大[da4]), now called 捺[na4] / sound made by birds (onom.) / (literary) to dismember (form of punishment) / to spread 趯 tì to jump / way of stroke in calligraphy 歪 打 正 着 wāi dǎ zhèng zháo to succeed by a lucky stroke 一 刀 切 yī dāo qiē lit. to cut all at one stroke (idiom) / to impose uniformity / one solution fits a diversity of problems / one size fits all 一 蹴 而 得 yī cù ér dé to get there in one step (idiom) / easily done / success at a stroke / to get results overnight 点 睛 之 笔 diǎn jīng zhī bǐ the brush stroke that dots in the eyes (idiom) / fig. to add the vital finishing touch / the crucial point that brings the subject to life / a few words to clinch the point 一 笔 不 苟 yī bǐ bù gǒu lit. not even one stroke is negligent (idiom) / fig. to write characters (calligraphy) in which every stroke is placed perfectly 搔 首 弄 姿 sāo shǒu nòng zī to stroke one's hair coquettishly (idiom) 博 蒂 bó dì birdie (one stroke under par in golf) 笔 划 检 字 表 bǐ huà jiǎn zì biǎo lookup table for Chinese character based on radical and stroke count 横 钩 héng gōu horizontal stroke with a hook at the end (in Chinese characters) 竖 钩 shù gōu vertical stroke with a hook at the end (in Chinese characters) 丨 shù vertical stroke (in Chinese characters), referred to as 豎筆|竖笔[shu4 bi3] 亅 jué "vertical stroke with hook" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 6) / see also 豎鉤|竖钩[shu4 gou1] 一 笔 抹 杀 yī bǐ mǒ shā to blot out at one stroke / to reject out of hand / to deny without a hearing 一 蹴 即 至 yī cù jí zhì to get there in one step (idiom) / easily done / success at a stroke / to get results overnight 八 字 没 一 撇 bā zì méi yī piě lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八[ba1] (idiom) / fig. things have not even begun to take shape / no sign of success yet 八 字 还 没 一 撇 bā zì hái méi yī piě lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八[ba1] (idiom) / fig. things have not even begun to take shape / no sign of success yet 八 字 还 没 一 撇 儿 bā zì hái méi yī piě r lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八[ba1] (idiom) / fig. things have not even begun to take shape / no sign of success yet 冒 暑 mào shǔ heat stroke (TCM) 划 圆 防 守 huà yuán fáng shǒu to counter (a stroke in fencing) 剑 走 偏 锋 jiàn zǒu piān fēng the sword moves with side stroke (modern idiom) / fig. unexpected winning move / unconventional gambit 横 斜 钩 héng xié gōu ⺄ / stroke in Chinese characters 比 杆 赛 bǐ gān sài stroke play (golf) 王 码 Wáng mǎ Wang code, same as 五筆字型|五笔字型[wu3 bi3 zi4 xing2], five stroke input method for Chinese characters by numbered strokes, invented by Wang Yongmin 王永民[Wang2 Yong3 min2] in 1983 竖 笔 shù bǐ vertical stroke (in Chinese characters) 总 杆 赛 zǒng gān sài stroke play (golf) 竖 弯 钩 shù wān gōu 乚 / stroke in Chinese characters 开 门 炮 kāi mén pào firecrackers set off at the stroke of midnight on New Year's Day (a Chinese tradition) 头 发 胡 子 一 把 抓 tóu fa hú zi yī bǎ zhuā lit. hair and beard all in one stroke / fig. to handle different things by the same method / one method to solve all problems / one size fits all 捋 虎 须 luō hǔ xū lit. to stroke the tiger's whiskers / to do sth very daring 意 存 笔 先 , 画 尽 意 在 yì cún bǐ xiān , huà jìn yì zài the idea is present before the first stroke of the brush, when the last stroke is placed the idea shines through 撞 大 运 zhuàng dà yùn to have a lucky stroke / to try one's luck 触 霉 头 chù méi tóu to cause sth unfortunate to happen (to oneself or sb else) / to do sth inauspicious / to have a stroke of bad luck 点 子 背 diǎn zi bèi (coll.) to have a stroke of bad luck 背 气 bèi qì to stop breathing (as a medical condition) / (fig.) to pass out (in anger) / to have a stroke