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 syn 人物 rén wù person / personage / figure (esp. sb of importance) / character (in a play, novel etc) / (genre of traditional Chinese painting) figure painting syn 传真 傳真 chuán zhēn to fax / a fax / (literary) to portray vividly in painting syn 空手 kōng shǒu empty-handed / unarmed / (painting, embroidery etc) without following a model / (abbr. for 空手道[kong1 shou3 dao4]) karate syn 油画 油畫 yóu huà oil painting 美术 美術 měi shù art / fine arts / painting / CL:種|种[zhong3] syn 肖像 xiào xiàng portrait (painting, photo etc) / (in a general sense) representation of a person / likeness syn 透视 透視 tòu shì (drawing and painting) perspective / (medicine) to perform fluoroscopy / to examine by X-ray / (fig.) to take a penetrating look at sth / to gain insight syn 卷轴 卷軸 juàn zhóu scroll (book or painting) 壁画 壁畫 bì huà mural (painting) / fresco 画作 畫作 huà zuò painting / picture 画布 畫布 huà bù canvas (artist's painting surface) 名画 名畫 míng huà famous painting 润色 潤色 rùn sè to polish (a piece of writing) / to add a few finishing touches to (a piece of writing, painting etc) syn 渲染 xuàn rǎn rendering (computing) / to add washes of ink or color to a drawing (Chinese painting) / to exaggerate / to embellish syn 画笔 畫筆 huà bǐ painting brush 墨迹 墨跡 mò jì ink marks / original calligraphy or painting of famous person syn 败笔 敗筆 bài bǐ a faulty stroke in calligraphy or painting / a faulty expression in writing syn 条幅 條幅 tiáo fú wall scroll (for painting or calligraphy) / banner 指法 zhǐ fǎ (music) fingering / (TCM) manipulation of acupuncture needles / (keyboard) typing technique / (dance) hand movements / (painting) finger method 苍老 蒼老 cāng lǎo old / aged / (of calligraphy or painting) vigorous / forceful syn 涂改 tú gǎi to alter (text) / to change by painting over / to correct (with correction fluid) syn 临摹 臨摹 lín mó to copy (a model of calligraphy or painting etc) syn 落款 luò kuǎn inscription with name, date, or short sentence, on a painting, gift, letter etc / to write such an inscription 真迹 真跡 zhēn jì authentic (painting or calligraphy) / genuine work (of famous artist) syn 画幅 畫幅 huà fú painting / picture / dimension of a painting 笔触 筆觸 bǐ chù brush stroke in Chinese painting and calligraphy / brushwork / style of drawing or writing syn 手迹 手跡 shǒu jì sb's original handwriting or painting syn 画架 畫架 huà jià easel 烘托 hōng tuō background (of a painting) / backdrop / a foil (to set off something to advantage) / to offset (something to advantage) syn 仕女 shì nǚ court lady / palace maid / traditional painting of beautiful women syn 跃然纸上 躍然紙上 yuè rán zhǐ shàng to appear vividly on paper (idiom) / to show forth vividly (in writing, painting etc) / to stand out markedly syn 书画 書畫 shū huà painting and calligraphy syn 字画 字畫 zì huà the strokes of a character / calligraphy and painting syn 花鸟 花鳥 huā niǎo painting of birds and flowers 静物 靜物 jìng wù (painting) still life 彩画 彩畫 cǎi huà color painting 小幅 xiǎo fú by a small margin / slightly (increase or decrease) / (of a painting or a piece of calligraphy) small syn 画法 畫法 huà fǎ painting technique / drawing method 水墨画 水墨畫 shuǐ mò huà ink and wash painting 工笔 工筆 gōng bǐ gongbi, traditional Chinese painting method characterized by meticulous brush technique and detailed description 岩画 巖畫 yán huà rock painting / picture or writing carved on rocks 画坛 畫壇 huà tán painting world / painting circles 点染 點染 diǎn rǎn to touch up (a piece of writing) / to add details (to a painting) syn 国画 國畫 guó huà traditional Chinese painting syn 写意 寫意 xiě yì to suggest (rather than depict in detail) / freehand style of Chinese painting, characterized by bold strokes rather than accurate details syn 水墨 shuǐ mò ink (used in painting) 中国画 中國畫 zhōng guó huà Chinese painting syn 山水画 山水畫 shān shuǐ huà landscape painting 画风 畫風 huà fēng painting style 丹青 dān qīng painting syn 琴棋书画 琴棋書畫 qín qí shū huà the four arts (zither, Go, calligraphy, painting) / the accomplishments of a well-educated person 白脸 白臉 bái liǎn white face / face painting in Beijing opera etc 描摹 miáo mó to trace over / to take a copy (of a calligraphy, a painting etc) / (fig.) to describe / to portray syn 立轴 立軸 lì zhóu vertical scroll (painting or calligraphy) / vertical shaft (of a machine) 画儿 畫兒 huà r picture / drawing / painting 顿挫 頓挫 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) 画稿 畫稿 huà gǎo rough sketch (of a painting) / (of an official) to approve a document by signing it 搁笔 擱筆 gē bǐ to put down the brush / to stop writing (or painting) 画 畫 huà to draw / to paint / picture / painting (CL:幅[fu2],張|张[zhang1]) / to draw (a line) (variant of 劃|划[hua4]) / stroke of a Chinese character (variant of 劃|划[hua4]) / (calligraphy) horizontal stroke (variant of 劃|划[hua4]) syn 染 rǎn to dye / to catch (a disease) / to acquire (bad habits etc) / to contaminate / to add color washes to a painting syn 黛 dài umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow syn 裱 biǎo to hang (paper) / to mount (painting) syn 上款 shàng kuǎn addressee / name of recipient on painting or scroll 一挥而就 一揮而就 yī huī ér jiù to finish (a letter, a painting) at a stroke syn 写意画 寫意畫 xiě yì huà freehand drawing or painting in traditional Chinese style 遗墨 遺墨 yí mò posthumous (painting, calligraphy, prose etc) syn 挂轴 掛軸 guà zhóu hanging scroll (calligraphy or painting) 彩蚌 cǎi bàng painted shell / painting on shell 横笔 橫筆 héng bǐ bristles lying down (brush movement in painting) 临写 臨寫 lín xiě to copy (a model of calligraphy or painting) 实肘 實肘 shí zhǒu full arm (method of painting) 虚腕 虛腕 xū wàn empty wrist (method of painting) 折笔 折筆 zhé bǐ against the bristles (brush movement in painting) 唐卡 táng kǎ thangka (Tibetan Buddhist scroll painting) 帛画 帛畫 bó huà painting on silk 涉笔 涉筆 shè bǐ to start writing or painting (lit. "wet the brush") 争妍斗艳 爭妍鬥艷 zhēng yán dòu yàn contending for supreme beauty (esp. of flowers, scenery, painting etc) / vying in beauty and glamor 画轴 畫軸 huà zhóu character scroll / scroll painting syn 符箓 符籙 fú lù (Taoism) talisman in the form of a painting of symbols thought to have magical powers 裸像 luǒ xiàng nude (painting, sculpture etc) 辍笔 輟筆 chuò bǐ to stop writing or painting / to leave off writing midway 点厾 點厾 diǎn dū to touch up a painting 毛边纸 毛邊紙 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 關於油漆中使用白鉛的公約 Convention concerning the Use of White Lead in Painting 晕染 暈染 yùn rǎn to smudge (become smeared) / to smudge (create a blurred effect) / shading (wash painting technique) 跋语 跋語 bá yǔ short comment or critical appraisal added at the end of a text, on a painting etc 图轴 圖軸 tú zhóu scroll painting 青绿山水 青綠山水 qīng lǜ shān shuǐ blue-and-green landscape (genre of landscape painting originating in the Tang dynasty, in which blues and greens predominate) 题诗 題詩 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 syn 飞符 飛符 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 动笔 動筆 dòng bǐ to put pen to paper / to start writing or painting syn 活色生香 huó sè shēng xiāng (of a flower) vividly colorful and fragrant / (of a woman) captivating / charming / (of writing or a painting etc) lifelike / vivid 琴棋书画 琴棋書畫 qín - qí - shū - huà (idiom) the four arts of the Chinese scholar (guqin, Go, calligraphy and painting) / (by extension) the accomplishments of a well-educated person 苍劲 蒼勁 cāng jìng (of a tree) old and strong / (of calligraphy or painting) bold / vigorous syn 