"(of handwriting) scrawly" Chinese-English Dictionary

LOADING the writing area ...
(may take time at 1st time)

First write the character here with your mouse *

* Please pay attention to the strokes order.

Chinese Pinyin Translation
潦草 liáo cǎo adj. slipshod / careless / slovenly / (of handwriting) scrawly / illegible syn
潦 liáo slipshod / careless / slovenly / (of handwriting) scrawly / illegible / down on one's luck / in straitened circumstances / disappointed / frustrated / used in 潦草[liao2cao3] / used in 潦倒[liao2dao3]
Chinese Pinyin Translation
书法 書法 shū fǎ n. calligraphy / handwriting / penmanship
字迹 字跡 zì jì n. handwriting syn
亲笔 親筆 qīn bǐ in one's own handwriting syn
笔迹 筆跡 bǐ jì handwriting syn
手迹 手跡 shǒu jì sb's original handwriting or painting syn
鬼画符 鬼畫符 guǐ huà fú undecipherable handwriting / scribblings / (fig.) hypocritical talk
手写辩识 手寫辯識 shǒu xiě biàn shí handwriting recognition
手写识别 手寫識別 shǒu xiě shí bié handwriting recognition
歪歪斜斜 wāi wāi xié xié shuddering / trembling / a trembling scrawl (of handwriting) syn
蚕眠字 蠶眠字 cán mián zì handwriting that resembles a hibernating silkworm
田格本 tián gé běn exercise book for practicing Chinese character handwriting (each page being a grid of blank cells divided into quadrants, like the character 田)
大笔 大筆 dà bǐ (formal, honorific) your writing / your handwriting / pen / calligraphy brush / a large sum of (money) syn
春蚓秋蛇 chūn yǐn qiū shé (idiom) Describes poor handwriting or calligraphy whose winding strokes resemble the tracks of an earthworm or a snake.
信笔涂鸦 xìn bǐ tú yā (idiom) To write hastily and carelessly, producing poor handwriting or an inferior piece of writing.
刀头燕尾 dāo tóu yàn wěi (idiom) Describes handwriting or calligraphy whose strokes are firm, forceful, and vigorous.
手泽尚存 手澤尚存 shǒu zé shàng cún (idiom) The objects left by an ancestor are still preserved, especially the ancestor's writings or handwriting.
春蛇秋蚓 chūn shé qiū yǐn (idiom) The expression compares poor handwriting, crooked and disorderly, to the tracks left by a crawling snake or earthworm.
潦潦草草 liáo liáo cǎo cǎo (idiom) Describes untidy handwriting or an unserious attitude.
笔老墨秀 筆老墨秀 bǐ lǎo mò xiù (idiom) Describes writing that is mature and accomplished, with a clear and graceful ink style. It refers to a person's literary handwriting or prose.
行行蛇蚓 háng háng shé yǐn (idiom) Describes handwriting whose characters twist like snakes and earthworms, making it difficult to decipher.
龙拏虎攫 lóng ná hǔ jué (idiom) It evokes a fierce struggle between opposing forces. It also describes handwriting or calligraphy that is forceful, vigorous, and unrestrained.
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

Words of the day

Share this page