笔画

筆畫
bǐhuà
strokes of a Chinese character

CEDICT

  1. number of strokes
  2. stroke (of a Chinese character)

Wiktionary

  1. 我国书法家将笔画分为点、横、竖、撇、捺、钩、趯、挑、折、弯等十大类。也作「笔划」。
  2. 指字迹的一笔一画，皆为组合成「字」的要件。

重編國語辭典

  1. 字迹的一笔一画，笔画数
  2. 汉字书写时不间断地一次连续写成的一个线条

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 笔 bǐ
  1. brushstroke; stroke (in painting or calligraphy)
  2. (bound form) style of writing; literary manner; technique of brushwork
  3. (classifier) stroke of a Chinese character
  4. (classifier) sum of money; financial transaction; piece of business
  5. (literary) to write (with a brush or pen)

classifiers: 支, 枝
2 画 huà
  1. to draw; to paint
  2. to draw (a line) (variant of 划 huà)
  3. stroke of a Chinese character (variant of 划 huà)
  4. (calligraphy) horizontal stroke (variant of 划 huà)

classifiers: 幅, 張

Containing this entry

笔画数 bǐhuàshù stroke count (number of brushstrokes of a Chinese character)
简笔画 jiǎnbǐhuà simple drawing; sketch

Related entries

点画 diǎnhuà strokes of a Chinese character