筆畫

笔画
bǐhuà
strokes of a Chinese character

CEDICT

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

Wiktionary

  1. 我國書法家將筆畫分為點、橫、豎、撇、捺、鉤、趯、挑、折、彎等十大類。也作「筆劃」。
  2. 指字跡的一筆一畫，皆為組合成「字」的要件。

重編國語辭典

  1. 字跡的一筆一畫，筆畫數
  2. 漢字書寫時不間斷地一次連續寫成的一個線條

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 筆 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 畫 huà
  1. to draw; to paint
  2. to draw (a line) (variant of 劃 huà)
  3. stroke of a Chinese character (variant of 劃 huà)
  4. (calligraphy) horizontal stroke (variant of 劃 huà)

classifiers: 幅, 張

Containing this entry

筆畫數 bǐhuàshù stroke count (number of brushstrokes of a Chinese character)
簡筆畫 jiǎnbǐhuà simple drawing; sketch

Related entries

點畫 diǎnhuà strokes of a Chinese character