- (included) in it; among them
- palace courtyard
- to praise; to applaud; to compliment
- talent; CL:份[fen4]
- rare; seldom seen; (formal) it's a rare pleasure to see you
- to write (by hand); to practice calligraphy
- calligraphy; handwriting; penmanship
- aside; to the side of
- to serve; to wait upon
- paper (CL:張|张[zhang1],沓[da2]); classifier for documents, letters etc
- 墨 Mò: 墨 Mo4: surname Mo; abbr. for 墨西哥[Mo4 xi1 ge1], Mexico墨 mò: 墨 mo4: ink stick; China ink; CL:塊|块[kuai4]; corporal punishment consisting of tattooing characters on the victim's forehead
- what one has learned (through experience, reading etc); knowledge; insight; understanding; tips; CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4]
- tributary (stream); (fig.) school (of thought); genre; style
- to practice writing characters
- main aspects; essentials; gist
- to be careful; to pay attention to
- to care about; to mind
- residence; dwelling
- to put in time and energy; to concentrate one's efforts
- progress; improvement; to improve; to progress
- to look over
- 写 xiě: 写 xie3: to write写 xiè: 写 xie4: used in 寫意|写意[xie4 yi4]
- 扁 biǎn: 扁 bian3: flat; (coll.) to beat (sb) up扁 piān: 扁 pian1: (bound form) small扁 Piān: 扁 Pian1: surname Pian
- thin; to lose weight; (of clothing) tight; (of meat) lean; (of land) unproductive
- long and narrow
- pen and ink; words; writing
- sharp (e.g. knife blade); incisive; to the point
- 亲 qīn: 亲 qin1: parent; one's own (flesh and blood); relative; related; marriage; bride; close; intimate; in person; first-hand; in favor of; pro-; to kiss; (Internet slang) dear亲 qìng: 亲 qing4: parents-in-law of one's offspring
- (bound form) to confer; to bestow; to grant; (literary) gift; favor; Taiwan pr. [si4]
- 字帖 zì tiě: 字帖 zi4 tie3: piece of paper with short note; short letter字帖 zì tiè: 字帖 zi4 tie4: copybook (for calligraphy)
- to copy (a model of calligraphy or painting etc)
- indeed; really; reliable; real; true
- merit; efficacy; competence; skill; power
- to like; to love; to be fond of; favorite
- lit. to quote the classics; to quote chapter and verse (idiom)
- usage (of a term); wording; phrasing
- close-fitting; closest (translation)
- appropriate; suitable
- writing style (formal); to send an official written communication
- flowing (of speech, writing); fluent; smooth and easy
- to be unable to hold back
- central point; in one's thoughts; in one's heart
- happy; joyous
- to read and pass on; to pass on for perusal
- to judge; to assess
- to praise; to laud