the idea is present before the first stroke of the brush, when the last stroke is placed the idea shines through
trad. 意存筆先，畫盡意在
Also written 意存筆先，畫盡意在【yì cún bǐ xiān , huà jìn yì zài】
Characters in this word
7意
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(bound form) idea; thought; meaning; sense, (bound form) intention; feeling; inclination; state of mind, (bound form) Italy (abbr. for 意大利[Yi4 da4 li4])
- Pinyin
- yì
- Strokes
- 13
- Frequency
- 8987 of 2500
存
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to exist, to deposit, to store, to keep, to survive
- Pinyin
- cún
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 9496 of 2500
笔
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writing brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc) (CL:支[zhi1],枝[zhi1]), brushstroke; stroke (in painting or calligraphy), (bound form) style of writing; literary manner; technique of brushwork, (classifier) stroke of a Chinese character, (classifier) sum of money; financial transaction; piece of business, (literary) to write (with a brush or pen)
- Pinyin
- bǐ
- Traditional
- 筆
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 5158 of 2500
先
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beforehand; first; earlier, at first; originally, for the time being; for now, (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself)
- Pinyin
- xiān
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 295 of 2500
画
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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])
- Pinyin
- huà
- Traditional
- 畫
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 1144 of 2500
尽
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to the greatest extent, (when used before a noun of location) furthest or extreme, to be within the limits of, to give priority to
- Pinyin
- jǐn
- Traditional
- 儘
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 2396 of 2500
在
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to exist; to be alive, (of sb or sth) to be (located) at, (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
- Pinyin
- zài
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 6 of 2500