tiàn

common
verb
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Meaning of

掭 means to smooth a brush on an inkstone after dipping in ink; to remove excess ink; to poke; to prod; to adjust (dialect). Pronounced tiàn.

  • to smooth a brush on an inkstone after dipping in ink; to remove excess ink
  • to poke; to prod; to adjust (dialect)

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Definitions & Examples

xiě
wán
hòu
 
zǒng
yào
qīng
qīng
tiàn
xià
 

After writing each character, he always gently smooths his brush on the inkstone.

Shū
jiā
zài
yàn
tái
shàng
tiàn
le
tiàn
 
yòu
kāi
shǐ
huī
háo
 

The calligrapher smoothed his brush on the inkstone and began to write again.

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