tiě

technical

Meaning of 铁笔

铁笔 means small knife used for carving seals or chops; stylus used for cutting mimeograph stencils on wax paper. Pronounced tiě bǐ.

  • small knife used for carving seals or chops
  • stylus used for cutting mimeograph stencils on wax paper

Definitions & Examples

Lǎo
shī
fu
tiě
 
zài
qīng
tián
shí
shàng
chū
jīng
měi
de
wén
 

The master picked up the engraving knife and carved exquisite characters into the Qingtian stone.

Zhè
tiě
shì
shī
fu
chuán
xià
lái
de
 
dāo
fēng
rán
fēng
 

This seal-engraving knife was passed down from his master, and the blade is still sharp.

Chū
xué
zhě
hěn
nán
zhǎng
tiě
de
jiǎo
 

Beginners find it difficult to master the pressure and angle of the engraving knife.

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