xiě

technical
common

Meaning of 写意

写意 means freehand brushwork; freehand style in Chinese painting. Pronounced xiě yì.

  • freehand brushwork; freehand style in Chinese painting

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
shān
shuǐ
huà
cǎi
yòng
le
xiě
de
shǒu
 

This landscape painting employs freehand brushwork techniques.

Bái
shí
shàn
cháng
xiě
huā
niǎo
huà
 

Qi Baishi excelled at freehand flower-and-bird painting.

Xiě
gōng
shì
Zhōng
guó
huà
de
liǎng
zhǔ
yào
liú
pài
 

Freehand and meticulous brushwork are the two main schools of Chinese painting.