to dot and dab; a painting technique
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to dot and dab; to apply ink or color with a brush in a free, spontaneous manner
literaryA specialized term in traditional Chinese painting, especially in the xieyi (freehand) style. It refers to the technique of using the tip of a brush to dot, dab, or lightly touch the paper to depict elements like leaves, petals, moss, or texture.
Huà画
jiā家
zài在
huà画
bù布
shang上
qīng轻
qīng轻
diǎn点
dū厾
，
jǐ几
piàn片
hé荷
yè叶
biàn便
xǔ栩
xǔ栩
rú如
shēng生
。
The painter lightly dotted and dabbed on the canvas, and several lotus leaves came to life.
Zhè这
fú幅
shān山
shuǐ水
huà画
zhōng中
，
yuǎn远
chù处
de的
shù树
mù木
duō多
yòng用
diǎn点
dū厾
fǎ法
biǎo表
xiàn现
。
In this landscape painting, the distant trees are mostly depicted using the dot-and-dab technique.
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Diǎn点
dū厾
shì是
xiě写
yì意
huā花
niǎo鸟
huà画
zhōng中
zhòng重
yào要
de的
jì技
fǎ法
zhī之
yī一
。
Dotting and dabbing is one of the important techniques in freehand flower-and-bird painting.