piě

苤

Character · NounTraditional丿

stroke name; left-falling stroke

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Meanings

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noun

left-falling stroke (Chinese character stroke)

technical

A fundamental brushstroke in Chinese calligraphy and character writing. It is one of the 'Eight Principles of Yong'. This is a technical term, not a word used in everyday conversation.

 “
rén人
 ”
zì字
de的
dì第
yī一
bǐ笔
shì是
piě丿
 。

The first stroke of the character '人' is a left-falling stroke.

Yǒng永
zì字
bā八
fǎ法
zhōng中
bāo包
hán含
le了
 “
piě丿
 ”
zhè这
yī一
bǐ笔
 。

The Eight Principles of Yong include the left-falling stroke.

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Xiě写
 “
bái白
 ”
zì字
shí时
 ，
xiān先
xiě写
yī一
piě撇
 。

When writing the character '白', you first write a left-falling stroke.