tùháo

兔毫

Word · Noun

rabbit-hair writing brush

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

writing brush with rabbit-hair tip; rabbit-hair brush

Commonly used in calligraphy. Rabbit-hair brushes are typically softer than wolf-hair (狼毫) brushes and are preferred for writing small standard script (小楷) or running script (行书).

Zhè这
zhī支
tù兔
háo毫
bǐ笔
xiě写
xíng行
shū书
hěn很
liú流
chàng畅
 。

This rabbit-hair brush writes running script very smoothly.

Shū书
fǎ法
jiā家
piān偏
ài爱
yòng用
tù兔
háo毫
lái来
xiě写
xiǎo小
kǎi楷
 。

Calligraphers prefer using rabbit-hair brushes to write small standard script.

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Tù兔
háo毫
bǐ比
láng狼
háo毫
gèng更
róu柔
ruǎn软
 ,
xī吸
mò墨
xìng性
yě也
gèng更
hǎo好
 。

Rabbit-hair is softer than wolf-hair and has better ink absorption.