Glossary and Vocabulary for An introduction to Chinese calligraphy, 执笔与运笔 Holding and Moving the Brush

Corpus Vocabulary Analysis

Contents

  1. Frequencies of Lexical Words
  2. Frequencies of all Words

Frequencies of Lexical Words

Rank Frequency Chinese Pinyin English Example Usage
1 3 执笔 zhíbǐ to hold a brush 执笔与运笔
2 2 yǎn to press down
3 2 to press down
4 2 运笔 yùnbǐ to move a brush; to move a pen 执笔与运笔
5 2 to press
6 2 to oppress
7 2 pressure
8 2 to cover
9 2 to restrain; to control; to stabilize
10 2 to prevail; to surpass
11 2 to approach; to draw close to
12 2 to shelve; to lay aside
13 2 to take a risk
14 2 fluid pressure
15 2 to resist; to oppose; to push away
16 2 to deny; to contradict
17 2 to ram
18 2 to cast off
19 2 to compensate; to pay
20 2 to be equivalent in value
21 2 to arrive at
22 2 zhǐ to strike; to hit from the side
23 2 to prop; to support
24 2 to morgage
25 2 to balance; to offset
26 2 gōu hook character stroke
27 2 gōu a hook; a barb
28 2 gōu to hook; to catch
29 2 gōu hook shaped; curved; crooked
30 2 gōu a sickle; a gaff; a hook shaped weapon or tool
31 2 gōu to seduce; to entice
32 2 gōu a drawing compass
33 2 gōu a scaling ladder
34 2 gōu to restrain
35 2 gōu to probe; to explore
36 2 gōu to crochet
37 2 gōu a check mark; a tick
38 2 gōu to sew with large stiches
39 2 gōu Gou
40 2 gōu to alter; to change
41 2 gōu to detain; to arrest
42 2 gōu to describe; to portray
43 2 squares
44 2 to obstruct; to hinder
45 2 case
46 2 style; standard; pattern
47 2 character; bearing
48 2 Ge
49 2 to investigate; to examine
50 2 to adjust; to correct
51 2 to arrive; to come
52 2 to influence
53 2 to attack; to fight
54 2 a frame
55 1 小指 xiǎozhǐ little finger 小指
56 1 笔管 bǐguǎn brush handle; pen shaft 笔管
57 1 食指 shízhǐ index finger 食指
58 1 中指 zhōngzhǐ middle finger 中指
59 1 手指 shǒuzhǐ finger 手指
60 1 拇指 mǔzhǐ thumb; big toe 拇指
61 1 弯曲 wānqū curved; crooked 弯曲
62 1 弯曲 wānqū to keep something secret 弯曲
63 1 to give 执笔与运笔
64 1 to accompany 执笔与运笔
65 1 to particate in 执笔与运笔
66 1 of the same kind 执笔与运笔
67 1 to help 执笔与运笔
68 1 for 执笔与运笔
69 1 手腕 shǒuwàn wrist 手腕
70 1 手腕 shǒuwàn a method 手腕

Frequencies of all Words

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Rank Frequency Chinese Pinyin English Usage
1 3 执笔 zhíbǐ to hold a brush 执笔与运笔
2 2 yǎn to press down
3 2 to press down
4 2 运笔 yùnbǐ to move a brush; to move a pen 执笔与运笔
5 2 to press
6 2 to oppress
7 2 pressure
8 2 to cover
9 2 to restrain; to control; to stabilize
10 2 to prevail; to surpass
11 2 to approach; to draw close to
12 2 to shelve; to lay aside
13 2 to take a risk
14 2 fluid pressure
15 2 to resist; to oppose; to push away
16 2 to deny; to contradict
17 2 to ram
18 2 to cast off
19 2 to compensate; to pay
20 2 to be equivalent in value
21 2 to arrive at
22 2 zhǐ to strike; to hit from the side
23 2 to prop; to support
24 2 to morgage
25 2 to balance; to offset
26 2 generally speaking; by and large
27 2 gōu hook character stroke
28 2 gōu a hook; a barb
29 2 gōu to hook; to catch
30 2 gōu hook shaped; curved; crooked
31 2 gōu a sickle; a gaff; a hook shaped weapon or tool
32 2 gōu to seduce; to entice
33 2 gōu a drawing compass
34 2 gōu a scaling ladder
35 2 gōu to restrain
36 2 gōu to probe; to explore
37 2 gōu to crochet
38 2 gōu a check mark; a tick
39 2 gōu to sew with large stiches
40 2 gōu Gou
41 2 gōu to alter; to change
42 2 gōu to detain; to arrest
43 2 gōu to describe; to portray
44 2 gōu stopping; staying
45 2 squares
46 2 to obstruct; to hinder
47 2 case
48 2 style; standard; pattern
49 2 character; bearing
50 2 Ge
51 2 to investigate; to examine
52 2 to adjust; to correct
53 2 to arrive; to come
54 2 to influence
55 2 to attack; to fight
56 2 a frame
57 1 小指 xiǎozhǐ little finger 小指
58 1 笔管 bǐguǎn brush handle; pen shaft 笔管
59 1 食指 shízhǐ index finger 食指
60 1 中指 zhōngzhǐ middle finger 中指
61 1 手指 shǒuzhǐ finger 手指
62 1 拇指 mǔzhǐ thumb; big toe 拇指
63 1 弯曲 wānqū curved; crooked 弯曲
64 1 弯曲 wānqū to keep something secret 弯曲
65 1 and 执笔与运笔
66 1 to give 执笔与运笔
67 1 together with 执笔与运笔
68 1 interrogative particle 执笔与运笔
69 1 to accompany 执笔与运笔
70 1 to particate in 执笔与运笔
71 1 of the same kind 执笔与运笔
72 1 to help 执笔与运笔
73 1 for 执笔与运笔
74 1 手腕 shǒuwàn wrist 手腕
75 1 手腕 shǒuwàn a method 手腕

Glossary

Buddhist terminology, except the proper nouns listed above. Number of terms: 0.

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