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側鋒

简侧锋 · 繁側鋒

Mandarin · pinyin cè fēng

(calligraphy) technique in which the shaft of the brush is held at an oblique angle, so that the tip of the brush runs near the edge of the stroke (cf. 正鋒 zhèng fēng and 偏鋒 piān fēng)

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侧: cè · side; incline, slant, lean
锋: fēng · point of spear, sharp point

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4–1 · ce4 feng1

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zak1 fung1

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