tóngguǎn
red-tube writing brush
彤管 tóngguǎn
- red-tube writing brush
- (literary) A writing brush with a red-lacquered stem, used in ancient times by female court historians to record the deeds of empresses and concubines; it also refers to women's writing or calligraphy.
- paint brush
- (literary) A brush used for painting
- official position
- (literary) An official post at court, referring to the large red-stemmed brushes given as monthly gifts to imperial secretaries during the Han dynasty
- red grass
- (literary) A type of red, tube-shaped newborn grass
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- 支 zhī