sù​xiě

sketch

  • created sense approved 速写/速寫 · sù​xiě · sketch — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    速写 / 速寫

    sù​xiě

    sketch

    a quick sketch in drawing; a method of drawing that uses simple lines to capture a subject's form or movement in a short amount of time

    速 (literal) → 速 · sù · fast 写 (literal) → 写/寫 · xiě · to paint

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 速写/速寫 · sù​xiě · literary sketch — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    速写 / 速寫

    sù​xiě

    literary sketch

    a brief and concise piece of writing that quickly describes people or events in real life

    速 (literal) → 速 · sù · fast 写 (literal) → 写/寫 · xiě · to describe

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense