tí​bá

preface and postscript

  • created sense approved 题跋/題跋 · tí​bá · preface and postscript — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    题跋 / 題跋

    tí​bá

    preface and postscript

    A collective term for short comments written on books, calligraphy, or paintings; text written at the front is called [[题|題|ti2]] and text at the back is called [[跋|跋|ba2]]; these notes often describe the creative process, appraisal, or authentication of the work.

    题 (literal) → 题/題 · tí · to inscribe 跋 (literal) → 跋 · bá · postscript

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

    created sense