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Open the tool →操觚染翰 (cāo gū rǎn hàn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to engage in writing”.
操觚染翰 is pronounced cāo gū rǎn hàn in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 操觚染翰 means “hold the writing tablet and dip the brush”. It is used to mean “to engage in writing”.
觚,木简;翰,长而硬的鸟羽。指写作。