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染翰成章 — “To take up the brush and compose an article”

染翰成章 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to take up the brush and compose an article”. To write with ease and skill, often implying literary talent. Literally, “Dip brush to form an article/chapter”.

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染翰成章 Pronunciation and Pinyin

染翰成章 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
染
rǎn9dye, stain, infect
翰
hàn16writing brush or literature
成
chéng7to become or succeed
章
zhāng11chapter, section, or badge

Example Sentence with 染翰成章

他自幼喜爱诗书,常常染翰成章,文思泉涌。
From a young age, he loved poetry and books, often taking up the brush to compose articles, with his literary ideas flowing like a spring.

Idioms Related to 染翰成章

Synonyms of 染翰成章

  • rǎn染hàn翰cāo操gū觚take up a pen and write

More idioms starting with 染

  • rǎn染sī丝zhī之biàn变Change due to environmental influence
  • rǎn染zhǐ指yú于dǐng鼎meddle in affairs for ill-gotten gains
  • rǎn染zhǐ指chuí垂xián涎covet something eagerly and greedily
  • rǎn染jiù旧zuò作xīn新refurbish old as new
  • rǎn染shén神luàn乱zhì志taint spirit and disturb will
  • rǎn染shén神kè刻gǔ骨profoundly impressed and deeply etched in mind
  • rǎn染cāng苍rǎn染huáng黄inconsistent and unpredictable
  • rǎn染lán蓝niè涅zào皂smear indiscriminately
  • rǎn染xū须zhǒng种chǐ齿hide old age with cosmetic alterations
  • rǎn染fēng风xí习sú俗influenced by local customs

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Questions about 染翰成章

What does 染翰成章 mean?

染翰成章 (rǎn hàn chéng zhāng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to take up the brush and compose an article”.

How do you pronounce 染翰成章?

染翰成章 is pronounced rǎn hàn chéng zhāng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 染翰成章 literally mean?

Literally, 染翰成章 means “Dip brush to form an article/chapter”. It is used to mean “to take up the brush and compose an article”.

What is the Chinese definition of 染翰成章?

指提笔成文。

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