侧锋

Traditional form:

側鋒

Pinyin (reading):

cèfēng

Definitions:

• (calligraphy) technique in which the shaft of the brush is held at an oblique angle, so that the tip of the brush runs near the edge of the stroke (cf. 正鋒／正锋 (zhèngfēng) and 偏鋒／偏锋 (piānfēng))

Characters:

• 侧 - side; to slant, to lean, to incline
• 锋 - spear-point; edge, point, tip

Traditional characters:

• 側 - side; to slant, to lean, to incline
• 鋒 - spear-point; edge, point, tip