工笔 Traditional form: 工筆 Pinyin (reading): gōngbǐ Definitions: gongbi, traditional Chinese painting method characterized by meticulous brush technique and detailed description Characters: 工 - labor, work; laborer, worker 笔 - pen, pencil, writing brush; to compose, to write; Hanzi stroke Traditional characters: 工 - labor, work; laborer, worker 筆 - pen, pencil, writing brush; to compose, to write; Hanzi stroke