意存笔先，画尽意在

Traditional form:

意存筆先，畫盡意在

Pinyin (reading):

yìcúnbǐxiān,huàjìnyìzài

Definitions:

• the idea is present before the first stroke of the brush, when the last stroke is placed the idea shines through

Characters:

• 意 - thought, idea, opinion; desire, wish; meaning, intention
• 存 - to exist; to survive, to maintain; to keep, to store; to deposit
• 笔 - pen, pencil, writing brush; to compose, to write; Hanzi stroke
• 先 - first, former, previous
• 画 - picture, painting, drawing; to draw
• 尽 - to exhaust, to use up, to deplete
• 意 - thought, idea, opinion; desire, wish; meaning, intention
• 在 - at, in, on; to exist; used to indicate the present progressive tense

Traditional characters:

• 意 - thought, idea, opinion; desire, wish; meaning, intention
• 存 - to exist; to survive, to maintain; to keep, to store; to deposit
• 筆 - pen, pencil, writing brush; to compose, to write; Hanzi stroke
• 先 - first, former, previous
• 畫 - picture, painting, drawing; to draw
• 盡 - to exhaust, to use up, to deplete
• 意 - thought, idea, opinion; desire, wish; meaning, intention
• 在 - at, in, on; to exist; used to indicate the present progressive tense