持橐簪笔

Traditional form:

持橐簪筆

Pinyin (reading):

chítuózānbǐ

Definitions:

• to serve as a counselor (idiom)

Characters:

• 持 - to hold, to support, to sustain
• 橐 - bag, sack; a hollow tub open at both ends
• 簪 - hairpin, clasp; to wear in the hair
• 笔 - pen, pencil, writing brush; to compose, to write; Hanzi stroke

Traditional characters:

• 持 - to hold, to support, to sustain
• 橐 - bag, sack; a hollow tub open at both ends
• 簪 - hairpin, clasp; to wear in the hair
• 筆 - pen, pencil, writing brush; to compose, to write; Hanzi stroke