提笔

Traditional form:

提筆

Pinyin (reading):

tíbǐ

Definitions:

• to take up one's pen
• to start to write

Characters:

• 提 - to hold in the hand; to lift, to raise
• 笔 - pen, pencil, writing brush; to compose, to write; Hanzi stroke

Traditional characters:

• 提 - to hold in the hand; to lift, to raise
• 筆 - pen, pencil, writing brush; to compose, to write; Hanzi stroke