辍笔 Traditional form: 輟筆 Pinyin (reading): chuòbǐ Definitions: to stop writing or painting to leave off writing midway Characters: 辍 - to suspend, to stop, to halt 笔 - pen, pencil, writing brush; to compose, to write; Hanzi stroke Traditional characters: 輟 - to suspend, to stop, to halt 筆 - pen, pencil, writing brush; to compose, to write; Hanzi stroke