提笔

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

used in 提防[di1 fang5] and 提溜[di1 liu5]

to carry (hanging down from the hand) / to lift / to put forward / to mention / to raise (an issue) / upwards character stroke / lifting brush stroke (in painting) / scoop for measuring liquid

pen / pencil / writing brush / to write or compose / the strokes of Chinese characters / classifier for sums of money, deals / CL:支[zhi1],枝[zhi1]

to have difficulty remembering how to write Chinese characters