gân tay

Người họa sĩ có gân tay rất mạnh mẽ.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Strength or vigor of handwriting or brushstrokes: This term refers to the powerful, firm, and resilient quality visible in someone's handwriting or in the lines of a drawing or painting. It implies a sense of energy and control in the execution.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Nhìn gân tay trong bức thư này, có thể thấy tác giả là người cương nghị. (Looking at the vigorous strokes in this letter, one can see the author is a resolute person.)
  • Bức tranh thủy mặc được khen ngợi nhờ gân tay mạnh mẽ và dứt khoát. (The ink wash painting is praised for its strong and decisive brushwork vigor.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is almost exclusively used in artistic or calligraphic criticism to describe the aesthetic quality of lines, rather than the physical tendons of the hand.

Variants and Related Words

• Nét bút (n): stroke of the pen/brush; refers more generally to the line or mark itself.
• Thần thái (n): spirit, demeanor; a broader term for the expressive quality of an artwork.

Synonyms

• Vigor (of line)
• Strength (of stroke)
• Forceful execution

Related Idioms

• Có gân tay: to have a vigorous hand; describing a person whose handwriting or drawing exhibits this strong, firm quality.
  • Họa sĩ già vẫn có gân tay đáng kinh ngạc. (The old painter still has an astonishingly vigorous hand.)