笔画bǐhuà 1.组成汉字的点、横、直、撇、捺等。{strokes of a Chinese character, such as dot, horizontal, vertical, and left- and right-falling strokes} 2.指笔画数{number of strokes}: 书前有汉字～索引。{There is a stroke order index of Chinese characters at the front of the book.}‖也作also笔划{bǐhuà}。