發筆 [发笔]

Jyutping faat3 bat1
Pinyin fā bǐ

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, Xiang
    to soak a new calligraphy brush in water to soften the bristles
  2. verb, Xiang
    to take up the pen for the first time in a new year
  3. verb, Chinese, Xiang
    to start writing a stroke of a Chinese character
    (syn.) 入笔, 起笔, 入筆, 起筆