指法

zhǐfǎ

noun #32,768

Meanings

1 fingering (music)
2 typing technique
3 finger technique (in TCM acupuncture, dance, or finger painting)

Characters

method / technique

Examples

弹钢琴的指法很重要。

Tán gāngqín de zhǐfǎ hěn zhòngyào.

Fingering is very important when playing piano.

老师纠正了我打字的指法。

Lǎoshī jiūzhèng le wǒ dǎzì de zhǐfǎ.

The teacher corrected my typing fingering.

Tips

usage

Literally "finger method." Default meaning is musical fingering (especially for piano, guitar, erhu) but it covers any finger technique: typing on a keyboard, applying acupuncture pressure, or hand movements in classical Chinese dance.

Stroke Order

指 zhǐ

法 fǎ