涉笔

涉笔	shè bǐ	to start writing or painting (lit. "wet the brush")
涉	shè	(literary) to wade across a body of water / (bound form) to experience / to undergo / to be involved / to concern
笔	bǐ	writing brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc) (CL:支,枝) / brushstroke; stroke (in painting or calligraphy) / (bound form) style of writing; literary manner; technique of brushwork / (classifier) stroke of a Chinese character / (classifier) sum of money; financial transaction; piece of business / (literary) to write (with a brush or pen)