笔 bǐ

writing brush; write; stroke

HSK 2 #956

DEFINITIONS

  • writing brush
  • write
  • stroke
  • pen
  • pencil
  • writing brush
  • to write or compose
  • the strokes of Chinese characters
  • classifier for sums of money, deals
  • CL:支[zhi1],枝[zhi1]

STROKES

WORDS

笔者 bǐ zhě the author; the writer
绝笔 jué bǐ words written on one’s deathbed; an artist's final work; swansong
落笔 luò bǐ to put pen to paper; pen mark
伏笔 fú bǐ foreshadowing (literary device); foretaste of material to come (in essay or story)
墨笔 mò bǐ writing brush
奋笔疾书 fèn bǐ jí shū to write at a tremendous speed
工笔 gōng bǐ gongbi, traditional Chinese painting method characterized by meticulous brush technique and detailed description
润笔 rùn bǐ remuneration for literary or artistic work
笔供 bǐ gòng written evidence, as opposed to oral evidence 口供[kou3 gong4]
笔划 bǐ huà variant of 筆畫|笔画[bi3 hua4]
笔调 bǐ diào (of writing) tone; style
自动铅笔 zì dòng qiān bǐ mechanical pencil; propelling pencil
一笔不苟 yī bǐ bù gǒu lit. not even one stroke is negligent (idiom); fig. to write characters (calligraphy) in which every stroke is placed perfectly
一笔抹杀 yī bǐ mǒ shā to blot out at one stroke; to reject out of hand; to deny without a hearing
一笔抹煞 yī bǐ mǒ shā variant of 一筆抹殺|一笔抹杀[yi1 bi3 mo3 sha1]
中性笔 zhōng xìng bǐ rollerball pen
五笔 wǔ bǐ abbr. of 五筆字型|五笔字型, five stroke input method for Chinese characters by numbered strokes, invented by Wang Yongmin 王永民 in 1983
五笔字型 wǔ bǐ zì xíng five stroke input method for Chinese characters by numbered strokes, invented by Wang Yongmin 王永民 in 1983
五笔字形 wǔ bǐ zì xíng Chinese character input method for entering characters by numbered strokes; variant of 五筆字型|五笔字型[wu3 bi3 zi4 xing2]
五笔编码 wǔ bǐ biān mǎ five-stroke code, Chinese character input method
五笔输入法 wǔ bǐ shū rù fǎ five stroke input method for Chinese characters by numbered strokes, invented by Wang Yongmin 王永民 in 1983
作笔记 zuò bǐ jì to take notes
信笔 xìn bǐ to write freely; to express oneself as one pleases
冗笔 rǒng bǐ superfluous words (in writing); superfluous strokes (in calligraphy)
刀笔 dāo bǐ writing up of official or judicial documents; pettifoggery
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