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

荧光笔 yíng guāng bǐ highlighter (pen)
独立中文笔会 dú lì zhōng wén bǐ huì Independent Chinese PEN center
生花妙笔 shēng huā miào bǐ beautiful or talented writing
白板笔 bái bǎn bǐ whiteboard marker; dry-erase marker
白鬼笔 bái guǐ bǐ (botany) common stinkhorn (Phallus impudicus)
直笔 zhí bǐ a straightforward honest account
眼线笔 yǎn xiàn bǐ eyeliner (cosmetics)
硬笔 yìng bǐ generic term for hard writing instruments such as quill pens, fountain pens, ball pens and pencils, as opposed to writing brushes
神笔 shén bǐ lit. divine pen; fig. outstanding writing
秉笔 bǐng bǐ to hold the pen; to do the actual writing
秉笔直书 bǐng bǐ zhí shū to record faithfully
笔下生花 bǐ xià shēng huā to write elegantly
笔仙 bǐ xiān a form of automatic writing in which two or more participants hold a single pen over a sheet of paper and invite a spirit to write answers to their questions; a spirit so invited
笔划检字表 bǐ huà jiǎn zì biǎo lookup table for Chinese character based on radical and stroke count
笔胜于刀文比武强 bǐ shèng yú dāo wén bǐ wǔ qiáng the pen is mightier than the sword (idiom)
笔友 bǐ yǒu pen pal
笔底下 bǐ dǐ xià ability to write
笔心 bǐ xīn pencil lead; refill (for a ball-point pen)
笔战 bǐ zhàn written polemics
笔替 bǐ tì (poorly paid) ghostwriter or substitute calligrapher
笔架 bǐ jià pen rack; pen-holder
笔杆 bǐ gǎn the shaft of a pen or writing brush; pen-holder; pen
笔画数 bǐ huà shù stroke count (number of brushstrokes of a Chinese character)
笔砚 bǐ yàn writing brush and ink stone
笔算 bǐ suàn to do a sum in writing; written calculation
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