筆 bǐ

writing brush; write; stroke

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]

WORDS

筆劃檢字表 bǐ huà jiǎn zì biǎo lookup table for Chinese character based on radical and stroke count
筆力 bǐ lì vigor of strokes in calligraphy or drawing; vigor of style in literary composition
筆勝於刀文比武強 bǐ shèng yú dāo wén bǐ wǔ qiáng the pen is mightier than the sword (idiom)
筆友 bǐ yǒu pen pal
筆名 bǐ míng pen name; pseudonym
筆墨 bǐ mò pen and ink; words; writing
筆套 bǐ tào the cap of a pen, pencil or writing brush; the sheath of a pen (made of cloth, silk or thread)
筆尖 bǐ jiān nib; pen point; the tip of a writing brush or pencil
筆帽 bǐ mào the cap of a pen, pencil, or writing brush
筆底下 bǐ dǐ xià ability to write
筆心 bǐ xīn pencil lead; refill (for a ball-point pen)
筆戰 bǐ zhàn written polemics
筆挺 bǐ tǐng (standing) very straight; straight as a ramrod; bolt upright; well-ironed; trim
筆替 bǐ tì (poorly paid) ghostwriter or substitute calligrapher
筆會 bǐ huì PEN (association of writers)
筆架 bǐ jià pen rack; pen-holder
筆桿 bǐ gǎn the shaft of a pen or writing brush; pen-holder; pen
筆桿子 bǐ gǎn zi pen; an effective writer
筆法 bǐ fǎ technique of writing; calligraphy; or drawing
筆畫 bǐ huà strokes of a Chinese character
筆畫數 bǐ huà shù stroke count (number of brushstrokes of a Chinese character)
筆直 bǐ zhí perfectly straight; straight as a ramrod; bolt upright
筆硯 bǐ yàn writing brush and ink stone
筆筒 bǐ tǒng pen container; brush pot
筆算 bǐ suàn to do a sum in writing; written calculation
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