pen
笔 is a 10 stroke, simplified Chinese character and is pronounced as bǐ in the third tone.
In traditional Chinese the character 筆 is used.
2 stories have been written about this character — see all
Ancient calligraphy <pen>s [be] made of a stick of BAMBOO with a bit of FUR attached at the end, which you dunk *down and up* in ink.
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Pronunciation
We found 1 pronunciation for 笔
Definitions for 笔 pronounced as bǐ
- pen
- pencil
- writing brush
- to write or compose
- the strokes of Chinese characters
- classifier for sums of money, deals
- CL:支[zhi1],枝[zhi1]
Vocabulary
The most common words for 笔 — see all
- notebook (stationery)
- CL:本[ben3]
- notebook (computing)
- to take down (in writing)
- notes
- a type of literature consisting mainly of short sketches
- CL:本[ben3]
- to write on behalf of sb
- to ghostwrite
Collections
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Characters 401-600
by Joeyjoefro ※ 200 characters
VCE Chinese SL
by WillBaum ※ 505 characters
(tuttle)/chapter Thirty Eight
by Algoris ※ 70 characters