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pen, pencil, writing brush; to compose, to write; Hanzi stroke

💡 Ideographic: A bamboo rod ⺮ tipped with hair 毛
HSK 2 10 strokes Very Common (10%)

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Component Tree i

zhú
bamboo; flute
📷 Pictographic: Two stalks of bamboo; see 竹
6 strokes
máo
hair, fur, feathers; coarse
4 strokes HSK 4

Words Using 笔 (145)

qiānbǐ
铅笔
HSK 2
(lead) pencil / CL:[[支<zhī>]], [[枝<zhī>]], [[桿|杆<gǎn>]]
bǐjìběn
笔记本
HSK 3
notebook (stationery) / CL:[[本<běn>]] / notebook (computing)
pen / pencil / writing brush / to write or compose / the strokes of Chinese characters / classifier for sums of money, deals / CL:[[支<zhī>]], [[枝<zhī>]]
bǐjì
笔记
to take down (in writing) / notes / a type of literature consisting mainly of short sketches / CL:[[本<běn>]]
gāngbǐ
钢笔
fountain pen / CL:[[支<zhī>]]
bǐjì
笔迹
handwriting
bǐlù
笔录
to put down in writing / to take down notes / transcript / record
zhíbǐ
执笔
to write / to do the actual writing
huàbǐ
画笔
painting brush
zhuóbǐ
着笔
to put pen to paper
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