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笔
筆
bǐ
1.
pen
2.
pencil
3.
writing brush
4.
to write or compose
5.
the strokes of Chinese characters
6.
classifier for sums of money, deals
7.
CL:[[支<zhī>]], [[枝<zhī>]]
Very Common • Top 3%
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
笔砚
bǐyàn
writing brush and ink stone
笔记
bǐjì
to take down (in writing)
笔杆
bǐgǎn
the shaft of a pen or writing brush
笔直
bǐzhí
perfectly straight
笔筒
bǐtǒng
pen container
笔触
bǐchù
brush stroke in Chinese painting and calligraphy
笔会
Bǐhuì
PEN (association of writers)
笔架
bǐjià
pen rack
笔法
bǐfǎ
technique of writing
笔画
bǐhuà
strokes of a Chinese character
笔帽
bǐmào
the cap of a pen, pencil, or writing brush
笔替
bǐtì
(poorly paid) ghostwriter or substitute calligrapher
笔者
bǐzhě
the author
笔耕
bǐgēng
to make a living by writing
笔划
bǐhuà
variant of [[筆畫|笔画<bǐhuà>]]
笔尖
bǐjiān
nib
笔供
bǐgòng
written evidence, as opposed to oral evidence [[口供<kǒugòng>]]
笔下
bǐxià
the wording and purport of what one writes
笔友
bǐyǒu
pen pal
笔套
bǐtào
the cap of a pen, pencil or writing brush
Example Sentences (1)
我已经很少写信，也很少用笔写字，已经习惯用电脑来学习和工作了。
Wǒ yǐ jīng hěn shǎo xiě xìn, yě hěn shǎo yòng bǐ xiě zì, yǐ jīng xí guàn yòng diàn nǎo lái xué xí hé gōng zuò le.
I rarely write letters anymore, and I also rarely write with a pen; I am already used to using a computer to study and work.
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Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 2
- Character Frequency Rank
- 955
- Word Frequency Rank
- 2,186 of 84,292