笔
筆HSK 2freq #1245
Meanings
CC-CEDICT
- 1.writing brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc) (CL:支[zhī],枝[zhī])
- 2.brushstroke; stroke (in painting or calligraphy)
- 3.(bound form) style of writing; literary manner; technique of brushwork
- 4.(classifier) stroke of a Chinese character
- 5.(classifier) sum of money; financial transaction; piece of business
- 6.(literary) to write (with a brush or pen)
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Etymology
Ideogrammic compound (會意 /会意): 竹 (“bamboo”) + 毛 (“hair”) Traditional Chinese brushes were made of bamboo and hair.
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Stroke order
Components
Components from cjk-decomp · MIT
Example sentences
笔在桌上。
The pen is on the desk.
你有很多笔吗？
Do you have a lot of pens?
这支笔不太好用。
This pen doesn't write well.
你的笔比我的好。
Your pen is better than mine.
我得查找一下我的笔。
I need to search for my pen.
我昨天买了一支像你那样的笔。
I bought a pen like yours yesterday.
Sentences from Tatoeba · CC-BY 2.0 FR
More examples & usage (AI)
Related words
笔记 to take down (in writing)铅笔 (lead) pencil大笔 (formal) (honorific) your writing; your handwriting钢笔 fountain pen笔试 written examination毛笔 writing brush亲笔 in one's own handwriting伏笔 foreshadowing (literary device); foretaste of material to come (in an essay or story)随笔 essay粉笔 chalk工笔 gongbi, traditional Chinese painting method characterized by meticulous brush technique and detailed description直笔 a straightforward honest account