Dictionary/笔

笔

bǐ

ㄅㄧˇ 筆
HSK 2TOCFL Novice 110 strokestop 20 by use on the map →
1writing brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc) (CL:支[zhi1],枝[zhi1])
2brushstroke; 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)

Etymology

ideographic · A bamboo rod ⺮ tipped with hair 毛

Radical

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

Composition

⿱⺮毛

Writing

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