笔 (筆) bǐ

1. bǐ noun pen; pencil; writing brush
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Stationery
   Notes: Japanese: fude, or: hitsu (David 2013, p. 610; Kroll 2015 '筆' 1, p. 16; NCCED '笔' 1; Unihan '筆')
2. bǐ verb to write; to compose
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Writing
   Notes: (ABC 'bǐ' bf 2; Kroll 2015 '筆' 1a, p. 16; NCCED '笔' 2; Unihan '筆')
3. bǐ measure word measure word for sums of money, deals, transactions, etc
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (ABC 'bǐ' m 2; NCCED '笔' 6)
4. bǐ noun a stroke
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: the strokes of a Chinese character (ABC 'bǐ' m 1; NCCED '笔' 4; Unihan '筆')
5. bǐ noun writing technique
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Art
   Notes: (ABC 'bǐ' bf 1; NCCED '笔' 3)
6. bǐ noun writing; handwriting
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '筆' 2, p. 16; NCCED '笔' 5)
7. bǐ noun unrhymed writing
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In contast from 文 rhymed verse (Kroll 2015 '筆' 3, p. 16)

Contained in

• 妙笔(妙筆) talented, gifted or ingenious writing
• 记号笔(記號筆) (permanent) marker (pen)
• 纸笔(紙筆) paper and writing brush ; a written agreement; a contract
• 搁笔(擱筆) to put down the pen; to stop writing
• 笔画(筆畫) stroke of a Chinese character
• 败笔(敗筆) a faulty stroke in calligraphy or painting; a faulty expression in writing
• 笔锋(筆鋒) the tip of a writing brush; vigor of style in writing; stroke; touch
• 健笔(健筆) bold calligraphy
• 马克笔(馬克筆) marker ; felt marker
• 笔墨(筆墨) pen and ink; words; writing
• 开笔(開筆) to start learning as a poet; to write one's first (poem, essay etc)
• 墨笔(墨筆) a writing brush
• 附笔(附筆) postscript
• 签字笔(簽字筆) felt-tip pen; roller ball pen; gel ink pen
• 笔挺(筆挺) (standing) very straight; straight as a ramrod; bolt upright; well-ironed; trim
• 主笔(主筆) an editor; an editorial writer
• 触控笔(觸控筆) stylus pen
• 眉笔(眉筆) eyebrow pencil (cosmetics)
• 手笔(手筆) something written or painted in one's own hand; skill; style; hand
• 圆珠笔(圓珠筆) ballpoint pen
• 笔划检字表(筆劃檢字表) lookup table for Chinese character based on radical and stroke count
• 眼线笔(眼線筆) eyeliner (cosmetics)
• 下笔成篇(下筆成篇) to put a pen to paper and immediately produce a composition
• 笔译(筆譯) written translation
• 收笔(收筆) the end of a stroke
• 意存笔先，画尽意在(意存筆先，畫盡意在) the idea is present before the first stroke of the brush, when the last stroke is placed the idea shines through
• 一笔抹杀(一筆抹殺) to blot out at one stroke; to reject out of hand; to deny without a hearing
• 笔会(筆會) PEN (association of writers)
• 行笔(行筆) moving the brush
• 光笔(光筆) light pen
• 五笔编码(五筆編碼) Wubi Chinese character input method
• 煞笔(煞筆) to stop one's pen; to break off writing; final remarks (at the end of a book or article)
• 下笔(下筆) to write [with a pen]
• 曲笔(曲筆) falsification in writing; misrepresentation in written history; deliberate digression
• 生花妙笔(生花妙筆) beautiful or talented writing
• 口诛笔伐(口誅筆伐) to condemn in speech and in writing; to denounce by word and pen
• 走笔(走筆) to write rapidly
• 秉笔直书(秉筆直書) to record faithfully
• 白鬼笔(白鬼筆) common stinkhorn (Phallus impudicus)
• 笔记(筆記) notes ; biji ; to record; to take notes
• 麦克笔(麥克筆) marker pen
• 铅笔画(鉛筆畫) pencil drawing
• 竖笔(豎筆) vertical stroke (in Chinese characters)
• 笔管面(筆管麵) penne pasta
• 笔替(筆替) (poorly paid) ghostwriter or substitute calligrapher

Also contained in

阅微草堂笔记 、 笔电 、 笔调 、 蜡笔 、 彩色铅笔 、 笔名

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Collocations

• 笔札 (筆札) 令尚書給筆札 — Records of the Grand Historian 史記, 《司馬相如列傳》 Biography of Sima Xiangru — count: 7
• 给笔 (給筆) 令尚書給筆札 — Records of the Grand Historian 史記, 《司馬相如列傳》 Biography of Sima Xiangru — count: 4
• 操笔 (操筆) 陳廷尉宜便操筆 — Book of Later Han 後漢書, 卷五十六 張王種陳列傳 Volume 56: Biographies of Zhang, Wang, Zhong, Chen — count: 4
• 援笔 (援筆) 植援筆立成 — Records of the Three Kingdoms 三國志, 卷十九 魏書十九 任城陳蕭王傳 Volume 19: Book of Wei 19 - Biographies of the princes of Rencheng, Chen, and Xiao — count: 4
• 簪笔 (簪筆) 西門豹簪筆磬折 — Records of the Grand Historian 史記, 《滑稽列傳》 Biographies of Jesters — count: 4
• 取笔 (取筆) 今使使者從儀西取笔秦所分楚商於之地方六百里 — Records of the Grand Historian 史記, 《楚世家》 House of Chu — count: 4
• 用笔 (用筆) 難用筆陳 — Records of the Three Kingdoms 三國志, 卷二十一 魏書二十一 王衛二劉傅傳 Volume 21: Book of Wei 21 - Biographies of Wang, Wei, and the two Lius — count: 3
• 投笔 (投筆) 投筆抽刃而絕 — Book of Later Han 後漢書, 卷十五 李王鄧來列傳 Volume 15: Biographies of Li, Wang, Deng, Lai — count: 3
• 奋笔 (奮筆) 奮筆輕舉 — Book of Jin 晉書, 卷三十六 列傳第六 衞瓘 張華 Volume 36 Biographies 6: Wei Guan; Zhang Hua — count: 3
• 笔端 (筆端) 在方進之筆端 — Book of Han 漢書, 卷六十 杜周傳 Volume 60: Du Zhou — count: 3