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

• 笔算(筆算) to do a sum in writing; written calculation
• 笔画数(筆畫數) stroke count (number of brushstrokes of a Chinese character)
• 笔谈(筆談) to communicate by means of written notes (instead of speaking); to publish one's opinion (e.g. as part of a scholarly dialog); (in book titles) essays; sketches
• 麦克笔(麥克筆) marker pen
• 主笔(主筆) an editor; an editorial writer
• 记号笔(記號筆) (permanent) marker (pen)
• 笔供(筆供) written evidence; statement; deposition
• 圆笔(圓笔) a round style of brush work
• 伏笔 foreshadowing ; foreshadowing (literary device); foretaste of material to come (in essay or story)
• 作笔记(作筆記) to take notes
• 笔画(筆畫) stroke of a Chinese character
• 光笔(光筆) light pen
• 奋笔疾书(奮筆疾書) to write at a tremendous speed
• 一笔不苟(一筆不苟) not even one stroke is negligent
• 笔补造化(筆補造化) creative writing
• 执笔(執筆) to hold a brush
• 笔划检字表(筆劃檢字表) lookup table for Chinese character based on radical and stroke count
• 着笔(著筆) to put pen to paper
• 笔墨(筆墨) pen and ink; words; writing
• 笔画检字(筆畫檢字) character index by stroke
• 投笔从戎(投筆從戎) to lay down the pen and take up the sword; to join the military
• 削铅笔(削鉛筆) to sharpen a pencil
• 五笔编码(五筆編碼) Wubi Chinese character input method
• 擦擦笔(擦擦筆) erasable pen
• 五笔字形(五筆字形) Wubi Chinese character input method
• 开笔(開筆) to start learning as a poet; to write one's first (poem, essay etc)
• 笔友(筆友) pen pal
• 冗笔(冗筆) superfluous words (in writing); superfluous strokes (in calligraphy)
• 笔管(筆管) brush handle; pen shaft
• 独立中文笔会(獨立中文筆會) Independent Chinese PEN center
• 笔录(筆錄) to put down in writing; to take down notes; transcript; record
• 笔管面(筆管麵) penne pasta
• 搁笔(擱筆) to put down the pen; to stop writing
• 笔套(筆套) the cap of a pen, pencil or writing brush; the sheath of a pen (made of cloth, silk or thread)
• 横笔(橫筆) bristles lying down (brush movement in painting)
• 转笔刀(轉筆刀) pencil sharpener
• 卷笔刀(卷筆刀) pencil sharpener (blade-only type)
• 生花妙笔(生花妙筆) beautiful or talented writing
• 好记性不如烂笔头(好記性不如爛筆頭) the palest ink is better than the best memory
• 铅笔(鉛筆) a lead pencil
• 漫笔(漫筆) freestyle writing
• 秉笔直书(秉筆直書) to record faithfully
• 笔记本(筆記本) notebook computer; laptop ; notebook
• 折笔(折筆) against the bristles (brush movement in painting)

Also contained in

笔触 、 笔筒 、 梦溪笔谈 、 蜡笔 、 笔名 、 笔电 、 小笔电

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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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 笔作 (筆作) 尝執笔作書 — Records of the Three Kingdoms 三國志, 卷十五 魏書十五 劉司馬梁張溫賈傳 Volume 15: Book of Wei 15 - Biographies of Liu, Sima, Liang, Zhang, Wen, and Jia — 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
• 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
• 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