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

• 圆珠笔(圓珠筆) ballpoint pen
• 记号笔(記號筆) (permanent) marker (pen)
• 走笔成文(走筆成文) to rapidly write a composition
• 伏笔 foreshadowing ; foreshadowing (literary device); foretaste of material to come (in essay or story)
• 手笔(手筆) something written or painted in one's own hand; skill; style; hand
• 擦擦笔(擦擦筆) erasable pen
• 着笔(著筆) to put pen to paper
• 横笔(橫筆) bristles lying down (brush movement in painting)
• 马克笔(馬克筆) marker ; felt marker
• 签字笔(簽字筆) felt-tip pen; roller ball pen; gel ink pen
• 基本笔画(基本筆畫) fundamental stroke
• 笔杆(筆桿) the shaft of a pen or writing brush; pen-holder; pen
• 刨笔刀(刨筆刀) pencil sharpener
• 投笔从戎(投筆從戎) to lay down the pen and take up the sword; to join the military
• 一笔画(一筆畫) draw in a single stroke
• 罄笔难书(罄筆難書) too numerous to be cited (of atrocities or misdeeds)
• 折笔(折筆) against the bristles (brush movement in painting)
• 走笔(走筆) to write rapidly
• 笔试(筆試) a written examination
• 笔底下(筆底下) ability to write
• 煞笔(煞筆) to stop one's pen; to break off writing; final remarks (at the end of a book or article)
• 屠毒笔墨(屠毒筆墨) poisonous writing; disparaging writing; calumny
• 走笔成章(走筆成章) to rapidly write a composition
• 漫笔(漫筆) freestyle 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)
• 减笔(減筆) abbreviated writing
• 笔画检字(筆畫檢字) character index by stroke
• 一笔勾销(一筆勾銷) to write off at one stroke
• 笔画检字法(筆畫檢字法) method of character lookup by stroke count
• 健笔(健筆) bold calligraphy
• 开笔(開筆) to start learning as a poet; to write one's first (poem, essay etc)
• 卷笔刀(卷筆刀) pencil sharpener (blade-only type)
• 附笔(附筆) postscript
• 竖笔(豎筆) vertical stroke (in Chinese characters)
• 白板笔(白板筆) whiteboard marker; dry-erase marker
• 笔架(筆架) pen rack; pen-holder
• 败笔(敗筆) a faulty stroke in calligraphy or painting; a faulty expression in writing
• 拙笔(拙筆) my clumsy writing (humble expression); my humble pen
• 削铅笔机(削鉛筆機) pencil sharpener (mechanical or electric)
• 秉笔(秉筆) to hold the pen; to do the actual writing
• 主笔(主筆) an editor; an editorial writer
• 笔录(筆錄) to put down in writing; to take down notes; transcript; record
• 笔耕(筆耕) to make a living by writing; to write (as an author)
• 起笔(起筆) the start of a stroke
• 绝笔(絕筆) words written on one’s deathbed; an artist's final work; swansong
• 蘸笔(蘸筆) to dip a writing brush in ink
• 奇异笔(奇異筆) marker (writing instrument)

Also contained in

笔筒 、 五笔字型 、 笔调 、 画笔

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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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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