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

• 刀笔(刀筆) writing up of official or judicial documents; pettifoggery
• 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
• 神笔(神筆) divine pen; outstanding writing
• 笔墨(筆墨) pen and ink; words; writing
• 羽毛笔(羽毛筆) quill pen
• 雷射笔(雷射筆) laser pointer
• 笔受(筆受) to write down as dictated
• 秉笔(秉筆) to hold the pen; to do the actual writing
• 涉笔(涉筆) to move the pen; to start writing; putting pen to paper
• 开笔(開筆) to start learning as a poet; to write one's first (poem, essay etc)
• 麦克笔(麥克筆) marker pen
• 下笔成章(下筆成章) to put a pen to paper and immediately produce a composition
• 笔尖(筆尖) nib; pen point; the tip of a writing brush or pencil
• 墨笔(墨筆) a writing brush
• 笔架(筆架) pen rack; pen-holder
• 笔锋(筆鋒) the tip of a writing brush; vigor of style in writing; stroke; touch
• 笔塚(筆塚) writing brush
• 下笔(下筆) to write [with a pen]
• 拙笔(拙筆) my clumsy writing (humble expression); my humble pen
• 执笔(執筆) to hold a brush
• 回锋收笔(鋒回收筆) a hooked-like movement of the brush at the end of a stroke
• 搁笔(擱筆) to put down the pen; to stop writing
• 毛笔(毛筆) writing brush
• 笔录(筆錄) to put down in writing; to take down notes; transcript; record
• 一笔抹杀(一筆抹殺) to blot out at one stroke; to reject out of hand; to deny without a hearing
• 笔下生花(筆下生花) to write elegantly
• 笔供(筆供) written evidence; statement; deposition
• 走笔(走筆) to write rapidly
• 擦擦笔(擦擦筆) erasable pen
• 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
• 败笔(敗筆) a faulty stroke in calligraphy or painting; a faulty expression in writing
• 铅笔盒(鉛筆盒) pencil case
• 蘸笔(蘸筆) to dip a writing brush in ink
• 持橐簪笔(持橐簪筆) to serve as a counselor
• 笔杆(筆桿) the shaft of a pen or writing brush; pen-holder; pen
• 代笔(代筆) to write on behalf of somebody; to ghostwrite
• 笔替(筆替) (poorly paid) ghostwriter or substitute calligrapher
• 笔画(筆畫) stroke of a Chinese character
• 基本笔画(基本筆畫) fundamental stroke
• 附笔(附筆) postscript
• 眼线笔(眼線筆) eyeliner (cosmetics)
• 削铅笔机(削鉛筆機) pencil sharpener (mechanical or electric)
• 光笔(光筆) light pen
• 五笔编码(五筆編碼) Wubi Chinese character input method
• 笔会(筆會) PEN (association of writers)

Also contained in

笔名 、 死亡笔记 、 五笔字型 、 五笔 、 笔筒

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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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 笔研 (筆研) 下至財用筆研 — Book of Han 漢書, 卷八十三 薛宣朱博傳 Volume 83: Xue Xuan and Zhu Bo — 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
• 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