笔 (筆)

  1. 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. 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. 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. 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. noun writing technique
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Art
    Notes: (ABC 'bǐ' bf 1; NCCED '笔' 3)
  6. noun writing; handwriting
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '筆' 2, p. 16; NCCED '笔' 5)
  7. noun unrhymed writing
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In contast from 文 rhymed verse (Kroll 2015 '筆' 3, p. 16)

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