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笔
Trad. 筆
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Radical
(Bushou)		 竹
Strokes 6
Composition
Strokes 10
Structure
Decomp. 竹毛
Prononciation
Mandarin bǐ
Entry Methods
Pinyin bi3
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Cangjie
 HHQU
竹竹手山
Sijiao 8871.0
Wubi TTFN
CNS 11643 3-332C
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Unicode U+7B14
GB2312 B1CA
笔 bǐ pen / pencil / writing brush / to write or compose / the strokes of Chinese characters / classifier for sums of money, deals / CL:支[zhi1],枝[zhi1]
Results beginning with 笔
笔者 bǐ zhě the author / the writer
笔记 bǐ jì to take down (in writing) / notes / a type of literature consisting mainly of short sketches / CL:本[ben3]
笔名 bǐ míng pen name / pseudonym
笔试 bǐ shì written examination / paper test (for an applicant)
笔下 bǐ xià the wording and purport of what one writes
笔直 bǐ zhí perfectly straight / straight as a ramrod / bolt upright
笔画 bǐ huà strokes of a Chinese character
笔墨 bǐ mò pen and ink / words / writing
笔录 bǐ lù to put down in writing / to take down notes / transcript / record
笔划 bǐ huà variant of 筆畫|笔画[bi3 hua4]
笔迹 bǐ jì handwriting
笔触 bǐ chù brush stroke in Chinese painting and calligraphy / brushwork / style of drawing or writing
笔挺 bǐ tǐng (standing) very straight / straight as a ramrod / bolt upright / well-ironed / trim
笔法 bǐ fǎ technique of writing / calligraphy / or drawing
笔筒 bǐ tǒng pen container / brush pot
笔译 bǐ yì written translation
笔尖 bǐ jiān nib / pen point / the tip of a writing brush or pencil
笔头 bǐ tóu ability to write / writing skill / written / in written form
笔顺 bǐ shùn stroke order (when writing Chinese character)
笔调 bǐ diào (of writing) tone / style
笔友 bǐ yǒu pen pal
笔会 Bǐ huì PEN (association of writers)
笔杆 bǐ gǎn the shaft of a pen or writing brush / pen-holder / pen
笔锋 bǐ fēng the tip of a writing brush / vigor of style in writing / stroke / touch
笔力 bǐ lì vigor of strokes in calligraphy or drawing / vigor of style in literary composition
笔误 bǐ wù a slip of a pen / CL:處|处[chu4]
笔耕 bǐ gēng to make a living by writing / to write (as an author)
笔架 bǐ jià pen rack / pen-holder
笔谈 bǐ tán to communicate by means of written notes (instead of speaking) / to publish one's opinion (e.g. as part of a scholarly dialogue) / (in book titles) essays / sketches
笔算 bǐ suàn to do a sum in writing / written calculation
笔战 bǐ zhàn written polemics
笔套 bǐ tào the cap of a pen, pencil or writing brush / the sheath of a pen (made of cloth, silk or thread)
笔帽 bǐ mào the cap of a pen, pencil, or writing brush
笔心 bǐ xīn pencil lead / refill (for a ball-point pen)
笔灯 bǐ dēng penlight
笔电 bǐ diàn notebook (computer) / CL:臺|台[tai2],部[bu4]
笔供 bǐ gòng written evidence, as opposed to oral evidence 口供[kou3 gong4]
笔钱 bǐ qián fund / sum of money
笔替 bǐ tì (poorly paid) ghostwriter or substitute calligrapher
笔仙 bǐ xiān a form of automatic writing in which two or more participants hold a single pen over a sheet of paper and invite a spirit to write answers to their questions / a spirit so invited
笔砚 bǐ yàn writing brush and ink stone
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笔记本 bǐ jì běn notebook (stationery) / CL:本[ben3] / notebook (computing)
笔画数 bǐ huà shù stroke count (number of brushstrokes of a Chinese character)
笔杆子 bǐ gǎn zi pen / an effective writer
笔底下 bǐ dǐ xià ability to write
笔管面 bǐ guǎn miàn penne pasta
笔译员 bǐ yì yuán translator
笔下生花 bǐ xià shēng huā to write elegantly
笔记本电脑 bǐ jì běn diàn nǎo laptop / notebook (computer) / CL:臺|台[tai2],部[bu4]
笔划检字表 bǐ huà jiǎn zì biǎo lookup table for Chinese character based on radical and stroke count
笔记型电脑 bǐ jì xíng diàn nǎo notebook (computer)
笔译和出版司  Directorate-General for Translation and Publishing
笔译－简记员  translator / précis-writer
笔译和编辑科  Translation and Editorial Section
笔译支持干事  Translation Support Officer
笔记本计算机 bǐ jì běn jì suàn jī laptop / notebook (computer)
笔译承包管理系统  Contractor Management Application
笔胜于刀文比武强 bǐ shèng yú dāo wén bǐ wǔ qiáng the pen is mightier than the sword (idiom)
Approximate Results for 笔
随笔 suí bǐ essay
五笔 wǔ bǐ abbr. of 五筆字型|五笔字型, five stroke input method for Chinese characters by numbered strokes, invented by Wang Yongmin 王永民 / in 1983
铅笔 qiān bǐ (lead) pencil / CL:支[zhi1],枝[zhi1],桿|杆[gan3]
文笔 wén bǐ writings / writing style
钢笔 gāng bǐ fountain pen / CL:支[zhi1]
蜡笔 là bǐ crayon
画笔 huà bǐ painting brush
亲笔 qīn bǐ in one's own handwriting
毛笔 máo bǐ writing brush / CL:枝[zhi1],管[guan3]
粉笔 fěn bǐ chalk / CL:支[zhi1],段[duan4]
手笔 shǒu bǐ sth written or painted in one's own hand / (of a writer, calligrapher or painter) skill / style / hand / (fig.) style shown in spending money, handling business etc / scale
伏笔 fú bǐ foreshadowing (literary device) / foretaste of material to come (in essay or story)
败笔 bài bǐ a faulty stroke in calligraphy or painting / a faulty expression in writing
提笔 tí bǐ to take up one's pen / to start to write
执笔 zhí bǐ to write / to do the actual writing
下笔 xià bǐ to put pen to paper
硬笔 yìng bǐ generic term for hard writing instruments such as quill pens, fountain pens, ball pens and pencils, as opposed to writing brushes
妙笔 miào bǐ talented, gifted or ingenious writing
工笔 gōng bǐ gongbi, traditional Chinese painting method characterized by meticulous brush technique and detailed description
落笔 luò bǐ to put pen to paper / pen mark
眉笔 méi bǐ eyebrow pencil (cosmetics)
代笔 dài bǐ to write on behalf of sb / to ghostwrite
绝笔 jué bǐ words written on one’s deathbed / an artist's final work / swansong
运笔 yùn bǐ to wield the pen / to write
煞笔 shā bǐ to stop one's pen / to break off writing / final remarks (at the end of a book or article)
搁笔 gē bǐ to put down the pen / to stop writing
刀笔 dāo bǐ writing up of official or judicial documents / pettifoggery
润笔 rùn bǐ remuneration for literary or artistic work
秉笔 bǐng bǐ to hold the pen / to do the actual writing
辍笔 chuò bǐ to stop writing or painting / to leave off writing midway
附笔 fù bǐ postscript
光笔 guāng bǐ light pen
横笔 héng bǐ bristles lying down (brush movement in painting)
红笔 hóng bǐ red pen
开笔 kāi bǐ to start learning as a poet / to write one's first (poem, essay etc)
连笔 lián bǐ to write without lifting one's pen from the paper
墨笔 mò bǐ writing brush
曲笔 qū bǐ falsification in writing / misrepresentation in written history / deliberate digression
冗笔 rǒng bǐ superfluous words (in writing) / superfluous strokes (in calligraphy)
涉笔 shè bǐ to start writing or painting (lit. "wet the brush")
神笔 shén bǐ lit. divine pen / fig. outstanding writing
竖笔 shù bǐ vertical stroke (in Chinese characters)
橐笔 tuó bǐ to make one's living by writing
信笔 xìn bǐ to write freely / to express oneself as one pleases
折笔 zhé bǐ against the bristles (brush movement in painting)
整笔 zhěng bǐ lump sum
直笔 zhí bǐ a straightforward honest account
拙笔 zhuō bǐ my clumsy writing (humble expr.) / my humble pen
着笔 zhuó bǐ to put pen to paper
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圆珠笔 yuán zhū bǐ ballpoint pen / CL:支[zhi1],枝[zhi1]
眼线笔 yǎn xiàn bǐ eyeliner (cosmetics)
签字笔 qiān zì bǐ felt-tip pen / roller ball pen / gel ink pen
原子笔 yuán zǐ bǐ ballpoint pen / also written 圓珠筆|圆珠笔
中性笔 zhōng xìng bǐ rollerball pen
铅笔盒 qiān bǐ hé pencil case
触控笔 chù kòng bǐ stylus pen
荧光笔 yíng guāng bǐ highlighter (pen)
记号笔 jì hao bǐ (permanent) marker (pen)
白板笔 bái bǎn bǐ whiteboard marker / dry-erase marker
作笔记 zuò bǐ jì to take notes
马克笔 mǎ kè bǐ marker (loanword) / felt marker
白鬼笔 bái guǐ bǐ (botany) common stinkhorn (Phallus impudicus)
刨笔刀 bào bǐ dāo pencil sharpener
擦擦笔 cā cā bǐ erasable pen
鹅毛笔 é máo bǐ quill pen
激光笔 jī guāng bǐ laser pointer
卷笔刀 juǎn bǐ dāo pencil sharpener (blade-only type)
雷射笔 léi shè bǐ laser pointer (Tw)
麦克笔 mài kè bǐ marker pen (loanword)
铅笔刀 qiān bǐ dāo pencil sharpener / CL:把[ba3]
奇异笔 qí yì bǐ marker (writing instrument)
燃料笔 rán liào bǐ fuel pencil
水彩笔 shuǐ cǎi bǐ colored markers
小笔电 xiǎo bǐ diàn mini laptop or notebook (computer) / netbook / CL:臺|台[tai2],部[bu4]
削铅笔 xiāo qiān bǐ to sharpen a pencil
羽毛笔 yǔ máo bǐ quill pen
转笔刀 zhuàn bǐ dāo pencil sharpener
蜡笔小新 Là bǐ Xiǎo xīn Crayon Shin-chan (クレヨンしんちゃん), Japanese manga and anime series popular in China
五笔字型 wǔ bǐ zì xíng five stroke input method for Chinese characters by numbered strokes, invented by Wang Yongmin 王永民 / in 1983
死亡笔记 sǐ wáng bǐ jì Death note (Japanese: デスノート), translation of cult manga series by author ŌBA Tsugumi 大場鶇|大场鸫[Da4 chang3 Dong1] (pen-name) and illustrator OBATA Takeshi 小畑健[Xiao3 tian2 Jian4]
一笔勾销 yī bǐ gōu xiāo to write off at one stroke
口诛笔伐 kǒu zhū bǐ fá to condemn in speech and in writing (idiom) / to denounce by word and pen
梦溪笔谈 Mèng Xī Bǐ tán Dream Pool Essays by Shen Kuo 沈括[Shen3 Kuo4], book on various fields of knowledge, the first to describe the magnetic needle compass
投笔从戎 tóu bǐ cóng róng to lay down the pen and take up the sword (idiom) / to join the military (esp. of educated person)
生花妙笔 shēng huā miào bǐ beautiful or talented writing
秉笔直书 bǐng bǐ zhí shū to record faithfully
持橐簪笔 chí tuó zān bǐ to serve as a counselor (idiom)
点睛之笔 diǎn jīng zhī bǐ the brush stroke that dots in the eyes (idiom) / fig. to add the vital finishing touch / the crucial point that brings the subject to life / a few words to clinch the point
奋笔疾书 fèn bǐ jí shū to write at a tremendous speed
屠毒笔墨 tú dú bǐ mò poisonous writing / disparaging writing / calumny
一笔不苟 yī bǐ bù gǒu lit. not even one stroke is negligent (idiom) / fig. to write characters (calligraphy) in which every stroke is placed perfectly
一笔抹煞 yī bǐ mǒ shā variant of 一筆抹殺|一笔抹杀[yi1 bi3 mo3 sha1]
自动铅笔 zì dòng qiān bǐ mechanical pencil / propelling pencil
一笔总付  lump-sum payment
承包笔译 chéng bāo bǐ yì contractual translation
国际笔会 Guó jì Bǐ huì International PEN
妙笔生花 miào bǐ shēng huā gifted or skillful writing
罄笔难书 qìng bǐ nán shū too numerous to be cited (of atrocities or misdeeds) (idiom) / see also 罄竹難書|罄竹难书[qing4 zhu2 nan2 shu1]
提笔忘字 tí bǐ wàng zì to have difficulty remembering how to write Chinese characters
五笔编码 wǔ bǐ biān mǎ five-stroke code, Chinese character input method
五笔字形 wǔ bǐ zì xíng Chinese character input method for entering characters by numbered strokes / variant of 五筆字型|五笔字型[wu3 bi3 zi4 xing2]
削铅笔机 xiāo qiān bǐ jī pencil sharpener (mechanical or electric)
一笔带过 yī bǐ dài guò (idiom) to mention only very briefly / to skate over (a topic)
一笔抹杀 yī bǐ mǒ shā to blot out at one stroke / to reject out of hand / to deny without a hearing
一笔预付 yī bǐ yù fù advance lump sum
五笔输入法 wǔ bǐ shū rù fǎ five stroke input method for Chinese characters by numbered strokes, invented by Wang Yongmin 王永民 / in 1983
英文笔译处  English Translation Service
法文笔译处  French Translation Service
中文笔译处  Chinese Translation Service
俄文笔译处  Russian Translation Service
非现场笔译  off-site translation
承包笔译股 chéng bāo bǐ yì gǔ Contractual Translation Unit
德文笔译科 dé wén bǐ yì kē German Translation Section
法律笔译员 fǎ lu:4 bǐ yì yuán Legal Translator
协理笔译员 xié lǐ bǐ yì yuán Associate Translator
秘书－笔译员  Secretary-Translator
审校－笔译员  Reviser-Translator
编辑－笔译员  editor-translator
新闻和笔译股  Public Information and Translation Unit
独立中文笔会 dú lì Zhōng wén bǐ huì Independent Chinese PEN center
阅微草堂笔记 Yuè wēi Cǎo táng Bǐ jì Notes on a Minutely Observed Thatched Hut by Ji Yun 紀昀|纪昀[Ji4 Yun2], novel of the supernatural / The Thatched Study of Close Scrutiny
阿拉伯文笔译处  Arabic Translation Service
西班牙文笔译处  Spanish Translation Service
自译自审笔译员  self-revising translator
健康家庭笔记本  Healthy Family notebook
协理笔译支助干事  Associate Translation Support Officer
好记性不如烂笔头 hǎo jì xìng bù rú làn bǐ tóu the palest ink is better than the best memory (idiom)
国际会议笔译员协会  International Association of Conference Translators
意存笔先，画尽意在 yì cún bǐ xiān , huà jìn yì zài the idea is present before the first stroke of the brush, when the last stroke is placed the idea shines through
中文笔译和文本处理科  Chinese Translation and Text-Processing Section
法文笔译和文本处理科  French Translation and Text-Processing Section
英文笔译和文本处理科  English Translation and Text-Processing Section
阿拉伯文笔译和文本处理科  Arabic Translation and Text-Processing Section
国际口笔译高等教育机构常设会议  Conférence internationale permanente d'Instituts universitaires de traducteurs et interprètes
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