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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
bǐ | bi3
English translation
pen, pencil, writing brush; to compose, to write; Hanzi stroke

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Number of strokes

12

Traditional form

Contains the radical

zhú

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

A bamboo rod  zhú used as a pencil

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

⺮聿

Explanation

Simplified form of . Depicts a utensil for writing () made from bamboo ( zhú ).

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Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
pen
笔记本 bǐjìběn notebook (stationery)筆記本
笔者 bǐ zhě the author筆者
笔记 bǐ jì notes筆記
铅笔 qiānbǐ (lead) pencil鉛筆
笔迹 bǐ jì handwriting筆跡
亲笔 qīn bǐ in one's own handwriting親筆
笔录 bǐ lù transcript筆錄
钢笔 gāng bǐ fountain pen鋼筆
笔直 bǐ zhí perfectly straight筆直
笔试 bǐ shì written examination筆試
笔下 bǐ xià the wording and purport of what one writes筆下
粉笔 fěn bǐ chalk粉筆
蜡笔 là bǐ crayon蠟筆
文笔 wén bǐ writings文筆
圆珠笔 yuán zhū bǐ ballpoint pen圓珠筆
一笔勾销 yī bǐ gōu xiāo to write off at one stroke一筆勾銷
笔名 bǐ míng pen name筆名
笔墨 bǐ mò words筆墨
毛笔 máo bǐ writing brush毛筆
画笔 huà bǐ painting brush畫筆
笔画 bǐ huà strokes of a Chinese character筆畫
随笔 suí bǐ essay-writing隨筆

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