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笔 (bǐ): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write | HSK 2

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2.

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3.

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4.

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5.

How to Use 笔

Types of writing tools

material + 笔

Words that combine a material with 笔 to name a specific kind of writing instrument.

铅笔 • qiān bǐ • pencil • HSK 2

HSK 2

6.

Example Sentences

tā他

yòng用

máo毛

bǐ笔

xiě写

shū书

fǎ

Information

Pinyinbǐ

Meaningwriting brush; pen; pencil

Strokes10

Radical竹

Traditional筆

StructureTop-Bottom

Frequency#322

Zhuyinㄅㄧˇ

UnicodeU+7B14

CangjieHHQU

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A tool made of bamboo (竹) and hair (毛) used for writing or painting, representing a brush or pen.

qiān铅

bǐ笔

pencil

毛笔 • máo bǐ • writing brush • HSK 3.0 · L5

HSK 3.0 · L5

máo毛

bǐ笔

writing brush

钢笔 • gāng bǐ • fountain pen • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

gāng钢

bǐ笔

fountain pen

Writing and note-taking

笔 + action or object

Words where 笔 appears first and relates to writing, recording, or testing.

笔记 • bǐ jì • notes; written notes • HSK 3.0 · L3

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bǐ笔

jì记

notes; written notes

笔记本 • bǐ jì běn • notebook • HSK 3

HSK 3

bǐ笔

jì记

běn本

notebook

笔试 • bǐ shì • written examination • HSK 3.0 · L4

HSK 3.0 · L4

bǐ笔

shì试

written examination

法

。

He writes calligraphy with a brush pen.

hái孩

zi子

xǐ喜

huān欢

yòng用

cǎi彩

sè色

là蜡

bǐ笔

zài在

zhǐ纸

shàng上

tú涂

yā鸦

。

Children like to doodle on paper with colored crayons.

wǒ我

yòng用

qiān铅

bǐ笔

xiě写

zuò作

yè业

。

I use a pencil to do homework.

Qǐng请

jiè借

wǒ我

yī一

zhī支

bǐ笔

。

Please lend me a pen.

qǐng请

rèn认

zhēn真

jì记

bǐ笔

jì记

。

Please take notes carefully

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左zuǒleft (direction or side)
啊aah
班bānclass
帮bāngto help, assist
包bāoa packet of; package
比bǐto compare

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Characters pronounced "bi".

陛bìsteps leading throne; throne
敝bìbreak, destroy; broken, tattered
婢bìservant girl; your servant
毖bìguard against, take care; caution
匕bǐspoon, ladle; knife, dirk
璧bìpiece of jade with hole in it

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Characters with radical "竹".

篙gāopole used punt boat
笃dǔsincere; earnest; faithful
笆bābamboo fence
筝zhēnga Chinese zither-like stringed musical instrument
笺jiānnote, memo; stationery; comments
箍gūhoop; bind, surround

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