writing brush; pen; pencil

Animated Stroke Order 笔

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Stroke Order Diagrams 笔

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Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how is used in context
1
yòng
qiān
xiě
zuò

I use a pencil to do homework.

2
qǐng
rèn
zhēn

Please take notes carefully

3
zhè
zhī
gāng
hěn
hǎo
xiě

This fountain pen writes very well

4
zhè
shì
zhī
qiān

This is a pencil.

5
yòng
qiān
xiě

I write with a pencil.

6
huān
yòng
qiān
zài
zhǐ
shàng
huà
huà

He likes to draw on paper with a pencil.

7
zhè
shì
de
běn

This is my notebook.

8
měi
tiān
yòng
běn

I use a notebook to take notes every day.

9
zài
běn
shàng
xiě
xià
le
zhòng
yào
de
xiǎng

He wrote down important ideas in his notebook.

10
yòng
xiě

He writes with a brush and ink.

Information

Traditional
Radical
Strokes10
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#322
Zhuyinㄅㄧˇ
Components
UnicodeU+7B14
CangjieHHQU
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Cultural note

Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.

Learn how the Five Elements describe personality