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笔 (bǐ): Writing brush — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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HSK 3.0Vocab 2Recognition 2
1.

Animated Stroke Order 笔

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How to write 笔 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 笔

笔 stroke order diagram
3.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 笔

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4.

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
5.

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
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
HSK 3.0 · L3
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
huan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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Same Sound

Characters pronounced "bi".

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

Characters with radical "竹".

  • 篙gāopole used punt boat
  • 笆bābamboo fence
  • 笺jiānnote, memo; stationery; comments
  • 箍gūhoop; bind, surround
  • 篆zhuànseal script; seal, official stamp
  • 箔bóreed screen; frame for growing silkworms
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