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Chinese character

筆

bǐ

pen, pencil, writing brush

12 strokesRadical ⺮Traditional

Meaning

Definitions are in English.
  • pen, pencil, writing brush
  • to compose, to write
  • Hanzi stroke
  • writing brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc) (CL:支[zhi1],枝[zhi1])
  • brushstroke; stroke (in painting or calligraphy)

Simplified / Traditional

笔→筆

Variant forms: 笔

Variant forms

Components

Etymology hint · Ideographic

A bamboo rod ⺮ used as a pencil 聿

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Stroke order

筆

Draw each stroke in order. The outline shows the target shape.

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