Depicts a utensil for writing (聿) made from bamboo (⺮).
Components
Traditional (筆)
⺮ Meaning component
zhú
"bamboo" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 118)
⺮ is a component form of 竹.
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Historical Evolution
筆
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
筆
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
筆
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
筆
Regular
Modern
Chinese
笔 / 筆 [bǐ]
pen; pencil; writing brush; to write or compose; the strokes of Chinese characters; classifier for sums of money, deals; CL:支[zhī],枝[zhī]
Japanese
noun
- writing brush; paintbrush; pen
- writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; penmanship; something drawn with a brush
- writing (composing text); the written word
counter
- (land) lot; plot
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
筆 ふで
Fude surname
筆 ふでさき
Fudesaki surname
筆 ふみ
Fumi female given name
CHINESE WORDS (152)
笔记本 [bǐjìběn] #4,770
notebook (stationery)
笔者 [bǐzhě] #63,877
the author
笔记 [bǐjì] #5,967
to take down (in writing)
铅笔 [qiānbǐ] #6,625
(lead) pencil
笔迹 [bǐjì] #7,223
handwriting
亲笔 [qīnbǐ] #13,213
in one's own handwriting
笔录 [bǐlù] #11,035
to put down in writing
钢笔 [gāngbǐ] #11,242
fountain pen
笔直 [bǐzhí] #16,123
perfectly straight
笔试 [bǐshì] #35,835
written examination
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 筆頭 [ひっとう] #8,450
brush tip
⭐ 鉛筆 [えんぴつ] #10,346
pencil
⭐ 執筆 [しっぴつ] #12,958
writing
⭐ 筆跡 [ひっせき] #17,205
handwriting
⭐ 万年筆 [まんねんひつ] #23,130
fountain pen
⭐ 筆者 [ひっしゃ] #26,917
writer
特筆すべき [とくひつすべき] #27,047
worthy of special mention
⭐ 筆記用具 [ひっきようぐ] #28,337
writing implement
⭐ 筆記 [ひっき] #30,180
(taking) notes
直筆 [じきひつ] #32,030
one's own handwriting
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