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writing brush / CL: ,
HSK 5
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  *筆* | 筆* | *筆
writing brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc) (CL:,) / brushstroke; stroke (in painting or calligraphy) / (bound form) style of writing; literary manner; technique of brushwork / (classifier) stroke of a Chinese character / (classifier) sum of money; financial transaction; piece of business / (literary) to write (with a brush or pen)
HSK 2
to take down (in writing) / notes / a type of literature consisting mainly of short sketches / CL:
HSK 2
fountain pen / CL:
HSK 5
notebook (stationery) (CL:) / (computing) laptop; notebook (abbr. for 筆記本電腦|笔记本电脑)
HSK 2
electrician's test light; voltage tester
ballpoint pen / CL: ,
HSK 6
my clumsy writing (humble expr.) / my humble pen
lit. divine pen / fig. outstanding writing
(formal, honorific) your writing; your handwriting / pen; calligraphy brush / a large sum of (money)
HSK 7-9
lip liner
(lead) pencil / CL: , , 桿|杆
HSK 6
five-stroke code, Chinese character input method
pen pal
written examination / paper test (for an applicant)
HSK 6
to write elegantly
(idiom) to mention only very briefly; to skate over (a topic)
mini laptop or notebook (computer) / netbook / CL: 臺|台,
foreshadowing (literary device); foretaste of material to come (in an essay or story)
five stroke input method for Chinese characters by numbered strokes, invented by Wang Yongmin 王永民 in 1983
superfluous words (in writing) / superfluous strokes (in calligraphy)
to write / to do the actual writing
notebook (computer) / CL: 臺|台,
abbr. of 五筆字型|五笔字型, five stroke input method for Chinese characters by numbered strokes, invented by Wang Yongmin 王永民 in 1983
felt-tip pen / roller ball pen / gel ink pen
five stroke input method for Chinese characters by numbered strokes, invented by Wang Yongmin 王永民 in 1983
gongbi, traditional Chinese painting method characterized by meticulous brush technique and detailed description
notebook (computer)
colored markers
to sharpen a pencil
pen name / pseudonym
the shaft of a pen or writing brush / (metonym) pen (as in 耍筆桿|耍笔杆 and 搖筆桿|摇笔杆)
Crayon Shin-chan (クレヨンしんちゃん), Japanese manga and anime series popular in China
laser pointer (Tw)
PEN (association of writers)
to take up one's pen / to start to write
writings / writing style
eyeliner (cosmetics)
laptop / notebook (computer) / CL: 臺|台,
highlighter pen; fluorescent marker
marker (loanword) / felt marker
to write at a tremendous speed
gifted or skillful writing
to record faithfully
to put pen to paper
the wording and purport of what one writes
colored pencil (or crayon or marker etc) / (Tw) color marker
to start writing or painting (lit. "wet the brush")
pen / an effective writer
to stop writing or painting / to leave off writing midway
quill pen
to communicate by means of written notes (instead of speaking) / to publish one's opinion (e.g. as part of a scholarly dialogue) / (in book titles) essays / sketches
pencil sharpener
marker (writing instrument)
the author; the writer (usu. refers to oneself)
remuneration for literary or artistic work
lit. the brush flows with the fluidity of a dragon or snake (idiom) / fig. (of brushwork, esp for calligraphy) lively; vigorous
essay
to lay down the pen and take up the sword (idiom) / to join the military (esp. of educated person)
to write off at one stroke
pencil lead / refill (for a ball-point pen)
chalk / CL: ,
to write freely / to express oneself as one pleases
stroke order (when writing Chinese character)
Death note (Japanese: デスノート), translation of cult manga series by author ŌBA Tsugumi 大場鶇|大场鸫 (pen-name) and illustrator OBATA Takeshi 小畑健
eyebrow pencil (cosmetics)
lit. not even one stroke is negligent (idiom) / fig. to write characters (calligraphy) in which every stroke is placed perfectly
pencil sharpener (mechanical or electric)
lookup table for Chinese character based on radical and stroke count
(of writing) tone / style
Notes on a Minutely Observed Thatched Hut by Ji Yun 紀昀|纪昀, novel of the supernatural / The Thatched Study of Close Scrutiny
to take notes
light pen
bristles lying down (brush movement in painting)
technique of writing, calligraphy or drawing
the tip of a writing brush / vigor of style in writing / stroke / touch
stylus pen
pencil sharpener
pen rack / pen-holder
to do a sum in writing / written calculation
writing up of official or judicial documents / pettifoggery
written polemics
perfectly straight / straight as a ramrod / bolt upright
writing brush and ink stone
to make a living by writing / to write (as an author)
pencil lead; pen refill
to put down in writing / to take down notes / transcript / record
Dream Pool Essays by Shen Kuo 沈括, book on various fields of knowledge, the first to describe the magnetic needle compass
fountain pen
crayon
rollerball pen
laser pointer
painting brush
whiteboard marker / dry-erase marker
a straightforward honest account
strokes of a Chinese character
postscript
writing brush
in one's own handwriting
to blot out at one stroke / to reject out of hand / to deny without a hearing

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