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Trad. 筆
- writing brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc) (CL:支[zhi1],枝[zhi1])
- 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)
Trad. 手筆
- sth written or painted in one's own hand
- (of a writer, calligrapher or painter) skill
- style
- hand
- (fig.) style shown in spending money, handling business etc
- scale
Trad. 工筆
- gongbi, traditional Chinese painting method characterized by meticulous brush technique and detailed description
Trad. 朱筆
- brush dipped in red ink (used in former times for writing official documents, grading papers etc)
Trad. 冗筆
- superfluous words (in writing)
- superfluous strokes (in calligraphy)
Trad. 筆仙
- a form of automatic writing in which two or more participants hold a single pen over a sheet of paper and invite a spirit to write answers to their questions
- a spirit so invited
Trad. 筆力
- vigor of strokes in calligraphy or drawing
- vigor of style in literary composition
Trad. 筆套
- the cap of a pen, pencil or writing brush
- the sheath of a pen (made of cloth, silk or thread)
Trad. 筆挺
- (standing) very straight
- straight as a ramrod
- bolt upright
- well-ironed
- trim
Trad. 筆桿
- the shaft of a pen or writing brush
- (metonym) pen (as in 耍筆桿|耍笔杆[shua3 bi3 gan3] and 搖筆桿|摇笔杆[yao2 bi3 gan3])
Trad. 敗筆
- a faulty stroke in calligraphy or painting
- a faulty expression in writing
Trad. 曲筆
- falsification in writing
- misrepresentation in written history
- deliberate digression
Trad. 筆觸
- brush stroke in Chinese painting and calligraphy
- brushwork
- style of drawing or writing
Trad. 筆記
- to take down (in writing)
- notes
- a type of literature consisting mainly of short sketches
- CL:本[ben3]
Trad. 煞筆
- to stop one's pen
- to break off writing
- final remarks (at the end of a book or article)
Trad. 筆談
- 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
Trad. 筆鋒
- the tip of a writing brush
- vigor of style in writing
- stroke
- touch
Trad. 硬筆
- generic term for hard writing instruments such as quill pens, fountain pens, ball pens and pencils, as opposed to writing brushes
Trad. 伏筆
- foreshadowing (literary device); foretaste of material to come (in an essay or story)
Trad. 大筆
- (formal, honorific) your writing; your handwriting
- pen; calligraphy brush
- a large sum of (money)
Trad. 五筆
- 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
Trad. 開筆
- to start learning as a poet
- to write one's first (poem, essay etc)
Trad. 小筆電
- mini laptop or notebook (computer)
- netbook
- CL:臺|台[tai2],部[bu4]
Trad. 筆畫數
- stroke count (number of brushstrokes of a Chinese character)
Trad. 筆記本
- notebook (stationery) (CL:本[ben3])
- (computing) laptop; notebook (abbr. for 筆記本電腦|笔记本电脑[bi3 ji4 ben3 dian4 nao3])
Trad. 彩色筆
- colored pencil (or crayon or marker etc)
- (Tw) color marker
Trad. 耍筆桿
- to craft facile prose; to play around with words
Trad. 一筆不苟
- lit. not even one stroke is negligent (idiom)
- fig. to write characters (calligraphy) in which every stroke is placed perfectly
Trad. 一筆帶過
- (idiom) to mention only very briefly; to skate over (a topic)
Trad. 一筆抹殺
- to blot out at one stroke
- to reject out of hand
- to deny without a hearing
Trad. 一筆抹煞
- variant of 一筆抹殺|一笔抹杀[yi1 bi3 mo3 sha1]
Trad. 蠟筆小新
- Crayon Shin-chan (クレヨンしんちゃん), Japanese manga and anime series popular in China
Trad. 投筆從戎
- to lay down the pen and take up the sword (idiom)
- to join the military (esp. of educated person)
Trad. 罄筆難書
- too numerous to be cited (of atrocities or misdeeds) (idiom)
- see also 罄竹難書|罄竹难书[qing4 zhu2 nan2 shu1]
Trad. 筆走龍蛇
- lit. the brush flows with the fluidity of a dragon or snake (idiom)
- fig. (of brushwork, esp for calligraphy) lively; vigorous
Trad. 屠毒筆墨
- poisonous writing
- disparaging writing
- calumny
Trad. 五筆字型
- five stroke input method for Chinese characters by numbered strokes, invented by Wang Yongmin 王永民 in 1983
Trad. 五筆字形
- Chinese character input method for entering characters by numbered strokes (variant of 五筆字型|五笔字型[wu3 bi3 zi4 xing2])
Trad. 五筆編碼
- five-stroke code, Chinese character input method
Trad. 削鉛筆機
- pencil sharpener (mechanical or electric)
Trad. 自動鉛筆
- mechanical pencil
- propelling pencil
Trad. 點睛之筆
- the brush stroke that dots in the eyes (idiom); fig. to add the vital finishing touch
- the crucial point that brings the subject to life
- a few words to clinch the point
Trad. 提筆忘字
- to have difficulty remembering how to write Chinese characters
Trad. 口誅筆伐
- to condemn in speech and in writing (idiom)
- to denounce by word and pen
Trad. 夢溪筆談
- Dream Pool Essays by Shen Kuo 沈括[Shen3 Kuo4], book on various fields of knowledge, the first to describe the magnetic needle compass
Trad. 死亡筆記
- Death note (Japanese: デスノート), translation of cult manga series by author ŌBA Tsugumi 大場鶇|大场鸫[Da4 chang3 Dong1] (pen-name) and illustrator OBATA Takeshi 小畑健[Xiao3 tian2 Jian4]
Trad. 筆劃檢字表
- lookup table for Chinese character based on radical and stroke count
Trad. 筆記型電腦
- notebook (computer)
Trad. 筆記本電腦
- laptop
- notebook (computer)
- CL:臺|台[tai2],部[bu4]
Trad. 五筆輸入法
- five stroke input method for Chinese characters by numbered strokes, invented by Wang Yongmin 王永民 in 1983
Trad. 獨立中文筆會
- Independent Chinese PEN center
Trad. 筆記本計算機
- laptop
- notebook (computer)
Trad. 閱微草堂筆記
- Notes on a Minutely Observed Thatched Hut by Ji Yun 紀昀|纪昀[Ji4 Yun2], novel of the supernatural
- The Thatched Study of Close Scrutiny
Trad. 好記性不如爛筆頭
- the palest ink is better than the best memory (idiom)
Trad. 意存筆先，畫盡意在
- the idea is present before the first stroke of the brush, when the last stroke is placed the idea shines through