bǐ
writing utensil
Simplified form of 筆. Depicts a utensil for writing (聿) made from bamboo (⺮).
Components
Evolution

Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal script
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Traditional script
ModernSimplified script
ModernDefinitions
Most common words with 笔
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
---|---|---|
pen | ||
notebook (stationery) | ||
the author | ||
notes | ||
(lead) pencil |
Component uses
Sound component in 1 character (0 verified)
Statistics
HSK level 2
Appears in 42.3034% of movies
925th most common character in movies
956th most common character in books
Miscellaneous
Strokes | 10 |
Traditional | |
Unicode | U+7B14 |
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