笔

bǐ

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)

bamboo (⺮) + hair (毛) = writing brush

A traditional writing brush is made from bamboo for the handle and animal hair for the tip. Both components describe the physical object directly, making this character unusually transparent.

⺮+毛→笔
⺮BambooSemantic
毛HairSemantic

我的笔找不到了,你能借我一支吗?

wǒ de bǐ zhǎo bu dào le , nǐ néng jiè wǒ yī zhī ma ?

I can't find my pen — could you lend me one?

他用一大笔钱买下了那栋旧楼。

tā yòng yī dà bǐ qián mǎi xià le nà dòng jiù lóu 。

He used a large sum of money to buy that old building.

Words with 笔

笔电

bǐ diàn

notebook (computer)

笔力

bǐ lì

vigor of strokes in calligraphy or drawing

笔法

bǐ fǎ

technique of writing, calligraphy or drawing

圆珠笔

yuán zhū bǐ

ballpoint pen

蜡笔小新

là bǐ xiǎo xīn

Crayon Shin-chan (クレヨンしんちゃん), Japanese manga and anime series popular in China

手笔

shǒu bǐ

sth written or painted in one's own hand

笔记本

bǐ jì běn

notebook (stationery) (CL:本[ben3])

连笔

lián bǐ

to write without lifting one's pen from the paper

运笔

yùn bǐ

to wield the pen

铅笔

qiān bǐ

(lead) pencil

铅笔刀

qiān bǐ dāo

pencil sharpener

铅笔盒

qiān bǐ hé

pencil case

More characters with ⺮

笨笞笃符笠笥笤