筆 (bat1 | bi3) : pen, pencil, writing brush

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筆

bat1

bi3

[1] pen; pencil; writing brush
[2] write
[3] stroke; touch; handwriting
[4] technique of writing, calligraphy, drawing or painting
[5] [classifier] sum/amount (of money, loan. debt)
[6] [classifier] deal (of business, transaction)

(Classifier(s): 支)

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Stroke count: 12

Level: 2

Radical: 竹 (#118)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

筆 / 笔

This word has been viewed 17239 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 3rd Oct 2009 14:15

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粉筆 fan2 bat1 fen3 bi3 = chalk

毛筆 mou4 bat1 mao2 bi3 = chinese calligraphy brush

鉛筆 jyun4 bat1 qian1 bi3 = pencil

墨水筆 mak6 seoi2 bat1 = an ink pen 粵

原子筆 jyun4 zi2 bat1 = ball-point pen

鋼筆 gong3 bat1 gang1 bi3 = fountain pen, ink pen

筆者 bat1 ze2 bi3 zhe3 = the author; the writer

筆記 bat1 gei3 bi3 ji4 = write down

光筆 gwong1 bat1 guang1 bi3 = a light pen (for a computer)

一筆 jat1 bat1 yi1 bi3 = a brushstroke
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Showing all 8 examples containing 筆

我有兩支鉛筆
I have two pencils

請問伊枝筆幾錢？粵
How much is this pen?
[a polite way of asking]

支筆唔喺盒入便粵
The pencil is not in the box.
[Lit. [counter] pencil not at box inside]

她用橙色的蠟筆來畫太陽國
She uses an orange crayon to draw the sun.
[來 here means "in order to" or "to". Marked as unsure: Can an editor please fix the jyutping?]

筆錢拖欠咗六個月。粵
The payment has been six months in arrears.
[Where Cantonese language uses a concrete word (拖欠) with substantial meaning as the verb, English language uses two function words (has been) as the verb. ]

我花呢筆錢唔會覺得肉赤。粵
I don't feel any pain in spending this amount of money.

佢唔聲唔聲攞咗我枝筆。粵
He took my pen without me knowing.

見到你頭先嘅樣，我諗你已經知道咗呢本唔係普通嘅筆記啦粵
Based on your expression just now, I guess you already know that this isn't an ordinary notebook.
[Lit. see-arrive you just-not (possessive particle) expression, I think you already know-already, this (counter) isn't ordinary (possessive particle) notebook.]

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 筆
Unicode code for this character: U+7b46 (off-site link)

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