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IDENTITY

pen; writing brush

HSK 1Top 740

CORE MEANING

pen; writing brush

Part of speech
noun
Register
neutral

Senses

  1. 1.pen; brushHSK1

FORM & BREAKDOWN

Radical
bamboo radical (zhú)
strokes
10
Structure
top-bottom compound
IDS sequence
⿱竹毛
    • bamboo (brush handle)
    • hair (brush tip)

USAGE

Common words

铅笔qiānbǐpencil
毛笔máobǐwriting brush
钢笔gāngbǐfountain pen

Graded examples

  • 这支笔是我的。Zhè zhī bǐ shì wǒ de.HSK1

    This pen is mine.

RELATIONS

Lookalike — don’t mix up

LEARNING

Memory aid

Bamboo (竹) holding animal hair (毛) — a brush, a pen.

HSK version
3.0
Frequency rank
#740
Memory aid
memory-aid

TRUST & SOURCES

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AI-assisted editorial review
Last reviewed
2026-08-15

Sources

  • CC-CEDICT 2026-01-01

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