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CHINESE CHARACTER

bǐ

筆

筆

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pen; brush

Numbered pinyin
bi3
English meanings
pen; writing brush; stroke

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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    這zhī支bǐ筆hěn很hǎo好寫。

    This pen writes very well.

  2. 02

    tā他買le了yī一běn本bǐ筆jì記běn本。

    He bought a notebook.

Explore words connected to this character.

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