Radical 118 · 10 strokes

writing brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc)

HSK 2 (3.0)6 meanings#5158Measure word 支 / 枝
MEANING6 meanings

MEANING

  1. noun

    writing brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc)

    用来写字或画画的工具yònglái xiězì huò huàhuà de gōngjù

    • This is a pen.

  2. measure word

    (classifier) sum of money; financial transaction; piece of business

    一定数量的钱或一笔交易yī dìng shùliàng de qián huò yī bǐ jiāoyì

  3. measure word

    (classifier) stroke of a Chinese character

    写字时笔画的一个单位xiězì shí bǐhuà de yī ge dānyuè

  4. noun

    brushstroke; stroke (in painting or calligraphy)

    书写或绘画时用的工具;毛笔或钢笔shūxiě huò huìhuà shí yòng de gōngjù;máobǐ huò gāngbǐ

    • How many strokes does this character have?

  5. noun

    (bound form) style of writing; literary manner; technique of brushwork

    作者写作的风格和方式zuòzhě xiězuò de fēnggé hé fāngshì

    • His brushwork is excellent.

  6. verb

    (literary) to write (with a brush or pen)

    用笔写字或文章yòng bǐ xiězì huò wénzhāng

    • He likes to write characters with a brush pen.

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CHARACTER ANALYSIS

A brush made from animal hair attached to a bamboo handle produces the strokes of writing.

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