| bǐ | pen/pencil/writing brush/to write or compose/the strokes of Chinese characters/classifier for sums of money, deals/CL:支[zhi1],枝[zhi1] |
| 笔 | pen pencil writing brush |
| 笔下 | the wording and purport of what one writes |
| 笔下生花 | dramatic, intriguing, exciting. |
| 笔下留情 | be charitable in writing critical comments |
| 笔下超生 | spare a life by a stroke of the brush; refrain from passing death sentence |
| 笔伐 | condemn or denounce in writing |
| 笔会 | PEN (association of writers) |
| 笔体 | handwriting |
| 笔供 | written evidence, as opposed to oral evidence 口供 |
| 笔债 | A painting, calligraphy, or essay promised but not made yet. |
| 笔划 | variant of 筆畫|笔画 |
| 笔划检字表 | look-up table for Chinese character based on radical and stroke-count |
| 笔力 | vigor of strokes in calligraphy or drawing vigor of style in literary composition |
| 笔势 | handwriting |
| 笔友 | pen pal |
| 笔名 | pen name pseudonym |
| 笔名发信人 | [Computing] nym; pseudonym (an anonymous invented name that a person can use in e-mail or in online discussion arenas) |
| 笔墨 | pen and ink words writing |
| 笔墨官司 | battle of the books |
| 笔头 | ability to write writing skill written |