| Trad. | Simp. | Pinyin | English |
| 敗筆 | 败笔 | bài bǐ | a faulty stroke in calligraphy or painting; a faulty expression in writing |
| 筆 | 笔 | bǐ | pen; pencil; writing brush; to write or compose; the strokes of Chinese characters |
| 筆觸 | 笔触 | bǐ chù | brush stroke in Chinese painting and calligraphy; brushwork; style of drawing or writing |
| 筆燈 | 笔灯 | bǐ dēng | penlight |
| 筆底下 | 笔底下 | bǐ dǐ xià | ability to write |
| 筆調 | 笔调 | bǐ diào | (of writing) tone; style |
| 筆法 | 笔法 | bǐ fǎ | technique of writing; calligraphy; or drawing |
| 筆鋒 | 笔锋 | bǐ fēng | the tip of a writing brush; vigor of style in writing; stroke; touch |
| 筆桿 | 笔杆 | bǐ gǎn | the shaft of a pen or writing brush; pen-holder; pen |
| 筆桿子 | 笔杆子 | bǐ gǎn zi | pen; an effective writer |
| 筆畫 | 笔画 | bǐ huà | strokes of a Chinese character |
| 筆劃檢字表 | 笔划检字表 | bǐ huà jiǎn zì biǎo | look-up table for Chinese character based on radical and stroke-count |
| 筆跡 | 笔迹 | bǐ jī | a person's handwriting; hand |
| 筆記 | 笔记 | bǐ jì | take down (in writing); notes; a type of literature consisting mainly of short sketches |
| 筆記本 | 笔记本 | bǐ jì běn | notebook |
| 筆記本計算機 | 笔记本计算机 | bǐ jì běn jì suàn jī | laptop; notebook (computer) |
| 筆架 | 笔架 | bǐ jià | pen rack; pen-holder |
| 筆尖 | 笔尖 | bǐ jiān | nib; pen point; the tip of a writing brush or pencil |
| 筆力 | 笔力 | bǐ lì | vigor of strokes in calligraphy or drawing; vigor of style in literary composition |
| 筆錄 | 笔录 | bǐ lù | put down (in writing); take down; notes; record |
| 筆帽 | 笔帽 | bǐ mào | the cap of a pen, pencil, or writing brush |
| 筆名 | 笔名 | bǐ míng | pen name; pseudonym |
| 筆墨 | 笔墨 | bǐ mò | pen and ink; words; writing |
| 筆錢 | 笔钱 | bǐ qián | fund |
| 筆試 | 笔试 | bǐ shì | written examination |
| 筆順 | 笔顺 | bǐ shùn | stroke order (when writing Chinese character) |
| 筆算 | 笔算 | bǐ suàn | do a sum in writing; written calculation |
| 筆談 | 笔谈 | bǐ tán | conversation by writing; sketches and notes |
| 筆套 | 笔套 | bǐ tào | the cap of a pen, pencil, or writing brush; the sheath of a pen (made of cloth, silk or thread |
| 筆挺 | 笔挺 | bǐ tǐng | (standing) very straight; straight as a ramrod; bolt upright; well-ironed; trim |
| 筆筒 | 笔筒 | bǐ tǒng | pen container; brush pot |
| 筆頭 | 笔头 | bǐ tóu | ability to write; writing skill; written; in written form |
| 筆誤 | 笔误 | bǐ wù | a slip of a pen |
| 筆下 | 笔下 | bǐ xià | the wording and purport of what one writes |
| 筆心 | 笔心 | bǐ xīn | pencil lead; refill (for a ball-point pen) |
| 筆譯 | 笔译 | bǐ yì | written translation |
| 筆友 | 笔友 | bǐ yǒu | pen pal |
| 筆戰 | 笔战 | bǐ zhàn | written polemics |
| 筆者 | 笔者 | bǐ zhě | the author; the writer |
| 筆直 | 笔直 | bǐ zhí | perfectly straight; straight as a ramrod; bolt upright |
| 粉筆 | 粉笔 | fěn bǐ | chalk |
| 附筆 | 附笔 | fù bǐ | postscript |
| 鋼筆 | 钢笔 | gāng bǐ | fountain pen |
| 光筆 | 光笔 | guāng bǐ | light pen |
| 橫筆 | 横笔 | héng bǐ | bristles lying down (brush movement in painting) |
| 蠟筆 | 蜡笔 | là bǐ | crayon |
| 毛筆 | 毛笔 | máo bǐ | writing brush |
| 夢溪筆談 | 梦溪笔谈 | Mèng xī bǐ tán | Dream Pool Essays |
| 墨筆 | 墨笔 | mò bǐ | writing brush |
| 奇異筆 | 奇异笔 | qí yì bǐ | marker (writing instrument) |
| 鉛筆 | 铅笔 | qiān bǐ | (lead) pencil |
| 親筆 | 亲笔 | qīn bǐ | (adv) in ones own handwriting |
| 圓珠筆 | 圆珠笔 | yuán zhū bǐ | ball point pen |
| 原子筆 | 原子笔 | yuán zǐ bǐ | ballpoint pen |
| 折筆 | 折笔 | zhé bǐ | against the bristles (brush movement in painting) |
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