毛笔
máobǐ
writing brush
Characters in this word
笔 bǐ
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- ⺮ — bamboo
- Made of
- ⺮ bamboo 毛 hair, fur, feathers
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 我用毛笔写字。 Wǒ yòng máobǐ xiězì. I write with a brush.
- 这支毛笔很软。 Zhè zhī máobǐ hěn ruǎn. This brush is very soft.
- 毛笔在桌上。 Máobǐ zài zhuō shàng. The brush is on the table.