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
笔墨
bǐmò
writing; description; brush and ink
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Example phrases
- 作者没有把太多笔墨花在战争场面上，而是着重描写普通人的命运。 Zuòzhě méiyǒu bǎ tài duō bǐmò huā zài zhànzhēng chǎngmiàn shang, ér shì zhuózhòng miáoxiě pǔtōng rén de mìngyùn. The author did not spend too much description on the battle scenes, but focused on depicting the fate of ordinary people.
- 桌上摆着笔墨，他准备给邻居写一副春联。 Zhuō shàng bǎizhe bǐmò, tā zhǔnbèi gěi línjū xiě yí fù chūnlián. Brush and ink are laid out on the table, and he is about to write a pair of New Year scrolls for a neighbour.
- 这篇文章没用多少笔墨就把人物写活了。 Zhè piān wénzhāng méi yòng duōshao bǐmò jiù bǎ rénwù xiě huó le. This article brought its character to life with very few words.
Related words
- 笔 bǐ pen; pencil
- 笔记 bǐjì notes
- 笔记本 bǐjìběn notebook
- 钢笔 gāngbǐ fountain pen
- 毛笔 máobǐ writing brush
- 墨 mò ink
- 墨水 mòshuǐ ink
- 别具匠心 biéjùjiàngxīn to show unique ingenuity; to be ingeniously conceived
- 仿 fǎng to imitate; to copy
- 画龙点睛 huàlóngdiǎnjīng to add the finishing touch; make the crucial point
- 绘制 huìzhì to draw; to chart; to map
- 风流 fēngliú distinguished and elegant; romantic