English

1. writing brush
2. writing brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc) (CL:支[zhi1],枝[zhi1])
3. to spoon; to scoop; to ladle
4. pen; pencil; writing brush; writing instrument
5. sum; amount of money
6. write
7. brushstroke; stroke (in painting or calligraphy)
8. (words, drawing, painting, etc.) stroke
9. stroke
10. (bound form) style of writing; literary manner; technique of brushwork
11. (classifier) stroke of a Chinese character
12. (classifier) sum of money; financial transaction; piece of business
13. (literary) to write (with a brush or pen)

粵語

1. 用殼或者匙羹撈起
2. 泛指用手拎住嚟寫嘢、畫嘢嘅工具（量詞：支）
3. （錢）一嚿；一個總和嘅錢
4. （字、畫等）一劃

As a component in

• 潷bei3
• 𢴩bat1
• 㻶bat1
• 𠽩
• 𡼸
• 𤏫
• 𤔯
• 𤢇
• 𤺭
• 𨅗
• 𨖷
• 𨬾
• 𫄂
• 𬴟

Variants

• 笔semantic variant
• 笔simplified

Words containing 筆

• 毛筆mou4 bat1

  writing brush

• 筆者bat1 ze2

  the author; the writer (usu. refers to oneself)

• 筆記bat1 gei3

  to take down (in writing)

• 筆名bat1 meng2

  pen name

• 筆試bat1 si5

  written examination

• 開筆hoi1 bat1

  to start learning as a poet

• 隨筆ceoi4 bat1

  essay

• 水筆seoi2 bat1

  a fountain pen

• 手筆sau2 bat1

  sth written or painted in one's own hand

• 連筆lin4 bat1

  to write without lifting one's pen from the paper

• 動筆dung6 bat1

  to put pen to paper; to start writing or painting

• 主筆zyu2 bat1

  Editor in chief; Lead writer

• 鉛筆jyun4 bat1

  (lead) pencil

• 電筆din6 bat1

  electrician's test light; voltage tester

• 鋼筆gong3 bat1

  fountain pen

• 筆戰bat1 zin3

  written polemics

• 畫筆waa2 bat1

  painting brush

• 筆畫bat1 waak6

  strokes of a Chinese character

• 文筆man4 bat1

  writings

• 鐵筆tit3 bat1

  a crowbar

• 親筆can1 bat1

  in one's own handwriting

• 代筆doi6 bat1

  to write on behalf of sb

• 筆直bat1 zik6

  perfectly straight

• 執筆zap1 bat1

  to write