pen / pencil / writing brush / to write or compose / the strokes of Chinese characters / classifier for sums of money, deals / CL:支[zhi1],枝[zhi1]

= + : Brunhilde (bi) decided to try art for a change and constructs a brush (笔) in the space station (Ø3). She cuts off her long hair (毛) and attaches it to a bamboo stick (⺮) to make her brush (笔).

筆 character breakdown

bamboo / CL:棵[ke1],支[zhi1],根[gen1] / Kangxi radical 118

= 𠂉 + + : Julian Giant Squid (zhu) is weaving a bamboo basket (竹) in the space station's kitchen (Ø2). He is using a key (𠂉), a dinosaur bone (丨) and a crowbar (亅) as basis structure and connects the three stays by weaving soft bamboo (竹) around them.
(arch. introductory particle) / then / and then

= + : Mnemonic symbol: a broad decorator's brush.

Yu the Great (yu) is painting in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). First she paints backgrounds with a decorator's brush (聿), then applies some details using a crayon (肀), and finally she discharges a capacitor (二) on the canvas for special effects.

Characters with 筆 as component

to drain / to strain / to decant

Words with 筆

the wording and purport of what one writes
painting brush
to stop one's pen / to break off writing / final remarks (at the end of a book or article)
eyebrow pencil (cosmetics)
written evidence, as opposed to oral evidence 口供[kou3 gong4]
variant of 筆畫|笔画[bi3 hua4]
a straightforward honest account
generic term for hard writing instruments such as quill pens, fountain pens, ball pens and pencils, as opposed to writing brushes
lit. divine pen / fig. outstanding writing
to hold the pen / to do the actual writing
a form of automatic writing in which two or more participants hold a single pen over a sheet of paper and invite a spirit to write answers to their questions / a spirit so invited
whiteboard marker / dry-erase marker
(botany) common stinkhorn (Phallus impudicus)

Sentences with 筆

筆 currently does not appear in any sentence.