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

pen name / pseudonym
(standing) very straight / straight as a ramrod / bolt upright / well-ironed / trim
strokes of a Chinese character
pen and ink / words / writing
nib / pen point / the tip of a writing brush or pencil
vigor of strokes in calligraphy or drawing / vigor of style in literary composition
pen / an effective writer
the cap of a pen, pencil, or writing brush
technique of writing / calligraphy / or drawing
the cap of a pen, pencil or writing brush / the sheath of a pen (made of cloth, silk or thread)
PEN (association of writers)
pencil lead / refill (for a ball-point pen)
lookup table for Chinese character based on radical and stroke count
written polemics
(poorly paid) ghostwriter or substitute calligrapher
pen rack / pen-holder
the shaft of a pen or writing brush / pen-holder / pen

Sentences with 筆

筆 currently does not appear in any sentence.