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

to put down in writing / to take down notes / transcript / record
in one's own handwriting
chalk / CL:支[zhi1],段[duan4]
ability to write / writing skill / written / in written form
felt-tip pen / roller ball pen / gel ink pen
the tip of a writing brush / vigor of style in writing / stroke / touch
to put pen to paper
to put pen to paper / pen mark
words written on one’s deathbed / an artist's final work / swansong
mechanical pencil / propelling pencil
too numerous to be cited (of atrocities or misdeeds) (idiom) / see also 罄竹難書|罄竹难书[qing4 zhu2 nan2 shu1]
stroke order (when writing Chinese character)
Crayon Shin-chan (クレヨンしんちゃん), Japanese manga and anime series popular in China
notebook (computer) / CL:臺|台[tai2],部[bu4]
(permanent) marker (pen)
vertical stroke (in Chinese characters)
to stop writing or painting / to leave off writing midway

Sentences with 筆

筆 currently does not appear in any sentence.