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

(lead) pencil / CL:支[zhi1],枝[zhi1],桿|杆[gan3]
fountain pen / CL:支[zhi1]
Notes on a Minutely Observed Thatched Hut by Ji Yun 紀昀|纪昀[Ji4 Yun2], novel of the supernatural / The Thatched Study of Close Scrutiny
marker (loanword) / felt marker
marker pen (loanword)
the brush stroke that dots in the eyes (idiom); fig. to add the vital finishing touch / the crucial point that brings the subject to life / a few words to clinch the point
to write without lifting one's pen from the paper
to wield the pen / to write
pencil sharpener / CL:把[ba3]
to start learning as a poet / to write one's first (poem, essay etc)

Sentences with 筆

筆 currently does not appear in any sentence.