笔杆子

pen / an effective writer

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

the shaft of a pen or writing brush / pen-holder / pen

pole / CL:條|条[tiao2],根[gen1]

stick / pole / lever / classifier for long objects such as guns

pole

pole / stick / club / gang of bandits

son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the Rat / Viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4] / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary / subordinate / sub-

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