| 笔 | bǐ | pen; pencil; writing brush; to write or compose; the strokes of Chinese characters; classifier for sums of money, deals; CL:支,枝 |
| 铅笔 | qiān bǐ | (lead) pencil; CL:支,枝,杆 |
| 笔记 | bǐ jì | to take down (in writing); notes; a type of literature consisting mainly of short sketches; CL:本 |
| 笔尖 | bǐ jiān | nib; pen point; the tip of a writing brush or pencil |
| 笔墨 | bǐ mò | pen and ink; words; writing |
| 笔录 | bǐ lù | to put down in writing; to take down notes; transcript; record |
| 笔下 | bǐ xià | the wording and purport of what one writes |
| 画笔 | huà bǐ | painting brush |
| 钢笔 | gāng bǐ | fountain pen; CL:支 |
| 笔触 | bǐ chù | brush stroke in Chinese painting and calligraphy; brushwork; style of drawing or writing |
| 毛笔 | máo bǐ | writing brush; CL:枝,管 |
| 笔直 | bǐ zhí | perfectly straight; straight as a ramrod; bolt upright |
| 文笔 | wén bǐ | writing style |
| 下笔 | xià bǐ | to put pen to paper |
| 粉笔 | fěn bǐ | chalk; CL:支,段 |
| 笔画 | bǐ huà | strokes of a Chinese character |
| 笔法 | bǐ fǎ | technique of writing; calligraphy; or drawing |
| 笔者 | bǐ zhě | the author; the writer |
| 笔头 | bǐ tóu | ability to write; writing skill; written; in written form |
| 笔迹 | bǐ jì | handwriting |
| 执笔 | zhí bǐ | to write; to do the actual writing |
| 笔套 | bǐ tào | the cap of a pen, pencil or writing brush; the sheath of a pen (made of cloth, silk or thread) |
| 笔调 | bǐ diào | (of writing) tone; style |
| 落笔 | luò bǐ | to put pen to paper; pen mark |
| 一笔勾销 | yī bǐ gōu xiāo | to write off at one stroke |
| 笔名 | bǐ míng | pen name; pseudonym |
| 笔杆 | bǐ gǎn | the shaft of a pen or writing brush; pen-holder; pen |
| 笔锋 | bǐ fēng | the tip of a writing brush; vigor of style in writing; stroke; touch |
| 笔力 | bǐ lì | vigor of strokes in calligraphy or drawing; vigor of style in literary composition |
| 墨笔 | mò bǐ | writing brush |
| 亲笔 | qīn bǐ | in one's own handwriting |
| 圆珠笔 | yuán zhū bǐ | ballpoint pen; CL:支,枝 |
| 笔试 | bǐ shì | written examination |
| 一笔抹杀 | yī bǐ mǒ shā | to blot out at one stroke; to reject out of hand; to deny without a hearing |
| 一笔抹煞 | yī bǐ mǒ shā | variant of 一笔抹杀 |
| 五笔 | wǔ bǐ | abbr. of 五笔字型, five stroke input method for Chinese characters by numbered strokes, invented by Wang Yongmin 王永民 in 1983 |
| 五笔字型 | wǔ bǐ zì xíng | five stroke input method for Chinese characters by numbered strokes, invented by Wang Yongmin 王永民 in 1983 |
| 五笔字形 | wǔ bǐ zì xíng | Chinese character input method for entering characters by numbered strokes; variant of 五笔字型 |
| 五笔编码 | wǔ bǐ biān mǎ | five-stroke code, Chinese character input method |
| 五笔输入法 | wǔ bǐ shū rù fǎ | five stroke input method for Chinese characters by numbered strokes, invented by Wang Yongmin 王永民 in 1983 |
| 伏笔 | fú bǐ | foreshadowing (literary device); foretaste of material to come (in essay or story) |
| 作笔记 | zuò bǐ jì | to take notes |
| 信笔 | xìn bǐ | to write freely; to express oneself as one pleases |
| 光笔 | guāng bǐ | light pen |
| 冗笔 | rǒng bǐ | superfluous words (in writing); superfluous strokes (in calligraphy) |
| 刀笔 | dāo bǐ | writing up of official or judicial documents; pettifoggery |
| 卷笔刀 | juǎn bǐ dāo | pencil sharpener |
| 原子笔 | yuán zǐ bǐ | ballpoint pen; also written 圆珠笔 |
| 国际笔会 | Guó jì Bǐ huì | International PEN |
| 奇异笔 | qí yì bǐ | marker (writing instrument) |
