| 笔 | bǐ | pen; pencil; writing brush; to write or compose; the strokes of Chinese characters; classifier for sums of money, deals; CL:支,枝 |
| 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 |
| 笔触 | bǐ chù | brush stroke in Chinese painting and calligraphy; brushwork; style of drawing or writing |
| 笔直 | bǐ zhí | perfectly straight; straight as a ramrod; bolt upright |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 笔试 | bǐ shì | written examination |
| 笔供 | bǐ gòng | written evidence, as opposed to oral evidence 口供 |
| 笔划 | bǐ huà | variant of 笔画; strokes of a Chinese character |
| 笔划检字表 | bǐ huà jiǎn zì biǎo | look-up table for Chinese character based on radical and stroke-count |
| 笔胜于刀文比武强 | bǐ shèng yú dāo wén bǐ wǔ qiáng | the pen is mightier than the sword (idiom) |
| 笔友 | bǐ yǒu | pen pal |
| 笔帽 | bǐ mào | the cap of a pen, pencil, or writing brush |
| 笔底下 | bǐ dǐ xià | ability to write |
| 笔心 | bǐ xīn | pencil lead; refill (for a ball-point pen) |
| 笔战 | bǐ zhàn | written polemics |
| 笔挺 | bǐ tǐng | (standing) very straight; straight as a ramrod; bolt upright; well-ironed; trim |
| 笔替 | bǐ tì | (poorly paid) ghostwriter or substitute calligrapher |
| 笔会 | Bǐ huì | PEN (association of writers) |
| 笔架 | bǐ jià | pen rack; pen-holder |
| 笔杆子 | bǐ gǎn zi | pen; an effective writer |
| 笔画数 | bǐ huà shù | stroke count (number of brushstrokes of a Chinese character) |
| 笔砚 | bǐ yàn | writing brush and ink stone |
| 笔筒 | bǐ tǒng | pen container; brush pot |
| 笔算 | bǐ suàn | do a sum in writing; written calculation |
| 笔管面 | bǐ guǎn miàn | penne pasta |
| 笔记型电脑 | bǐ jì xíng diàn nǎo | notebook (computer) |
| 笔记本 | bǐ jì běn | notebook; CL:本 |
| 笔记本计算机 | bǐ jì běn jì suàn jī | laptop; notebook (computer) |
| 笔记本电脑 | bǐ jì běn diàn nǎo | laptop; notebook (computer); CL:台,部 |
| 笔误 | bǐ wù | a slip of a pen; CL:处 |
| 笔谈 | bǐ tán | conversation by writing; sketches and notes |
| 笔译 | bǐ yì | written translation |
| 笔钱 | bǐ qián | fund; sum of money |
| 笔顺 | bǐ shùn | stroke order (when writing Chinese character) |
