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charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *笔* | 笔* | *笔
pen / pencil / writing brush / to write or compose / the strokes of Chinese characters / classifier for sums of money, deals / CL: ,
HSK 2
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *管* | 管* | *管
to take care (of) / to control / to manage / to be in charge of / to look after / to run / to care about / tube / pipe / woodwind / classifier for tube-shaped objects / particle similar to in ... constructions / writing brush / (coll.) to / towards
HSK 3
writing brush / CL: ,
HSK 5
(formal, honorific) your writing; your handwriting / pen; calligraphy brush / a large sum of (money)
HSK 7-9
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *翰* | 翰* | *翰
writing brush / writing / pen
brush stroke in Chinese painting and calligraphy / brushwork / style of drawing or writing
the shaft of a pen or writing brush / (metonym) pen (as in 耍筆桿|耍笔杆 and 搖筆桿|摇笔杆)
paintbrush; writing brush (esp. in graphics software)
to start writing or painting (lit. "wet the brush")
the tip of a writing brush / vigor of style in writing / stroke / touch
nib / pen point / the tip of a writing brush or pencil
line drawing in traditional ink-and-brush style / simple and straightforward style of writing
writing brush
the cap of a pen, pencil, or writing brush
the cap of a pen, pencil or writing brush / the sheath of a pen (made of cloth, silk or thread)
writing brush of weasel bristle
brush dipped in red ink (used in former times for writing official documents, grading papers etc)
to put down the brush; to stop writing (or painting)
writing brush and ink stone
(literary) to wield a writing brush
custom of placing a variety of articles (writing brush, abacus etc) before an infant on its first birthday to see which one he or she picks up (The article chosen is supposed to be an indication of the child's inclinations, future career etc.)
generic term for hard writing instruments such as quill pens, fountain pens, ball pens and pencils, as opposed to writing brushes
to wield a writing brush (idiom)
writing on the ground with a large brush dipped in water
writing brush (old) / Castanopsis fordii, a species of evergreen tree common in the south of China whose calybia (nuts) resemble the tip of a writing brush


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