Usage of the character 笔

a form of automatic writing in which two or more participants hold a single pen over a sheet of paper and invite a spirit to write answers to their questions
a spirit so invited

bǐmò

笔墨

[筆墨]

pen and ink
words
writing

bǐshì

笔试

[筆試]

written examination
paper test (for an applicant)

zhuōbǐ

拙笔

[拙筆]

my clumsy writing (humble expr.)
my humble pen

bǐxīn

笔芯

[筆芯]

pencil lead; pen refill

méibǐ

眉笔

[眉筆]

eyebrow pencil (cosmetics)

wǔbǐ

五笔

[五筆]

abbr. of 五筆字型／五笔字型, five stroke input method for Chinese characters by numbered strokes, invented by Wang Yongmin 王永民 in 1983

dàbǐ

大笔

[大筆]

(formal, honorific) your writing; your handwriting
pen; calligraphy brush
a large sum of (money)

bǐxià

笔下

[筆下]

the wording and purport of what one writes

bǐtǐng

笔挺

[筆挺]

(standing) very straight
straight as a ramrod
bolt upright
well-ironed
trim

bǐhuà

笔画

[筆畫]

strokes of a Chinese character

bǐshùn

笔顺

[筆順]

stroke order (when writing Chinese character)

bǐtán

笔谈

[筆談]

to communicate by means of written notes (instead of speaking)
to publish one's opinion (e.g. as part of a scholarly dialogue)
(in book titles) essays
sketches

fùbǐ

附笔

[附筆]

postscript

héngbǐ

横笔

[橫筆]

bristles lying down (brush movement in painting)

zuòbǐjì

作笔记

[作筆記]

to take notes

qiānzìbǐ

签字笔

[簽字筆]

felt-tip pen
roller ball pen
gel ink pen

bǐdǐxià

笔底下

[筆底下]

ability to write

zhuànbǐdāo

转笔刀

[轉筆刀]

pencil sharpener

xiǎobǐdiàn

小笔电

[小筆電]

mini laptop or notebook (computer)
netbook
CL:臺／台 (tái),部 (bù)

yuánzhūbǐ

圆珠笔

[圓珠筆]

ballpoint pen
CL:支 (zhī),枝 (zhī)

mǎkèbǐ

马克笔

[馬克筆]

marker (loanword)
felt marker

bǐhuàshù

笔画数

[筆畫數]

stroke count (number of brushstrokes of a Chinese character)

qiānbǐdāo

铅笔刀

[鉛筆刀]

pencil sharpener
CL:把 (bǎ)

màikèbǐ

麦克笔

[麥克筆]

marker pen (loanword)

chùkòngbǐ

触控笔

[觸控筆]

stylus pen

yǎnxiànbǐ

眼线笔

[眼線筆]

eyeliner (cosmetics)

émáobǐ

鹅毛笔

[鵝毛筆]

quill pen

xiāoqiānbǐ

削铅笔

[削鉛筆]

to sharpen a pencil

qiānbǐhé

铅笔盒

[鉛筆盒]

pencil case

yǔmáobǐ

羽毛笔

[羽毛筆]

quill pen

jìhaobǐ

记号笔

[記號筆]

(permanent) marker (pen)

bǐgǎnzi

笔杆子

[筆桿子]

pen
an effective writer

bǐguǎnmiàn

笔管面

[筆管麵]

penne pasta

jīguāngbǐ

激光笔

[激光筆]

laser pointer

yíngguāngbǐ

荧光笔

[熒光筆]

highlighter (pen)

qíyìbǐ

奇异笔

[奇異筆]

marker (writing instrument)

cācābǐ

擦擦笔

[擦擦筆]

erasable pen

juǎnbǐdāo

卷笔刀

[卷筆刀]

pencil sharpener (blade-only type)

bǐjìběn

笔记本

[筆記本]

notebook (stationery)
CL:本 (běn)
notebook (computing)

bàobǐdāo

刨笔刀

[刨筆刀]

pencil sharpener

báibǎnbǐ

白板笔

[白板筆]

whiteboard marker
dry-erase marker

báiguǐbǐ

白鬼笔

[白鬼筆]

(botany) common stinkhorn (Phallus impudicus)

léishèbǐ

雷射笔

[雷射筆]

laser pointer (Tw)

shuǐcǎibǐ

水彩笔

[水彩筆]

colored markers

yuánzǐbǐ

原子笔

[原子筆]

ballpoint pen
also written 圓珠筆／圆珠笔

cǎisèbǐ

彩色笔

[彩色筆]

colored pencil (or crayon or marker etc)
(Tw) color marker

zhōngxìngbǐ

中性笔

[中性筆]

rollerball pen

túdúbǐmò

屠毒笔墨

[屠毒筆墨]

poisonous writing
disparaging writing
calumny

xiāoqiānbǐjī

削铅笔机

[削鉛筆機]

pencil sharpener (mechanical or electric)

yībǐdàiguò

一笔带过

[一筆帶過]

(idiom) to mention only very briefly; to skate over (a topic)

zìláishuǐbǐ

自来水笔

[自來水筆]

fountain pen

diǎnjīngzhībǐ

点睛之笔

[點睛之筆]

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

Guójì Bǐhuì

国际笔会

[國際筆會]

International PEN

sǐwángbǐjì

死亡笔记

[死亡筆記]

Death note (Japanese: デスノート), translation of cult manga series by author ŌBA Tsugumi 大場鶇／大场鸫 ( Dàchǎng Dōng) (pen-name) and illustrator OBATA Takeshi 小畑健 ( Xiǎotián Jiàn)

wǔbǐzìxíng

五笔字型

[五筆字型]