硬笔

Traditional form:

硬筆

Pinyin (reading):

yìngbǐ

Definitions:

• generic term for hard writing instruments such as quill pens, fountain pens, ball pens and pencils, as opposed to writing brushes

Characters:

• 硬 - firm, hard, strong; obstinate
• 笔 - pen, pencil, writing brush; to compose, to write; Hanzi stroke

Traditional characters:

• 硬 - firm, hard, strong; obstinate
• 筆 - pen, pencil, writing brush; to compose, to write; Hanzi stroke