秉笔

Traditional form:

秉筆

Pinyin (reading):

bǐngbǐ

Definitions:

• to hold the pen
• to do the actual writing

Characters:

• 秉 - to grasp, to hold; to maintain, to preside over
• 笔 - pen, pencil, writing brush; to compose, to write; Hanzi stroke

Traditional characters:

• 秉 - to grasp, to hold; to maintain, to preside over
• 筆 - pen, pencil, writing brush; to compose, to write; Hanzi stroke