笔砚 Traditional form: 筆硯 Pinyin (reading): bǐyàn Definitions: writing brush and ink stone Characters: 笔 - pen, pencil, writing brush; to compose, to write; Hanzi stroke 砚 - inkstone Traditional characters: 筆 - pen, pencil, writing brush; to compose, to write; Hanzi stroke 硯 - inkstone