to take down (in writing); notes; a type of literature consisting mainly of short sketches; CL:本[ben3]

notebook (stationery) (CL:本[ben3]); (computing) laptop; notebook (abbr. for 筆記本電腦|笔记本电脑[bi3 ji4 ben3 dian4 nao3])

handwriting

to put down in writing; to take down notes; transcript; record

laptop; notebook (computer); CL:臺|台[tai2],部[bu4]

perfectly straight; straight as a ramrod; bolt upright

the wording and purport of what one writes

pen pal

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

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

PEN (association of writers)

written evidence, as opposed to oral evidence 口供[kou3 gong4]

variant of 筆畫|笔画[bi3 hua4]

paintbrush; writing brush (esp. in graphics software)

vigor of strokes in calligraphy or drawing; vigor of style in literary composition

pen name; pseudonym

pen and ink; words; writing

ability to write; writing skill; written; in written form

the cap of a pen, pencil or writing brush; the sheath of a pen (made of cloth, silk or thread)

nib; pen point; the tip of a writing brush or pencil

the cap of a pen, pencil, or writing brush

variant of 筆芯|笔芯[bi3 xin1]

written polemics

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

(poorly paid) ghostwriter or substitute calligrapher

the shaft of a pen or writing brush; (metonym) pen (as in 耍筆桿|耍笔杆[shua3 bi3 gan3] and 搖筆桿|摇笔杆[yao2 bi3 gan3])

pen rack; pen-holder

technique of writing, calligraphy or drawing

notebook (computer); CL:臺|台[tai2],部[bu4]

strokes of a Chinese character

writing brush and ink stone

pen container; brush pot

to do a sum in writing; written calculation

the author; the writer (usu. refers to oneself)

to make a living by writing; to write (as an author)

pencil lead; pen refill

brush stroke in Chinese painting and calligraphy; brushwork; style of drawing or writing

written translation

written examination; paper test (for an applicant)

a slip of a pen; CL:處|处[chu4]

(of writing) tone; style

(old) remuneration for writing, painting or calligraphy

the tip of a writing brush; vigor of style in writing; stroke; touch

stroke order (when writing Chinese character)

pen; an effective writer

stroke count (number of brushstrokes of a Chinese character)

penne pasta

to write elegantly

(lit.) the brush flows with the fluidity of a dragon or snake (idiom); (fig.) (of brushwork, esp for calligraphy) lively; vigorous