提笔 — Semantide dictionary

Entry

to take up one's pen; to start to write
trad. 提筆

Also written 提筆【tí bǐ】

Characters in this word

2

提

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used in 提防[di1 fang5] and 提溜[di1 liu5]

Pinyin: dī

Strokes: 12
Frequency: 1493 of 2500

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笔

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writing brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc) (CL:支[zhi1],枝[zhi1]), brushstroke; stroke (in painting or calligraphy), (bound form) style of writing; literary manner; technique of brushwork, (classifier) stroke of a Chinese character, (classifier) sum of money; financial transaction; piece of business, (literary) to write (with a brush or pen)

Pinyin: bǐ
Traditional: 筆

Strokes: 10
Frequency: 5158 of 2500

Words starting with 笔 Words ending in 笔 Anywhere in a word