筆
bǐ HSK2

writing utensil

笔 (筆) bǐ
sum measure word
classifier for sums of money, financial transactions, or pieces of business

他赚了一大笔钱。

tā zhuàn le yī dà bǐ qián.

He made a huge amount of money.

pen noun
writing brush or implement such as a pen or pencil

桌子上放着一支笔。

zhuō​zi shàng fàng zhe yī zhī bǐ.

There is a pen on the table.

character stroke measure word
classifier for the individual strokes of a Chinese character

这个字一共有多少笔？

zhè gè zì yī​gòng yǒu duō​shao bǐ?

How many strokes does this character have in total?

stroke measure word
brushstroke in painting or calligraphy; technique or style of writing

他在这幅画的角落里又添了一笔。

tā zài zhè fú huà de jiǎo​luò lǐ yòu tiān le yī bǐ.

He added another stroke to the corner of the painting.

write noun
to write with a brush or pen

这份正式的遗嘱是由他亲笔书写的。

zhè fèn zhèng​shì de yí​zhǔ shì yóu tā qīn​bǐ shū​xiě de.

This formal will was written in his own hand.

Frequency
Character
Written text
956th most common 176.0 per million
Movie subtitles
925th most common 121.4 per million appears in 42% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
98.8 per million appears in 29% of films
Written text
85.4 per million

Details
HSK 3.0
Level 2
Simplified
笔
Strokes
12
Unicode
U+7B46

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)