- 彩色笔 cǎisèbǐ colored penA drawing tool available in many colors, such as a colored pencil, crayon, or marker; in Taiwan specifically, a color marker.
- 五色笔 wǔsèbǐ literary talentA literary reference to the multicolored brush given to the poet [[江淹|江淹|jiang1 yan1]] in a dream; used to represent one's creative writing talent
- 变色笔 biànsèbǐ color-changing penA type of pen that changes color, such as a specialty color-changing art pen or a copying pencil that turns purple when wet.