yìng​bǐ

hard-tipped pen

  • created reference approved 硬笔/硬筆 → 支 (classifier) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    硬笔 / 硬筆 yìng​bǐ

    支 zhī

    classifier

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 硬笔/硬筆 · yìng​bǐ · hard-tipped pen — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    硬笔 / 硬筆

    yìng​bǐ

    hard-tipped pen

    A generic term for writing instruments with a hard point, such as fountain pens, ballpoint pens, and pencils, as opposed to traditional Chinese ink brushes

    硬 (literal) → 硬 · yìng · hard 笔 (literal) → 笔/筆 · bǐ · pen

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 硬笔/硬筆 · yìng​bǐ · stiff brush — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    硬笔 / 硬筆

    yìng​bǐ

    stiff brush

    A traditional Chinese writing brush made with relatively stiff bristles, used in calligraphy to provide more resistance

    硬 (literal) → 硬 · yìng · hard 笔 (literal) → 笔/筆 · bǐ · pen

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense