1. 笔
  2. 杆

笔

Previous (莫)Next (亡)
  • 954th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 132 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
笔→
⺮毛
2Radical
笔→
⺮bamboo毛fur/hair
3Graphical
笔→
⺮㇒二乚

Pinyin & Meaning

1. bǐ (bi3)pen • pencil • writing brush • to write or compose • the strokes of Chinese characters • classifier for sums of money, deals • CL:支[zhi1],枝[zhi1]

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

笔 also appears in:
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Example Words

Common

笔记 (筆記)
笔记本 (筆記本)
蜡笔 (蠟筆)
蜡笔小新 (蠟筆小新)
亲笔 (親筆)
铅笔 (鉛筆)

Uncommon

一笔勾销 (一筆勾銷)
下笔 (下筆)
伏笔 (伏筆)
圆珠笔 (圓珠筆)
执笔 (執筆)
妙笔生花 (妙筆生花)
提笔 (提筆)
败笔 (敗筆)
文笔 (文筆)
毛笔 (毛筆)
煞笔 (煞筆)
画笔 (畫筆)
眉笔 (眉筆)
神笔 (神筆)
笔名 (筆名)
笔尖 (筆尖)
笔战 (筆戰)
笔挺 (筆挺)
笔架 (筆架)
笔法 (筆法)
笔画 (筆畫)
笔直 (筆直)
笔筒 (筆筒)
笔者 (筆者)
笔触 (筆觸)
笔试 (筆試)
笔迹 (筆跡)
笔录 (筆錄)
笔头 (筆頭)
粉笔 (粉筆)
落笔 (落筆)
铅笔盒 (鉛筆盒)
钢笔 (鋼筆)
随笔 (隨筆)

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杆

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Previous (泄)Next (挨)
  • 2008th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 73 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
杆→
木干
2Radical
杆→
木tree干dry
3Graphical
杆→
一丨八一一丨

Pinyin & Meaning

1. gān (gan1)pole • CL:條|条[tiao2],根[gen1]
2. gǎn (gan3)stick • pole • lever • classifier for long objects such as guns

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 杆 gān (gan1)The component 干 is pronounced as 'gān' (gan1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for 杆 gān (gan1)The component 干 is pronounced as 'gān' (gan1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
3. Pronunciation clue for 杆 gān (gan1)The component 干 is pronounced as 'gàn' (gan4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
4. Pronunciation clue for 杆 gǎn (gan3)The component 干 is pronounced as 'gān' (gan1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
5. Pronunciation clue for 杆 gǎn (gan3)The component 干 is pronounced as 'gān' (gan1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
6. Pronunciation clue for 杆 gǎn (gan3)The component 干 is pronounced as 'gàn' (gan4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Example Words

Common

栏杆 (欄杆)
铁杆 (鐵桿)
电线杆 (電線杆)

Uncommon

套马杆 (套馬桿)
拉杆 
推杆 (推桿)
挥杆 (揮桿)
摇杆 (搖桿)
旗杆 
杆子 
桅杆 
杆秤 (桿秤)
杆菌 (桿菌)
枪杆子 (槍桿子)
杠杆 (槓桿)
标杆 (標杆)
立杆见影 (立杆見影)
笔杆 (筆桿)
肉毒杆菌 (肉毒桿菌)
电杆 (電杆)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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