Word information
Simplified手笔
Traditional手筆
Pinyinshǒu bǐ
Part of speechDictionary
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Chinese word dictionary
手笔
shǒu bǐ · sth written or painted in one's own hand; (of a writer, calligrapher or painter) skill; style
Character breakdown
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How to learn 手笔
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手机shǒujī
cell phone; mobile phone; CL:部[bu4],臺|台[tai2]
笔bǐwriting 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)
手shǒuhand; (formal) to hold; person engaged in certain types of work; person skilled in certain types of work; personal(ly); convenient; classifier for skill; CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]
手表shǒubiǎowristwatch; CL:塊|块[kuai4],隻|只[zhi1],個|个[ge4]
洗手间xǐshǒujiāntoilet; lavatory; washroom
笔记bǐjìto take down (in writing); notes; a type of literature consisting mainly of short sketches; CL:本[ben3]