签名 簽名 qiān míng to sign (one's name with a pen etc) / to autograph / signature syn 带子 帶子 dài zi belt / band / ribbon / strap / girdle / (coll.) audio or video tape / Farrer's scallop (Chlamys farreri) / comb pen shell (Atrina pectinata) syn 喷泉 噴泉 pēn quán fountain syn 假名 jiǎ míng false name / pseudonym / alias / pen name / the Japanese kana scripts / hiragana 平假名[ping2 jia3 ming2] and katakana 片假名[pian4 jia3 ming2] syn 笔名 筆名 bǐ míng pen name / pseudonym 亡羊补牢 亡羊補牢 wáng yáng bǔ láo lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom) / fig. to act belatedly / better late than never / to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted syn 圆珠笔 圓珠筆 yuán zhū bǐ ballpoint pen / CL:支[zhi1],枝[zhi1] syn 文具 wén jù stationery / item of stationery (pen, pencil, eraser, pencil sharpener etc) syn 围场 圍場 wéi chǎng enclosure / pig pen / hunting ground exclusively kept for emperor or nobility (in former times) 笔误 筆誤 bǐ wù a slip of a pen / CL:處|处[chu4] syn 喷水池 噴水池 pēn shuǐ chí a fountain 煞笔 煞筆 shā bǐ to stop one's pen / to break off writing / final remarks (at the end of a book or article) syn 笔筒 筆筒 bǐ tǒng pen container / brush pot 笔墨 筆墨 bǐ mò pen and ink / words / writing syn 下笔 下筆 xià bǐ to put pen to paper syn 笔尖 筆尖 bǐ jiān nib / pen point / the tip of a writing brush or pencil 签字笔 簽字筆 qiān zì bǐ felt-tip pen / roller ball pen / gel ink pen 笔杆子 筆桿子 bǐ gǎn zi pen / an effective writer syn 牛栏 牛欄 niú lán cattle pen 落笔 落筆 luò bǐ to put pen to paper / to start to write or draw syn 笔会 筆會 bǐ huì PEN (association of writers) 泉眼 quán yǎn mouth of a spring or fountain 口诛笔伐 口誅筆伐 kǒu zhū bǐ fá to condemn in speech and in writing (idiom) / to denounce by word and pen syn 原子笔 原子筆 yuán zǐ bǐ (Tw, HK) ballpoint pen syn 水柱 shuǐ zhù stream of water (as from a fountain or a faucet) / jet of water 挥毫 揮毫 huī háo to write or draw with a brush / to put pen to paper / to write syn 饮水机 飲水機 yǐn shuǐ jī water dispenser / water cooler / drinking fountain 派克 pài kè Pike or Peck (name) / Parker Pen Company 提笔 提筆 tí bǐ to take up one's pen / to start to write 硬笔 硬筆 yìng bǐ generic term for hard writing instruments such as quill pens, fountain pens, ball pens and pencils, as opposed to writing brushes 死亡笔记 死亡筆記 sǐ wáng bǐ jì Death note (Japanese: デスノート), translation of cult manga series by author ŌBA Tsugumi 大場鶇|大场鸫[Da4 chang3 Dong1] (pen-name) and illustrator OBATA Takeshi 小畑健[Xiao3 tian2 Jian4] 笔友 筆友 bǐ yǒu pen pal 笔杆 筆桿 bǐ gǎn the shaft of a pen or writing brush / (metonym) pen (as in 耍筆桿|耍笔杆[shua3 bi3gan3] and 搖筆桿|摇笔杆[yao2 bi3gan3]) syn 笔芯 筆芯 bǐ xīn pencil lead / pen refill syn 运笔 運筆 yùn bǐ to wield the pen / to write 中性笔 中性筆 zhōng xìng bǐ rollerball pen 笔架 筆架 bǐ jià pen rack / pen-holder 笔 筆 bǐ pen / pencil / writing brush / to write or compose / the strokes of Chinese characters / classifier for sums of money, deals / CL:支[zhi1],枝[zhi1] syn 圈 juān to confine / to lock up / to pen in syn 圈 juàn livestock enclosure / pen / fold / sty syn 喷 噴 pēn to spout / to spurt / to spray / to puff / (slang) to criticize scathingly (esp. online) syn 喷 噴 pèn (of a smell) strong / peak season (of a crop) / (classifier for the ordinal number of a crop, in the context of multiple harvests) syn 盆 pén basin / flower pot / unit of volume equal to 12 斗[dou3] and 8 升[sheng1], approx 128 liters / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 翰 hàn writing brush / writing / pen syn 栈 棧 zhàn a wooden or bamboo pen for sheep or cattle / wood or bamboo trestlework / a warehouse / (computing) stack syn 笔帽 筆帽 bǐ mào the cap of a pen, pencil, or writing brush syn 笔套 筆套 bǐ tào the cap of a pen, pencil or writing brush / the sheath of a pen (made of cloth, silk or thread) syn 触控笔 觸控筆 chù kòng bǐ stylus pen 连写 連寫 lián xiě to write without lifting one's pen from the paper / (in the Romanization of Chinese) to write two or more syllables together as a single word (not separated by spaces) 荧光笔 熒光筆 yíng guāng bǐ highlighter (pen) 记号笔 記號筆 jì hao bǐ (permanent) marker (pen) 投笔从戎 投筆從戎 tóu bǐ cóng róng to lay down the pen and take up the sword (idiom) / to join the military (esp. of educated person) syn 畜栏 畜欄 chù lán pen for livestock 笔心 筆心 bǐ xīn pencil lead / refill (for a ball-point pen) syn 湓 pén flowing of water / name of a river 柙 xiá cage / pen / scabbard syn 溷 hùn privy / animal pen / muddy / disordered / to disturb 光笔 光筆 guāng bǐ light pen 着笔 著筆 zhuó bǐ to put pen to paper syn 牿 gù shed or pen for cattle 文武双全 文武雙全 wén wǔ shuāng quán well versed in letters and military technology (idiom) / fine scholar and soldier / master of pen and sword syn 浡 bó full / gushing (of fountain) 摛 chī to spread (fame) / wield (pen) 栏圈 欄圈 lán quān pen / animal yard 歕 pēn old variant of 噴|喷[pen1] 歕 pèn to puff / to spout 金庸 jīn yōng Jin Yong, pen name of Louis Cha (1924-2018), wuxia 武俠|武侠[wu3 xia2] novelist, author of the 1957-1961 Condor Trilogy 呠 pēn to spurt / to blow out / to puff out / to snort 阹 qū a pen / to surround 三岛由纪夫 三島由紀夫 sān dǎo yóu jì fū Mishima Yukio (1925-1970), Japanese author, pen name of (平岡公威|平冈公威, Hiraoka Kimitake) 勒庞 勒龐 lè páng Jean-Marie Le Pen (1928-), French Front National extreme right-wing politician 嚏喷 嚏噴 tì pen sneeze syn 国际笔会 國際筆會 guó jì bǐ huì International PEN 大场·鸫 大場·鶇 DachangDong OHBA Tsugumi (pen-name), author of cult series Death Note 死亡筆記|死亡笔记 打嚏喷 打嚏噴 dǎ tì pen to sneeze 拙笔 拙筆 zhuō bǐ my clumsy writing (humble expr.) / my humble pen syn 濡毫 rú háo to dip the pen into ink / to write 独立中文笔会 獨立中文筆會 dú lì zhōng wén bǐ huì Independent Chinese PEN center 神笔 神筆 shén bǐ lit. divine pen / fig. outstanding writing 秉笔 秉筆 bǐng bǐ to hold the pen / to do the actual writing 笔胜于刀文比武强 筆勝於刀文比武強 bǐ shèng yú dāo wén bǐ wǔ qiáng the pen is mightier than the sword (idiom) 红笔 紅筆 hóng bǐ red pen 羊栈 羊棧 yáng zhàn sheep or goat pen 羽毛笔 羽毛筆 yǔ máo bǐ quill pen 豢圉 huàn yǔ pen for animals / animal barn or stable 连书 連書 lián shū to write without lifting one's pen from the paper / (in the Romanization of Chinese) to write two or more syllables together as a single word (not separated by spaces) 邓拓 鄧拓 dèng tuò Deng Tuo (1912-1966), sociologist and journalist, died under persecution at the start of the Cultural Revolution / wrote under the pen name Ma Nancun 馬南邨|马南邨 重文轻武 重文輕武 zhòng wén qīng wǔ to value letters and belittle arms (idiom) / to stress civil matters and neglect the military / to prefer the pen to the sword 马南邨 馬南邨 mǎ nán cūn Ma Nancun (1912-1966), pen name of Deng Tuo 鄧拓|邓拓 黄富平 黃富平 huáng fù píng pen name of Deng Xiaoping during his 1992 southern tour 鹅毛笔 鵝毛筆 é máo bǐ quill pen 鱼栏 魚欄 yú lán fish pen 大场鸫 大場鶇 dà chǎng dōng OHBA Tsugumi (pen-name), author of cult series Death Note 死亡筆記|死亡笔记[si3 wang2 bi3 ji4] 几米 幾米 jī mǐ Jimmy Liao (1958-), pen name of 廖福彬[Liao4 Fu2 bin1], Taiwanese illustrator and picture book writer 粉板 fěn bǎn blackboard / painted board on which to make temporary notes with brush pen 擦擦笔 擦擦筆 cā cā bǐ erasable pen 连笔 連筆 lián bǐ to write without lifting one's pen from the paper 麦克笔 麥克筆 mài kè bǐ marker pen (loanword) 