签字笔 簽字筆 qiān zì bǐ felt-tip pen / roller ball pen / gel ink pen 砚台 硯臺 yàn tái ink stone / ink slab / CL:方[fang1] syn 砚池 硯池 yàn chí (concave) ink stone or ink slab syn 墨 mò ink stick / China ink / CL:塊|块[kuai4] / corporal punishment consisting of tattooing characters on the victim's forehead syn 墨渍 墨漬 mò zì ink stain / ink blot / spot / smudge 墨砚 墨硯 mò yàn ink slab / ink stone 瓦砚 瓦硯 wǎ yàn ink stone or ink slab made from an antique palace tile 砚盒 硯盒 yàn hé case for an ink stone or ink slab 砚石 硯石 yàn shí ink stone / ink slab 辟雍砚 辟雍硯 pì yōng yàn ink slab or ink stone of celadon or white porcelain with unglazed surface 濡毫 rú háo to dip the pen into ink / to write 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 笔架 筆架 bǐ jià pen rack / pen-holder 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 白描 bái miáo line drawing in traditional ink-and-brush style / simple and straightforward style of writing 砚席 硯席 yàn xí ink slab and sitting mat / place where one studies and teaches 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 水墨画 水墨畫 shuǐ mò huà ink and wash painting 端砚 端硯 duān yàn high-quality ink stonemade in Duanxi and Guangdong 锭 錠 dìng (weaving) spindle / ingot / pressed cake of medicine etc / classifier for: gold and silver ingots, ink sticks syn 印盒 yìn hé seal case / box for seal and ink pad 笔砚 筆硯 bǐ yàn writing brush and ink stone 欧洲油漆油墨油彩业理事会 歐洲油漆油墨油彩業理事會 European Council of the Paint, Printing Ink and Artists' Colours Industry 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 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 渲染 xuàn rǎn rendering (computing) / to add washes of ink or color to a drawing (Chinese painting) / to exaggerate / to embellish syn 油墨 yóu mò printing ink 墨水 mò shuǐ ink / CL:瓶[ping2] syn 墨盒 mò hé ink cartridge 喷墨 噴墨 pēn mò ink jet 喷墨打印机 噴墨打印機 pēn mò dǎ yìn jī ink jet printer 水墨 shuǐ mò ink (used in painting) 墨迹 墨跡 mò jì ink marks / original calligraphy or painting of famous person syn 墨汁 mò zhī prepared Chinese ink syn 印泥 yìn ní red ink paste used for seal syn 鸡腿菇 雞腿菇 jī tuǐ gū shaggy ink cap (edible mushroom) / Coprinus comatus 印台 印臺 yìn tái ink pad / stamp pad syn 濡染 rú rǎn to infect / to influence / to dip (in ink) syn 徽墨 huī mò Anhui ink (known for its quality) 膏 gào to moisten / to grease / to apply (cream, ointment) / to dip a brush in ink syn 蘸 zhàn to dip in (ink, sauce etc) syn 砚 硯 yàn ink-stone syn 酽 釅 yàn (of tea, wine etc) strong / (of ink, aroma etc) thick / (of a color) deep / rich syn 掭 tiàn to smooth (a brush) against the inkstone (after dipping it in ink) syn 磨穿铁砚 磨穿鐵硯 mó chuān tiě yàn to grind one's way through an ink stone / to persevere in a difficult task (idiom) / to study diligently (idiom) 古砚 古硯 gǔ yàn antique ink slab / CL:台[tai2] 墨匣 mò xiá ink cartridge 柘砚 柘硯 zhè yàn ink slabs from a place in Shandong 涤砚 滌硯 dí yàn to wash an ink-slab / to prepare for study (idiom) 焚砚 焚硯 fén yàn to destroy one's ink-slab (i.e. to write no more because others write so much better) 砚室 硯室 yàn shì case for an ink slab 砚水壶儿 硯水壺兒 yàn shuǐ hú r water container for an ink slab 砚滴 硯滴 yàn dī small cup for adding water to an ink stone 砚瓦 硯瓦 yàn wǎ ink slab 砚田 硯田 yàn tián ink stone / writing as a livelihood 红墨水 紅墨水 hóng mò shuǐ red ink 着墨 著墨 zhuó mò to describe (in writing, applying ink) 输墨装置 輸墨裝置 shū mò zhuāng zhì ink supply mechanism 近朱者赤，近墨者黑 jìn zhū zhě chì , jìn mò zhě hēi those who handle cinnabar are stained red / those who work with ink are stained black (idiom) / you are the product of your environment 陶砚 陶硯 táo yàn ink stone made of pottery 好记性不如烂笔头 好記性不如爛筆頭 hǎo jì xìng bù rú làn bǐ tóu the palest ink is better than the best memory (idiom) 墨条 墨條 mò tiáo ink stick 涂去 塗去 tú qù to obliterate (some words, or part of a picture etc) using correction fluid, ink, paint etc / to paint out / to paint over 墨水屏 mò shuǐ píng e-ink screen / e-paper display 朱笔 朱筆 zhū bǐ brush dipped in red ink (used in former times for writing official documents, grading papers etc) 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 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] 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 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 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 几米 幾米 jī mǐ Jimmy Liao (1958-), pen name of 廖福彬[Liao4 Fu2 bin1], Taiwanese illustrator and picture book writer 笔仙 筆仙 bǐ xiān a form of automatic writing in which two or more participants hold a single pen over a sheet of paper and invite a spirit to write answers to their questions / a spirit so invited 幽明 yōu míng the hidden and the visible / that which can be seen and that which cannot / darkness and light / night and day / wisdom and ignorance / evil and good / the living and the dead / men and ghosts 幽明 yōu - míng the hidden and the visible / that which can be seen and that which cannot / darkness and light / night and day / wisdom and ignorance / evil and good / the living and the dead / men and ghosts 签名 簽名 qiān míng to sign (one's name with a pen etc) / to autograph / signature syn 笔名 筆名 bǐ míng pen name / pseudonym 文具 wén jù stationery / item of stationery (pen, pencil, eraser, pencil sharpener etc) syn 钢笔 鋼筆 gāng bǐ fountain pen / CL:支[zhi1] 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 圆珠笔 圓珠筆 yuán zhū bǐ ballpoint pen / CL:支[zhi1],枝[zhi1] syn 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 下笔 下筆 xià bǐ to put pen to paper syn 笔筒 筆筒 bǐ tǒng pen container / brush pot 笔尖 筆尖 bǐ jiān nib / pen point / the tip of a writing brush or pencil 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 挥毫 揮毫 huī háo to write or draw with a brush / to put pen to paper / to write syn 围场 圍場 wéi chǎng enclosure / pig pen / hunting ground exclusively kept for emperor or nobility (in former times) 落笔 落筆 luò bǐ to put pen to paper / to start to write or draw syn 笔友 筆友 bǐ yǒu pen pal 笔会 筆會 bǐ huì PEN (association of writers) 笔误 筆誤 bǐ wù a slip of a pen / CL:處|处[chu4] syn 笔芯 筆芯 bǐ xīn pencil lead / pen refill syn 原子笔 原子筆 yuán zǐ bǐ (Tw, HK) ballpoint pen syn 运笔 運筆 yùn bǐ to wield the pen / to write 中性笔 中性筆 zhōng xìng bǐ rollerball pen 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 笔杆子 筆桿子 bǐ gǎn zi pen / an effective writer syn 牛栏 牛欄 niú lán cattle pen 