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Definition(s) for: 硬笔

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
硬笔 yìng bǐ - generic term for hard writing instruments such as quill pens, fountain pens, ball pens and pencils, as opposed to writing brushes

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - - - 72,774

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
yìng- hard; stiff; solid
- (fig.) strong; firm
- resolutely; uncompromisingly
- laboriously; with great difficulty
- good (quality); able (person)
- (of food) filling; substantial
- pen
- pencil
- writing brush
- to write or compose
- the strokes of Chinese characters
- classifier for sums of money, deals
- CL:支[zhi1],枝[zhi1]

Other Words Containing 硬笔

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo