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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 笔墨

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
笔墨 bǐ mò - pen and ink
- words
- writing

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
- - 46,878 24,690 27,934

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- pen
- pencil
- writing brush
- to write or compose
- the strokes of Chinese characters
- classifier for sums of money, deals
- CL:支[zhi1],枝[zhi1]
- surname Mo
- abbr. for 墨西哥[Mo4xi1ge1], Mexico
- ink stick
- China ink
- CL:塊|块[kuai4]
- corporal punishment consisting of tattooing characters on the victim's forehead

Other Words Containing 笔墨

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
笔墨 - - 46,878 24,690 27,934