笔 Stroke Order

pen and ink / words / writing

to write off at one stroke

nib / pen point / the tip of a writing brush or pencil

Beacon Hill

to lay down the pen and take up the sword (idiom) / to join the military (esp. of educated person)

variant of 一筆抹殺|一笔抹杀[yi1 bi3 mo3 sha1]

(standing) very straight / straight as a ramrod / bolt upright / well-ironed / trim

to put down the pen / to stop writing

pen rack / pen-holder

writing brush / CL:枝[zhi1],管[guan3]

foreshadowing (literary device) / foretaste of material to come (in essay or story)

to condemn in speech and in writing (idiom) / to denounce by word and pen

ballpoint pen / CL:支[zhi1],枝[zhi1]

writing brush and ink stone

writing brushes, ink sticks, paper and inkstones

to hold the pen / to do the actual writing

the author / the writer

brushstroke / trait / at one stroke / at a stroke

this pen

notebook (stationery) / CL:本[ben3] / notebook (computing)

to take down (in writing) / notes / a type of literature consisting mainly of short sketches / CL:本[ben3]

written examination / paper test (for an applicant)

perfectly straight / straight as a ramrod / bolt upright

the wording and purport of what one writes

technique of writing / calligraphy / or drawing

in one's own handwriting

(lead) pencil / CL:支[zhi1],枝[zhi1],桿|杆[gan3]

pen name / pseudonym

pen / your writing

strokes of a Chinese character