| 1 | 笔 | 筆 | bǐ | bi3 | pen; pencil; writing brush; to write or compose; the strokes of Chinese characters; classifier for sums of money, deals; Classifiers: 支 | | |
| 2 | 铅笔 | 鉛筆 | qiān bǐ | qian1 bi3 | (lead) pencil; Classifiers: 支 | | |
| 3 | 笔记 | 筆記 | bǐ jì | bi3 ji4 | handwriting; to take down (in writing); notes; a type of literature consisting mainly of short sketches; Classifiers: 本 | | |
| 4 | 笔者 | 筆者 | bǐ zhě | bi3 zhe3 | the author; the writer | | |
| 5 | 笔下 | 筆下 | bǐ xià | bi3 xia4 | the wording and purport of what one writes | | |
| 6 | 笔墨 | 筆墨 | bǐ mò | bi3 mo4 | pen and ink; words; writing | | |
| 7 | 笔直 | 筆直 | bǐ zhí | bi3 zhi2 | perfectly straight; straight as a ramrod; bolt upright | | |
| 8 | 笔记本 | 筆記本 | bǐ jì běn | bi3 ji4 ben3 | notebook (stationery); Classifiers: 本 ; notebook (computing) | | |
| 9 | 钢笔 | 鋼筆 | gāng bǐ | gang1 bi3 | fountain pen; Classifiers: 支 | | |
| 10 | 激光笔 | 激光筆 | jī guāng bǐ | ji1 guang1 bi3 | laser pointer | | |
| 11 | 雷射笔 | 雷射筆 | léi shè bǐ | lei2 she4 bi3 | laser pointer (Tw) | | |
| 12 | 笔会 | 筆會 | bǐ huì | Bi3 hui4 | PEN (association of writers) | | |
| 13 | 笔杆 | 筆桿 | bǐ gǎn | bi3 gan3 | the shaft of a pen or writing brush; pen-holder; pen | | |
| 14 | 笔划检字表 | 筆劃檢字表 | bǐ huà jiǎn zì biǎo | bi3 hua4 jian3 zi4 biao3 | lookup table for Chinese character based on radical and stroke count | | |
| 15 | 笔划 | 筆劃 | bǐ huà | bi3 hua4 | strokes of a Chinese character; variant of 笔画 | | |
| 16 | 笔酣墨饱 | 筆酣墨飽 | bǐ hān mò bǎo | bi3 han1 mo4 bao3 | to be in the middle of a creative writing mood (idiom) | | |
| 17 | 笔管面 | 筆管麵 | bǐ guǎn miàn | bi3 guan3 mian4 | penne pasta | | |
| 18 | 作笔记 | 作筆記 | zuò bǐ jì | zuo4 bi3 ji4 | to take notes | | |
| 19 | 笔锋 | 筆鋒 | bǐ fēng | bi3 feng1 | the tip of a writing brush; vigor of style in writing; stroke; touch | | |
| 20 | 笔飞墨舞 | 筆飛墨舞 | bǐ fēi mò wǔ | bi3 fei1 mo4 wu3 | to write quickly (idiom) | | |
| 21 | 笔法 | 筆法 | bǐ fǎ | bi3 fa3 | technique of writing; calligraphy; or drawing | | |
| 22 | 笔电 | 筆電 | bǐ diàn | bi3 dian4 | notebook (computer); Classifiers: 台 | | |
| 23 | 笔底下 | 筆底下 | bǐ dǐ xià | bi3 di3 xia4 | ability to write | | |
| 24 | 笔触 | 筆觸 | bǐ chù | bi3 chu4 | brush stroke in Chinese painting and calligraphy; brushwork; style of drawing or writing | | |
| 25 | 刨笔刀 | 刨筆刀 | bào bǐ dāo | bao4 bi3 dao1 | pencil sharpener | | |