| 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 | 笔者 | 筆者 | bǐ zhě | bi3 zhe3 | the author; the writer | | |
| 3 | 笔下 | 筆下 | bǐ xià | bi3 xia4 | the wording and purport of what one writes | | |
| 4 | 笔墨 | 筆墨 | bǐ mò | bi3 mo4 | pen and ink; words; writing | | |
| 5 | 笔直 | 筆直 | bǐ zhí | bi3 zhi2 | perfectly straight; straight as a ramrod; bolt upright | | |
| 6 | 笔记本 | 筆記本 | bǐ jì běn | bi3 ji4 ben3 | notebook (stationery); Classifiers: 本 ; notebook (computing) | | |
| 7 | 笔画 | 筆畫 | bǐ huà | bi3 hua4 | variant of 笔画 ; strokes of a Chinese character | | |
| 8 | 笔管面 | 筆管麵 | bǐ guǎn miàn | bi3 guan3 mian4 | penne pasta | | |
| 9 | 笔记型电脑 | 筆記型電腦 | bǐ jì xíng diàn nǎo | bi3 ji4 xing2 dian4 nao3 | notebook (computer) | | |
| 10 | 笔记小说 | 筆記小說 | bǐ jì xiǎo shuō | bi3 ji4 xiao3 shuo1 | literary sketches; sketchbook | | |
| 11 | 笔记本计算机 | 筆記本計算機 | bǐ jì běn jì suàn jī | bi3 ji4 ben3 ji4 suan4 ji1 | laptop; notebook (computer) | | |
| 12 | 笔迹 | 筆跡 | bǐ jì | bi3 ji4 | to take down (in writing); notes; a type of literature consisting mainly of short sketches; Classifiers: 本 ; handwriting | | |
| 13 | 笔会 | 筆會 | bǐ huì | Bi3 hui4 | PEN (association of writers) | | |
| 14 | 笔画数 | 筆畫數 | bǐ huà shù | bi3 hua4 shu4 | stroke count (number of brushstrokes of a Chinese character) | | |
| 15 | 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) | | |
| 16 | 笔供 | 筆供 | bǐ gòng | bi3 gong4 | written evidence, as opposed to oral evidence 口供 | | |
| 17 | 笔耕 | 筆耕 | bǐ gēng | bi3 geng1 | to make a living by writing; to write (as an author) | | |
| 18 | 笔杆子 | 筆桿子 | bǐ gǎn zi | bi3 gan3 zi5 | pen; an effective writer | | |
| 19 | 笔杆 | 筆桿 | bǐ gǎn | bi3 gan3 | the shaft of a pen or writing brush; pen-holder; pen | | |
| 20 | 笔锋 | 筆鋒 | bǐ fēng | bi3 feng1 | the tip of a writing brush; vigor of style in writing; stroke; touch | | |
| 21 | 笔飞墨舞 | 筆飛墨舞 | bǐ fēi mò wǔ | bi3 fei1 mo4 wu3 | to write quickly (idiom) | | |
| 22 | 笔调 | 筆調 | bǐ diào | bi3 diao4 | (of writing) tone; style | | |
| 23 | 笔电 | 筆電 | bǐ diàn | bi3 dian4 | notebook (computer); Classifiers: 台 | | |
| 24 | 笔底下 | 筆底下 | bǐ dǐ xià | bi3 di3 xia4 | ability to write | | |
| 25 | 笔底生花 | 筆底生花 | bǐ dǐ shēng huā | bi3 di3 sheng1 hua1 | to write beautifully (idiom) | | |