| 笔者 | bǐ zhě | the author; the writer | |
| 笔记本 | bǐ jì běn | notebook (stationery); Classifiers: 本 ; notebook (computing) | |
| 笔记 | bǐ jì | to take down (in writing); notes; a type of literature consisting mainly of short sketches; Classifiers: 本 | |
| 笔墨 | bǐ mò | pen and ink; words; writing | |
| 笔下 | bǐ xià | the wording and purport of what one writes |
| 1 | I only have one pen. | |
| 2 | He still has a pen. | |
| 3 | I write with a pen. | |
| 4 | These are two pencils. | |
| 5 | This pencil is difficult to write with. |
