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Translingual
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Han character
笔 (Kangxi radical 118, 竹+4, 10 strokes, cangjie input 竹竹手山 (HHQU), composition ⿱𥫗毛)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 879, character 8
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 25888
- Dae Jaweon: page 1307, character 8
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 2950, character 9
- Unihan data for U+7B14
Chinese
Glyph origin
Ideogrammic compound (會意／会意) : 竹 (“bamboo”) + 毛 (“hair”) Traditional Chinese brushes were made of bamboo and hair.
Definitions
For pronunciation and definitions of 笔 – see 筆 (“writing brush; pen; pencil; etc.”).
(This character is the simplified and variant form of 筆). |
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Japanese
Kanji
笔
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)
- Alternative form of 筆
Readings
