Writing brush in Chinese (Mandarin): 毛笔 (máobǐ)
毛笔
máobǐ
writing brush
- Simplified
- 毛笔
- Traditional
- 毛筆
- Pinyin
- máobǐ
- Typed as
- maobi
Use it in a sentence
很久以前，人们用毛笔写字。
很久以前，人們用毛筆寫字。
Long ago, people wrote with a writing brush.
The characters in 毛笔
毛
Fur, hair.
4 strokes
笔 / 筆
Pen, brush.
10 strokes
毛笔 is a "hair pen", a brush made of animal hair. Writing beautifully with it is 书法 (shūfǎ), calligraphy.
More examples with 毛笔
爷爷用毛笔写字。
爺爺用毛筆寫字。
Yéye yòng máobǐ xiě zì.
Grandpa writes with a brush.
毛笔很软。
毛筆很軟。
Máobǐ hěn ruǎn.
The writing brush is soft.
How to write 毛笔 in Chinese
Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.
毛 4 strokes
笔 10 strokes
In Traditional characters:
筆 12 strokes
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