| 朱 |
zhū bǐ | brush dipped in red ink (used in former times for writing official documents, grading papers etc) |
| 朱 |
Zhū | surname Zhu |
| 朱 |
zhū | vermilion |
| 朱 |
zhū | (bound form) cinnabar |
| 笔 |
bǐ | writing brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc) (CL:支,枝) / brushstroke; stroke (in painting or calligraphy) / (bound form) style of writing; literary manner; technique of brushwork / (classifier) stroke of a Chinese character / (classifier) sum of money; financial transaction; piece of business / (literary) to write (with a brush or pen) |