| 笔尖 |
bǐ jiān |
nib / pen point / the tip of a writing brush or pencil |
| 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) |
| 尖 |
jiān |
pointed; tapering; sharp / (of a sound) shrill; piercing / (of one's hearing, sight etc) sharp; acute; keen / to make (one's voice) shrill / sharp point; tip / the best of sth; the cream of the crop |