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笔杆

bǐ gǎn

2-character word Traditional 筆桿

What 笔杆 means

1. the shaft of a pen or writing brush
2. (metonym) pen (as in {耍笔杆|shuǎ bǐ gǎn} and {摇笔杆|yáo bǐ gǎn})

The characters in 笔杆

• 笔bǐwriting brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc); brushstroke…
• 杆gǎnstick; pole; lever

Words starting with 笔杆

• 笔杆子bǐ gǎn zipen; an effective writer

Words containing 笔杆

• 摇笔杆yáo bǐ gǎnto write for a living
• 耍笔杆shuǎ bǐ gǎnto craft facile prose; to play around with words

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