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笔芯

bǐ xīn

2-character word Traditional 筆芯

What 笔芯 means

1. pencil lead; pen refill

The characters in 笔芯

• 笔bǐwriting brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc); brushstroke…
• 芯xīn(bound form) the pith of the rush plant (used as a lampwick)

Example sentences

• 我从她那里拿了一根自动铅笔芯。
  I got a piece of lead for my mechanical pencil from her.

Sounds the same

Read bǐ xīn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 比心(net slang) to form a hand heart using one's thumb and forefinger (or by using both hands)
• 笔心variant of 笔芯