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竖笔
shùbǐ
Main
English Definitionvertical stroke (in Chinese characters)
Simplified Script竖笔
Traditional Script豎筆
Pinyinshùbǐ
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)
Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)ㄕㄨˋ ㄅㄧˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping)syu6bat1
Word Decomposition
shùto erect; vertical; vertical stroke (in Chinese characters)
pen; pencil; writing brush; to write or compose; the strokes of Chinese characters; measure word for sums of money, deals

Related Words

Words With Same Head Word    
竖起shùqǐto erect (a tent etc); to prick up (one's ears); to raise (one's eyebrows); to stick up (one's thumb); to turn up (one's collar); (of a bird) to puff up (one's feathers)
竖立shùlìto erect; to set upright; to stand
竖井shùjǐngvertical shaft (for mining, ventilation systems etc)
竖琴shùqínharp
竖笛shùdírecorder; (Tw) clarinet
Words With Same Tail Word    
铅笔qiānbǐ(lead) pencil
毛笔máobǐwriting brush
钢笔gāngbǐfountain pen
粉笔fěnbǐchalk
原子笔yuánzǐ bǐballpoint pen; also written 圆珠笔
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