máo bǐ
pinceau d'écriture; pinceau chinois
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我喜欢用毛笔写字。
wǒ xǐhuān yòng máobǐ xiězì.
I like to write with a brush pen.
毛笔字是中国传统文化的重要组成部分。
máobǐzì shì zhōngguó chuántǒng wénhuà de zhòngyào zǔchéng bùfèn.
Chinese calligraphy is an important part of traditional Chinese culture.
毛笔可以用来画画。
máobǐ kěyǐ yòng lái huàhuà.
A brush pen can be used to draw.
笔 (bǐ)
brush
毛刷 (máo shuā)
paintbrush
钢笔 (gāng bǐ)
fountain pen
圆珠笔 (yuán zhū bǐ)
ballpoint pen
The Chinese word 毛笔 (máo bǐ) for "writing brush" is a compound of two characters: 毛 (máo), meaning "hair" or "fur", and 笔 (bǐ), meaning "brush" or "pen". The character 毛 originally depicted a single hair, while the character 笔 originally depicted a writing brush made of bamboo with a tip made of animal hair. When combined, the two characters 毛笔 create a word that literally means "hair brush", referring to the fact that traditional Chinese writing brushes are made of animal hair. The word 毛笔 has been used in Chinese for centuries and is still commonly used today to refer to writing brushes.
