笔筒

筆筒

bǐtǒng

noun #41,396

Meanings

1 pen holder
2 brush pot

Characters

Examples

HSK 2

我的笔筒里有很多笔。

Wǒ de bǐtǒng lǐ yǒu hěnduō bǐ.

There are lots of pens in my pen holder.

HSK 7-9

这个竹子做的笔筒是爷爷亲手刻的。

Zhège zhúzi zuò de bǐtǒng shì yéye qīnshǒu kè de.

Grandpa carved this bamboo pen holder by hand.

Tips

culture

A brush pot stood on every scholar's desk beside the 文房四宝, the brush, ink, paper and inkstone. Carved bamboo and porcelain brush pots from the Ming and Qing are collected as art today.

Stroke Order

笔 bǐ

筒 tǒng