钢笔字

鋼筆字

gāngbǐzì

noun

Meanings

1 pen writing
2 fountain-pen / ballpoint handwriting
3 pen-written calligraphy (hard-pen script)

Characters

character; writing

Examples

HSK 2

他的钢笔字写得非常漂亮。

Tā de gāngbǐzì xiě de fēicháng piàoliang.

His pen handwriting is beautifully done.

HSK 2

我在练钢笔字。

Wǒ zài liàn gāngbǐzì.

I'm practising pen calligraphy.

Tips

culture

The hard-pen (硬笔) branch of Chinese calligraphy - characters written with a fountain pen, ballpoint or gel pen instead of a brush. A whole practice genre in PRC schools, with its own copybooks (字帖), grading exams, and celebrity practitioners like 庞中华 and 田英章. Contrasts with 软笔书法 (brush calligraphy).

Stroke Order

钢 gāng

笔 bǐ

字 zì