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铅笔

pencil

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

qian1bi3 • qiānbǐ

Meaning

Primary

pencil

Alternatives

pencils

Mnemonic

A 铅笔 pencil is a 笔 pen that uses 铅 lead instead of ink.

Usage

一 幅 铅笔 画。

A pencil drawing.

这 支 铅笔 断 成 两 段 了。

This pencil broke into two parts.

自动 铅笔

mechanical pencil (lit. automatic pencil)