铅笔
HSK 3 (exam 2025)Old HSK 2
铅笔 (qiānbǐ) · pencil
铅笔 (qiānbǐ) means “pencil”. It is written with 2 characters: 铅 (lead) + 笔 (pen). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 铅笔 is built
The characters
铅 qiān · lead
What 铅 is made of
- 钅jīn — metal
- 几jǐ — small table
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乙yǐ — second
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
笔 bǐ · pen
What 笔 is made of
- ⺮zhú — bamboo
- 毛máo — hair
- 乇tuō — to depend on
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 七qī — seven
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 乇tuō — to depend on
Origin hint: A bamboo rod ⺮ tipped with hair 毛 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我用铅笔写字。Wǒ yòng qiānbǐ xiě zì.I write with a pencil.
你有铅笔吗？Nǐ yǒu qiānbǐ ma?Do you have a pencil?
Questions about 铅笔
What does 铅笔 mean?
铅笔 (qiānbǐ) means “pencil”.
How do you pronounce 铅笔?
铅笔 is pronounced qiānbǐ.
Which HSK level is 铅笔?
铅笔 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and Old HSK 2.
Related words
Learn 铅笔 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 2 · Group 9: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.