• writing brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc) (CL: zhī, zhī)
  • brushstroke; stroke (in painting or calligraphy)
  • (bound form) style of writing; literary manner; technique of brushwork
  • (classifier) stroke of a Chinese character
  • (classifier) sum of money; financial transaction; piece of business
  • (literary) to write (with a brush or pen)