筆記

See also: 笔记

Chinese

		pen; pencil; writing brush pen; pencil; writing brush; to write or compose; the strokes of Chinese characters	to remember; to note; mark to remember; to note; mark; sign; to record
trad. (筆記)		筆	記
simp. (笔记)		笔	记

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bǐjì

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄧˇ ㄐㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bat¹ gei³
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): pit-ki

(Hailu, HRS): bid gi^ˇ
Northern Min (KCR): bĭ-gi̿
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): bih⁶ gi⁴
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pit-kì

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bǐjì
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄧˇ ㄐㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bǐjì
  - Wade–Giles: pi³-chi⁴
  - Yale: bǐ-jì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: biijih
  - Palladius: бицзи (biczi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    ^edit
    ^edit
    筆記 / 笔记
    筆跡 / 笔迹
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: bat¹ gei³
  - Yale: bāt gei
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bat⁷ gei³
  - Guangdong Romanization: bed¹ géi³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɐt̚⁵ kei̯³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pit-ki
  - Hakka Romanization System: bid^ˋ gi
  - Hagfa Pinyim: bid⁵ gi⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /pit̚² ki⁵⁵/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: bid gi^ˇ
  - Sinological IPA: /pit⁵⁻² ki¹¹/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: bĭ-gi̿
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pi²⁴ ki³³/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: bih⁶ gi⁴ [Phonetic: bih⁷ gi⁴]
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: bih-gi̍
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /piʔ²¹⁻⁴⁵ ki⁴²/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: bih⁶ gi⁴ [Phonetic: bih⁷ gi⁴]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /piʔ²⁻⁴ ki⁴²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pit-kì
  - Tâi-lô: pit-kì
  - Phofsit Daibuun: pitkix
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /pit̚³²⁻⁴ ki²¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /pit̚⁵⁻²⁴ ki⁴¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /pit̚³²⁻⁵ ki²¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /pit̚³²⁻⁴ ki¹¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /pit̚³²⁻⁴ ki²¹/

Verb

筆記

to put down (in writing); to take down

Synonyms

筆錄／笔录 (bǐlù)

Noun

筆記

notes
short sketches (literary genre)

Synonyms

(notes): 筆錄／笔录 (bǐlù)
(short sketches): 筆談／笔谈 (bǐtán)

Derived terms

做筆記 / 做笔记 (zuò bǐjì)
筆記小說 / 笔记小说
筆記本 / 笔记本 (bǐjìběn)
筆記簿 / 笔记簿 (bǐjìbù)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (筆記):

→ Japanese: 筆記(ひっき) (hikki)
→ Korean: 필기(筆記) (pilgi)
→ Vietnamese: bút kí (筆記)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
筆	記
ひつ > ひっ Grade: 3	き Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ひっき [hìkkí] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [çik̚ʲkʲi]

Noun

筆(ひっ)記(き) • (hikki)

notetaking; notes

Derived terms

Verb

筆(ひっ)記(き)する • (hikki suru) suru (stem 筆(ひっ)記(き)し (hikki shi), past 筆(ひっ)記(き)した (hikki shita))

to take notes; to write down

Conjugation

Conjugation of "筆記する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	筆記し	ひっきし	hikki shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	筆記し	ひっきし	hikki shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	筆記する	ひっきする	hikki suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	筆記する	ひっきする	hikki suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	筆記すれ	ひっきすれ	hikki sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	筆記せよ¹ 筆記しろ²	ひっきせよ¹ ひっきしろ²	hikki seyo¹ hikki shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	筆記される	ひっきされる	hikki sareru
Causative	筆記させる筆記さす	ひっきさせるひっきさす	hikki saseru hikki sasu
Potential	筆記できる	ひっきできる	hikki dekiru
Volitional	筆記しよう	ひっきしよう	hikki shiyō
Negative	筆記しない	ひっきしない	hikki shinai
Negative continuative	筆記せず	ひっきせず	hikki sezu
Formal	筆記します	ひっきします	hikki shimasu
Perfective	筆記した	ひっきした	hikki shita
Conjunctive	筆記して	ひっきして	hikki shite
Hypothetical conditional	筆記すれば	ひっきすれば	hikki sureba
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative

References

“筆記”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025
2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

Korean

Hanja in this term
筆	記

Noun

筆記 • (pilgi) (hangeul 필기)

hanja form^? of 필기 (“notes”)