鉛筆

See also: 铅笔

Chinese

		lead (metal)	pen; pencil; writing brush pen; pencil; writing brush; to write or compose; the strokes of Chinese characters
trad. (鉛筆)		鉛	筆
simp. (铅笔)		铅	笔
anagram		筆鉛／笔铅

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): qiānbǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢ ㄅㄧˇ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): yan² bi² / qian¹ bi²

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): jyun⁴ bat¹

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): yon³ bit²

• Gan (Wiktionary): nyyon⁴ 'bit⁶
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): yèn-pit / yàn-pit

  (Meixian, Guangdong): yan² bid⁵

• Jin (Wiktionary): qie¹ bieh⁴
• Northern Min (KCR): uîng-bĭ
• Eastern Min (BUC): iòng-bék
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): iân-pit

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ing⁵ big⁴

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ¹khe-piq
• Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): yenn² bi⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qiānbǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢ ㄅㄧˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cianbǐ
    • Wade–Giles: chʻien¹-pi³
    • Yale: chyān-bǐ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chianbii
    • Palladius: цяньби (cjanʹbi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: yan² bi² / qian¹ bi²
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: ianbi / kianbi
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /iɛn²¹ pi²¹/, /t͡ɕʰiɛn⁵⁵ pi²¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: jyun⁴ bat¹
    • Yale: yùhn bāt
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jyn⁴ bat⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: yun⁴ bed¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyːn²¹ pɐt̚⁵/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 完畢／完毕 鉛筆／铅笔

  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: yon³ bit²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jᵘɔn²² pit̚⁵⁵/
• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: nyyon⁴ 'bit⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /n̠ʲyɵn³⁵ ˈpit̚⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yèn-pit
    • Hakka Romanization System: ienˇ bid`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: yan<sup>2</sup> bid<sup>5</sup>
    • Sinological IPA: /i̯en¹¹ pit̚²/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yàn-pit
    • Hakka Romanization System: (r)ianˇ bid`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: yan² bid⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /(j)i̯an¹¹ pit̚²/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: yan² bid⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /ian¹¹ pit̚¹/
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: qie¹ bieh⁴
    • Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡ɕʰie¹¹ piəʔ²/
• Northern Min
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: uîng-bĭ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /uiŋ³³ pi²⁴/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: iòng-bék
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /yoŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ^(p-)mɛiʔ²⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iân-pit
    • Tâi-lô: iân-pit
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ienpid
    • IPA (Xiamen): /iɛn²⁴⁻²² pit̚³²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /iɛn²⁴⁻²² pit̚⁵/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /iɛn¹³⁻²² pit̚³²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /iɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ pit̚³²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /iɛn²³⁻³³ pit̚³²/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ing⁵ big⁴
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: îng pik
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /iŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ pik̚²/
• Wu
  • (Shanghai):
    • Wugniu: ¹khe-piq
    • MiniDict: khe^平 pih
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹khe-piq
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /kʰe⁵⁵ piɪʔ²¹/
• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: yenn² bi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /y̯ẽ¹³ pi²⁴/

鉛筆/铅笔

Noun

鉛筆

1. pencil; lead pencil (Classifier: 枝; 支)
2. pen made from white lead, used to correct mistakes (Classifier: 枝)
3. (Zhao'an Hakka and Kaohsiung Hokkien) spade; shovel

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 鉛筆 (“pencil”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		鉛筆
Mandarin	Beijing	鉛筆
	Taiwan	鉛筆
	Tianjin	鉛筆
	Langfang	鉛筆
	Tangshan	鉛筆
	Cangzhou	鉛筆
	Baoding	鉛筆
	Shijiazhuang	鉛筆
	Daming	鉛筆
	Chifeng	鉛筆
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	鉛筆
	Harbin	鉛筆
	Shenyang	鉛筆
	Yantai (Muping)	鉛筆
	Qingdao	鉛筆
	Jinan	鉛筆
	Luoyang	鉛筆
	Wanrong	鉛筆
	Zhengzhou	鉛筆
	Xi'an	鉛筆
	Yinchuan	鉛筆
	Lanzhou	鉛筆, 洋生活 dated
	Xining	鉛筆
	Ürümqi	鉛筆
	Wuhan	鉛筆, 洋筆
	Chengdu	鉛筆
	Chongqing	鉛筆
	Guiyang	鉛筆
	Kunming	鉛筆
	Guilin	鉛筆
	Liuzhou	鉛筆
	Nanning (Wuming)	鉛筆
	Yizhou	圓筆
	Xuzhou	鉛筆
	Yangzhou	鉛筆
	Nanjing	鉛筆
	Hefei	鉛筆
	Nantong	鉛筆
	Singapore	鉛筆
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	改蘭
	Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan)	改蘭
Cantonese	Guangzhou	鉛筆
	Hong Kong	鉛筆
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	鉛筆
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	鉛筆
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	鉛筆
	Taishan	鉛筆
	Taishan (Guanghai)	鉛筆
	Dongguan	鉛筆
	Yangjiang	鉛筆
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	番筆
	Hepu (Shatian)	鉛筆
	Qinzhou	鉛筆
	Qinzhou (Xiniujiao)	鉛筆
	Beihai	鉛筆
	Beihai (Nankang)	鉛筆
	Beihai (Yingpan)	鉛筆
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	鉛筆
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	鉛筆
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	鉛筆
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	鉛筆
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	鉛筆
	Móng Cái	鉛筆
	Mandalay (Taishan)	鉛筆
Gan	Nanchang	鉛筆
	Lichuan	鉛筆
	Pingxiang	鉛筆
Hakka	Meixian	鉛筆
	Xingning	鉛筆
	Dabu (Xihe)	鉛筆
	Huidong (Daling)	鉛筆
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	鉛筆
	Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)	鉛筆
	Changting	洋筆
	Wuping	洋筆
	Wuping (Pingyu)	鉛筆
	Liancheng	洋筆
	Ninghua	洋筆
	Yudu	鉛字梗
	Ruijin	洋筆
	Shicheng	圓筆, 洋筆
	Shangyou (Shexi)	洋筆
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	鉛筆
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	鉛筆
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	鉛筆
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	鉛筆
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	鉛筆
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	鉛筆
	Hong Kong	鉛筆
	Kuala Lumpur (Dabu)	鉛筆
	Senai (Huiyang)	鉛筆
	Singkawang	鉛筆, 樹筆
Huizhou	Jixi	鉛筆
	Shexian	鉛筆
Jin	Taiyuan	鉛筆
	Xinzhou	鉛筆
	Linhe	鉛筆
	Jining	鉛筆
	Hohhot	鉛筆
	Zhangjiakou	鉛筆
	Handan	鉛筆
Northern Min	Jian'ou	鉛筆, 洋筆
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	鉛筆
	Fuqing	鉛筆
	Matsu	鉛筆
Southern Min	Xiamen	鉛筆
	Quanzhou	鉛筆
	Zhangzhou	鉛筆
	Tainan	鉛筆
	Penang (Hokkien)	鉛筆
	Manila (Hokkien)	鉛筆
	Zhangping (Yongfu)	鉛筆仔
	Guilin (Biyange)	圓筆
	Chaozhou	鉛筆
	Haifeng	鉛筆
	Bangkok (Teochew)	鉛筆
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	鉛筆
	Haikou	鉛筆
Puxian Min	Putian	洋筆, 鉛筆
	Putian (Donghai)	洋筆
	Putian (Jiangkou)	鉛筆
	Putian (Nanri)	洋筆, 鉛筆
	Xianyou	洋筆
	Xianyou (Fengting)	洋筆
	Xianyou (Youyang)	洋筆, 鉛筆
Central Min	Yong'an	洋筆
	Yanping (Wangtai)	洋筆
Zhongshan Min	Sanxiang	鉛筆
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	鉛筆
Wu	Shanghai	鉛筆
	Shanghai (Chongming)	鉛筆
	Suzhou	鉛筆
	Danyang	鉛筆
	Hangzhou	鉛筆
	Ningbo	鉛筆
	Wenzhou	鉛筆
	Jinhua	鉛筆
Xiang	Changsha	鉛筆
	Loudi	鉛筆
	Shuangfeng	鉛筆

Dialectal synonyms of 鏟子 (“shovel; spade”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		鍤
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		鏟子, 鐵鍬
Mandarin	Jinan	鏟子
	Luoyang	鏟子
	Wuhan	鏟子
	Chengdu	鏟鏟
	Guiyang	鏟鏟
	Liuzhou	鐵鏟
	Yangzhou	鏟子
Cantonese	Guangzhou	鐵鏟
	Dongguan	鐵鏟
Gan	Nanchang	鏟子
	Lichuan	鏟子
Hakka	Meixian	鐵鏟
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	砂撩
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	撩鏟, 圓筆, 砂撩
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	砂撩
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	砂撩
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	砂撩
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	鉛筆
Jin	Taiyuan	鏟子
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	鏟
Southern Min	Xiamen	拓仔, 鎙仔
	Zhangzhou	拓仔, 塗挑
	Taipei	沙挑, 尖挑
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	沙挑
	Kaohsiung	鉛筆
	Yilan	沙挑
	Changhua (Lukang)	鉛筆仔
	Taichung	塗鍤
	Tainan	塗挑
	Hsinchu	沙挑
	Kinmen	拓仔, 鎙
	Penghu (Magong)	拓仔
	Shantou	鐵鏟
	Haikou	鐵鏟, 鏟
Wu	Danyang	鏟子
Xiang	Changsha	鏟子, 洋鏟
	Loudi	鏟子

Derived terms

• 削鉛筆機／削铅笔机 (xiāoqiānbǐjī)
• 彩色鉛筆／彩色铅笔 (cǎisè qiānbǐ)
• 彩鉛／彩铅 (cǎiqiān)
• 自動鉛筆／自动铅笔 (zìdòng qiānbǐ)
• 色鉛筆／色铅笔 (sèqiānbǐ)
• 鉛筆刀／铅笔刀 (qiānbǐdāo)
• 鉛筆刨／铅笔刨 (qiānbǐbào)
• 鉛筆剾／铅笔𠛅
• 鉛筆擦／铅笔擦
• 鉛筆璇／铅笔璇
• 鉛筆畫／铅笔画 (qiānbǐhuà)
• 鉛筆盒／铅笔盒 (qiānbǐhé)
• 鉛筆篋仔／铅笔箧仔
• 鉛筆絞仔／铅笔绞仔
• 鉛筆芯／铅笔芯
• 鉛筆車／铅笔车
• 鉛筆鉛／铅笔铅 (qiānbǐqiān)

 

Descendants

• → Bouyei: yianfpif
• → Zhuang: yienzbit, yenzbiz

Japanese

鉛筆

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
鉛	筆
えん Grade: S	ひつ > ぴつ Grade: 3
on’yomi

Calque of English lead pencil

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) えんぴつ [èńpítsú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ẽ̞mpʲi̥t͡sɨᵝ]

Noun

鉛(えん)筆(ぴつ) • (enpitsu)  (counter 本)

1. a pencil (graphite writing-instrument)

Derived terms

• 鉛筆画
• 色鉛筆

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
鉛	筆
えん > いん Grade: S	ひつ > ぴつ Grade: 3
on’yomi

Noun

鉛(いん)筆(ぴつ) • (inpitsu) 

1. (dialect, Ibaraki) a pencil (graphite writing-instrument)

References

• 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
鉛	筆

Noun

鉛筆 • (yeonpil or McCune-Reischauer: yŏnp'il or Yale: yenphil) (hangeul 연필)

1. Hanja form^? of 연필 (“pencil”).