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鉛筆

简铅笔 · 繁鉛筆

Mandarin · pinyin qiān bǐ

(lead) pencil
Classifier: 支 zhī, 枝 zhī, 桿 gǎn

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鉛: Look up this written character
筆: bǐ · writing brush; write; stroke
铅: qiān · lead (element 82, Pb)
笔: bǐ · writing brush; write; stroke

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1–3 · qian1 bi3

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noun

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

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