Chinese symbol for “chalk”
粉笔
fěn bǐ
Traditional: 粉筆
chalk; measure word: 支 (zhī), 段 (duàn)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for chalk is 粉笔 (fěn bǐ), defined as: chalk; measure word: 支 (zhī), 段 (duàn).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “chalk”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 粉笔.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 粉丝 (粉絲) | fěn sī | bean vermicelli; mung bean starch noodles; cellophane noodles; fan; enthusiast for sb or sth (loanword from "fans") |
| 奶粉 | nǎi fěn | powdered milk |
| 粉碎 | fěn suì | to crush; to smash; to shatter |
| 粉红色 (粉紅色) | fěn hóng sè | pink |
| 粉红 (粉紅) | fěn hóng | pink |
| 面粉 (麵粉) | miàn fěn | flour |
| 笔者 (筆者) | bǐ zhě | the author; the writer (usu. refers to oneself) |
| 笔记 (筆記) | bǐ jì | to take down (in writing); notes |
See also: Japanese symbol for “chalk”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.