Chinese symbol for “paintbrush”
笔刷
bǐ shuā
Traditional: 筆刷
paintbrush; writing brush (esp. in graphics software)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for paintbrush is 笔刷 (bǐ shuā), defined as: paintbrush; writing brush (esp. in graphics software).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “paintbrush”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 笔刷.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 笔记本 (筆記本) | bǐ jì běn | notebook (stationery) (CL:本 (běn)); (computing) laptop; notebook (abbr. for 笔记本电脑 (bǐ jì běn diàn nǎo)) |
| 笔下 (筆下) | bǐ xià | the wording and purport of what one writes |
| 铅笔 (鉛筆) | qiān bǐ | (lead) pencil; measure word: 支 (zhī), 枝 (zhī), 杆 (gǎn) |
| 笔名 (筆名) | bǐ míng | pen name; pseudonym |
| 印刷 | yìn shuā | to print; printing |
| 刷新 | shuā xīn | to renovate; to refurbish |
See also: Japanese symbol for “paintbrush”.
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.