笔墨

bǐmò

pen and ink; words; writing

Watch it being written

Every character draws itself, stroke by stroke. Then grab the brush: trace it yourself and hear the word when you finish.

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墨

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

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他浪费了不少笔墨。

He wasted a lot of ink and paper.

桌子上摆着笔墨。

Pen and ink are on the desk.