# 鉛筆
## Chinese

* 鉛筆 (Written Standard Chinese)
* 鉛筆 (Cantonese)

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): qiānbǐ
       (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢ ㄅㄧˇ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): yuan$^2$ bi$^2$ / qian$^1$ bi$^2$
    (Xi'an, Guanzhong Pinyin): qiǎnbǐ
    (Nanjing, Nanjing Pinyin): qiènbi̊q
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): jyun$^4$ bat$^1$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): yon$^3$ bit$^2$
* Gan (Wiktionary): nyyon$^4$ 'bit$^6$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): yèn-pit / yàn-pit
    (Hailu, HRS): rhan bid
    (Meixian, Guangdong): yan$^2$ bid$^5$
* Jin (Wiktionary): qie$^1$ bieh$^4$
* Northern Min (KCR): uîng-bĭ
* Eastern Min (BUC): iòng-bék
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): iân-pit
    (Teochew, Peng'im): ing$^5$ big$^4$ / êng$^5$ bêg$^4$
* Southern Pinghua (Nanning, Jyutping++): jyun$^4$ bat$^2$
* Wu (Wugniu)
** (Northern): $^1$khe-piq$_7$ / $^1$khae-$^0$piq$_7$ / $^1$khae-piq$_7$ / $^1$chien-piq$_7$
** (Jinhua): $^1$kha-piq$_7$
* Xiang
    (Changsha, Wiktionary): yenn$^2$ bi$^6$
    (Loudi, Wiktionary): uinn$^2$ bi$^{2*}$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: qiānbǐ
*** Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢ ㄅㄧˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: cianbǐ
*** Wade–Giles: chʻien$^1$-pi$^3$
*** Yale: chyān-bǐ
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chianbii
*** Palladius: цяньби (cjanʹbi)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: yuan$^2$ bi$^2$ / qian$^1$ bi$^2$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: uanbi / kianbi
*** Sinological IPA : /yan²¹ pi²¹/, /t͡ɕʰiɛn⁵⁵ pi²¹/
** (Xi'an)
*** Guanzhong Pinyin: qiǎnbǐ [Phonetic: qiánbǐ]
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕʰiã²¹⁻²⁴ pi²¹/
** (Nanjing)
*** Nanjing Pinyin: qiènbi̊q
*** Nanjing Pinyin (numbered): qien$^1$ biq$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕʰiẽ³¹ piʔ⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: jyun$^4$ bat$^1$
*** Yale: yùhn bāt
*** Cantonese Pinyin: jyn$^4$ bat$^7$
*** Guangdong Romanization: yun$^4$ bed$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /jyːn²¹ pɐt̚⁵/
*** Homophones: $^{edit}$完畢 / 完毕 鉛筆 / 铅笔
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: yon$^3$ bit$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /jᵘɔn²² pit̚⁵⁵/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: nyyon$^4$ 'bit$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /n̠ʲyɵn³⁵ ˈpit̚⁵/
* Hakka
** (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yèn-pit
*** Hakka Romanization System: ien$^ˇ$ bid$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: yan$^2$ bid$^5$
*** Sinological IPA: /i̯en¹¹ pit̚²/
** (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yàn-pit
*** Hakka Romanization System: (r)ian$^ˇ$ bid$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: yan$^2$ bid$^5$
*** Sinological IPA: /(j)i̯an¹¹ pit̚²/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: rhan bid
*** Sinological IPA: /ʒan⁵⁵ pit⁵/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: yan$^2$ bid$^5$
*** Sinological IPA: /ian¹¹ pit̚¹/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: qie$^1$ bieh$^4$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡ɕʰie¹¹ piəʔ²/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: uîng-bĭ
*** Sinological IPA : /uiŋ³³ pi²⁴/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: iòng-bék
*** Sinological IPA : /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: ing$^5$ big$^4$ / êng$^5$ bêg$^4$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: îng pik / êng pek
*** Sinological IPA : /iŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ pik̚²/, /eŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ pek̚²/
* Southern Pinghua
** (Nanning Pinghua, Tingzi)
*** Jyutping++: jyun$^4$ bat$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /jyn²¹ pət̚³³/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai, Suzhou)
*** Wugniu: $^1$khe-piq$_7$
*** MiniDict: khe$^平$ pih$^入$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^1$khe-piq$_4$
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /kʰe⁵⁵ piɪʔ²¹/
*** Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /kʰe⁴⁴ piɪʔ/
** (Northern: Ningbo)
*** Wugniu: $^1$khae-$^0$piq$_7$
*** MiniDict: khae$^平$ pih$^入$
*** Sinological IPA (Ningbo): /kʰɛ³³ piɪʔ⁴⁴/
** (Northern: Chongming)
*** Wugniu: $^1$khae-piq$_7$
*** MiniDict: khae$^平$ pih$^入$
*** Sinological IPA (Chongming): /kʰæ⁵⁵ piəʔ⁵/
** (Northern: Hangzhou)
*** Wugniu: $^1$chien-piq$_7$
*** MiniDict: chien$^平$ pieh$^入$
*** Sinological IPA (Hangzhou): /t͡ɕʰiẽ̞³³ piəʔ⁵⁵/
** (Jinhua)
*** Wugniu: $^1$kha-piq$_7$
*** Sinological IPA (Jinhua): /kʰɑ³³ piəʔ⁴⁴/
* Xiang
** (Changsha)
*** Wiktionary: yenn$^2$ bi$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /y̯ẽ¹³ pi²⁴/
** (Loudi)
*** Wiktionary: uinn$^2$ bi$^{2*}$
*** Sinological IPA : /u̯ĩ¹³ pi¹³⁻³³/

### Noun

鉛筆
* 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

#### Synonyms

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

#### Noun

鉛(えん)筆(ぴつ) • (enpitsu) (counter 本)
* a pencil (graphite writing-instrument)

##### Derived terms

* 鉛筆画(えんぴつが) (enpitsuga)
* 鉛筆削(えんぴつけず)り (enpitsu-kezuri)
* 色鉛筆(いろえんぴつ) (iro-enpitsu)
* ロケット鉛筆(えんぴつ) (rokketo enpitsu)

### 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)
* (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)
* hanja form of 연필 (“pencil”)