The Chinese word for sharpener is
卷笔刀
juàn bǐ dāo
Chinese Definition
Components | |
卷 | |
1. Alternative form of 捲 (to roll up; to roll) | |
2. Alternative form of 捲 (to sweep up; to carry along; to sweep away) | |
3. Alternative form of 捲 (to embroil; to involve) | |
4. Alternative form of 捲 (roll; cylinder; tube; scroll) | |
5. (neologism, slang) Short for 內卷, intense competition among peers; to study harder or work longer as a result | |
6. reel of books | |
7. book; scroll | |
8. volume; chapter; fascicle | |
9. (computing) volume (attention, zh, is this definition under the right pronunciation?) | |
新-加 卷juàn - new volume | |
10. examination paper | |
11. Alternative form of 婘 (fine; good) | |
12. Variant of 券 | |
笔 | |
1. Variant of 筆 | |
刀 | |
1. knife; blade | |
2. single-edged sword; cutlass | |
3. (neologism, internet) to bargain; to negotiate on price | |
4. (q-lite, only common among Tai people) | |
^刀 ^世-勛 - Dao Shixun | |
5. (Mandarin, neologism, colloquial) dollar | |
6. Variant of 刁 |
Pronunciation

juàn bǐ dāo
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