Learn Chinese from the origin: 笔/pen/measure word for pen in Chinese/HSK 1 words/Beginners

Hello, today we are going to learn the character 笔, the ancient Chinese character for 笔 includes the writing of 手, which means hand, and the image of a pen. So 笔, the original meaning is the pen for writing and drawing, and as the writing changes, 笔 adds one more radical, that is 竹, which means bamboo, indicating the pen holder is made of bamboo, and that's the writing of the traditional Chinese characters for 笔. And the Mandarin Chinese character for 笔 includes the writing for 竹 and 毛, which means fur, indicating the writing brush. So 笔 nowadays means pen. Now read after me. It could refer to all kinds of pen. Remember. 他上课喜欢记笔记。 上课, attend class, 喜欢, like. 记笔记, take notes. 他上课喜欢记笔记。 He likes taking notes in class. 他上课喜欢记笔记。 一支笔, 支 here is the Mandarin word for pen. 一支笔, one pen. 一支笔, 一支笔。 请给我一支笔。 请, please, 给, give. 请给我一支笔。 Please give me a pen. 请给我一支笔。 OK, that's all for today. See you next time.