笔杆bǐ gǎnbiganthe shaft of a pen or writing brush(metonym) pen (as in 耍筆桿|耍笔杆[shua3 bi3 gan3] and 搖筆桿|摇笔杆[yao2 bi3 gan3])Characters in this word杆cane, pole, stick笔pen, pencil, writing brushStudy it in Yanamino