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The Chung Hwa 6151 is the general-purpose writing pencil from China First Pencil Co. Ltd. (brand 中华 / Chung Hwa), finished in the black-with-red-stripe lacquer that serves as China's default livery for everyday writing pencils, and is the writing counterpart to the company's 101 drawing pencil. It is a hexagonal, eraser-tipped pencil sold in HB and 2B; reviewers single out the HB lead as unusually smooth to write with, though the eraser tip is widely judged poor. Inexpensive and widely available across Asia, it is commonly seen in everyday use such as marking dim sum menus in restaurants. This specimen: 6151 Writing Pencil in grade HB.

2B