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札

zhá
noun #16,776

Meanings

  1. 1 letter; note; written message
  2. 2 thin piece of wood used as a writing tablet (ancient)
  3. 3 official document (historical)

Examples

他留下了一封手札，记录了当时的见闻。
Tā liúxià le yī fēng shǒuzhá, jìlù le dāngshí de jiànwén.
He left behind a handwritten note recording what he saw and heard at the time.
这本书收录了他的书信和札记。
Zhè běn shū shōulù le tā de shūxìn hé zháji.
This book collects his letters and notes.

Tips

history
Before paper was invented, the Chinese wrote on thin strips of bamboo or wood — these were called 札. The character shows wood (木) with a cutting knife, referring to the strips being cut for writing.

Stroke Order

札 zhá