檄书

檄書

xíshū

noun

Measure Word

一篇檄书 piān

Meanings

1 official call to arms (archaic)
2 denunciatory proclamation
3 war manifesto

Characters

denunciatory proclamation

writing; document

Examples

古代起兵之前，往往要先发檄书。

Gǔdài qǐbīng zhīqián, wǎngwǎng yào xiān fā xíshū.

In ancient times, a call-to-arms manifesto was usually issued before raising troops.

陈琳为袁绍写的讨曹檄书极为有名。

Chén Lín wèi Yuán Shào xiě de tǎo Cáo xíshū jíwéi yǒumíng.

The denunciation of Cao Cao that Chen Lin wrote for Yuan Shao is extremely famous.

Tips

history

In imperial China the 檄文/檄书 was a public document rallying troops or denouncing an enemy. Chen Lin's 《为袁绍檄豫州》, attacking Cao Cao before the Battle of Guandu (200 CE), is the canonical example — Cao Cao reportedly read it while ill and was so startled by its force that his headache vanished.

Stroke Order

檄 xí

书 shū