竹简

竹簡
zhújiǎn
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 bamboo slip (for writing on)
  2. 2 book written on bamboo slips

Examples

HSK 5
Zhǐ fāmíng yǐqián, shū dōu xiě zài zhújiǎn shàng, yòu zhòng yòu bù fāngbiàn.
Before paper was invented, books were written on bamboo slips, which were heavy and awkward.
HSK 5
Bówùguǎn zhèngzài zhǎnchū yì pī liǎngqiān duō nián qián de zhújiǎn.
The museum is showing a batch of bamboo slips more than two thousand years old.

Tips

culture
Slips were tied together with cords into rolls, which is what the character 册 pictures. 孔子 is said to have read the 《易经》 so often that the cords broke three times, the story behind 韦编三绝.

Stroke Order

竹 zhú
简 jiǎn