椠 (qiàn) - Qian — wooden tablet for writing in ancient & block for printing
椠 · qiàn
Qian — wooden tablet for writing in ancient China;
block for printing;
book;
edition.
Qian — wooden tablet for writing in ancientblock for printingbook
Usage highlights
wooden writing tabletold printed editionSongYuanblock for printingrare edition
Usage & contexts
Examples
- Ancient scribes wrote on wooden tablets (木椠).
- He collected old printed editions (古椠).
- This is a Song-dynasty block-printed book (宋椠).
Collocations
- wooden writing tablet(木椠)
- old printed edition(古椠)
- Song-dynasty edition(宋椠)
- Yuan-dynasty edition(元椠)
- block for printing(刻椠)
- rare edition(秘椠)
Idioms
- Carve at the door and hold the tablet(刻椠持门)
- Carve the tablet and pare the pencil(刻椠削铅)
Cultural background
FAQ- Originally referred to wooden tablets used for writing before the invention of paper.
- Later extended to mean printing blocks and printed books, especially in bibliographic contexts.
- Used in terms like 宋椠 (Song edition) to denote valuable early printed books.