椾 (jiān) - Slip of bamboo or wood used for writing & a variant form of 箋 (jiān), meaning note

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椾 · jiān

Slip of bamboo or wood used for writing in ancient times;

a variant form of 箋 (jiān), meaning note paper or annotation.

Slip of bamboo or wood used for writinga variant form of 箋 (jiān), meaning note

Usage highlights

Bamboo slipWooden slipWriting slipSlip annotationAncient slipSlip document

Synonyms

  • 箋— note paper; annotation
  • 牍— wooden writing tablet
  • 简— bamboo slip

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • Ancient writing materials included bamboo slips (竹椾).
  • He wrote a brief note on a wooden slip (木椾).
  • The scholar made annotations on slips (椾注).
  • These slips were precursors to paper (纸椾).

Collocations

  • Bamboo slip(竹椾)
  • Wooden slip(木椾)
  • Writing slip(书椾)
  • Slip annotation(椾注)
  • Ancient slip(古椾)
  • Slip document(椾文)

Idioms

  • Writing on bamboo and silk(竹椾帛书)
  • Slips and documents(椾牍)
  • Slips strung together(连椾)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • 椾 represents early writing materials before paper invention, showing China's long literary tradition.
  • As a variant of 箋, it connects to the culture of scholarly annotation and correspondence.
  • Bamboo and wooden slips were the primary writing surfaces during Warring States to Han dynasties.

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