笚 (dā) - A bamboo slip used for writing in ancient & a container or case made of bamboo.
笚 · dā
A bamboo slip used for writing in ancient China;
a container or case made of bamboo.
A bamboo slip used for writing in ancienta container or case made of bamboo.
Usage highlights
bamboo slipwriting slipbamboo containerancient documentbamboo writing material
Usage & contexts
Examples
- Ancient writing was done on bamboo slips (笚).
- The bamboo case (笚) contained important documents.
- Archaeologists found bamboo writing materials (笚) at the site.
Collocations
- bamboo slip(竹笚)
- writing slip(书笚)
- bamboo container(笚筒)
- ancient document(古笚)
- bamboo writing material(笚简)
Cultural background
FAQ- Bamboo slips were the primary writing material in China before the invention of paper.
- Used extensively during the Warring States period and Han dynasty for official documents and literary works.
- The character reflects the importance of bamboo in ancient Chinese material culture.