The word **小册子** (xiǎo cè zi), meaning "booklet" or "pamphlet," is formed through a logical and common Chinese morphological process: it combines the adjective **小** (xiǎo, "small") with the core noun **册** (cè, historically "bound bamboo slips" and now meaning "volume" or "book"), and adds the nominal suffix **子** (zi), which often forms concrete, everyday objects. Thus, the construction moves from the general concept of a "book" (册) to specify a "small book" (小册), and finally the suffix **子** cements it as a familiar, tangible item, resulting in a term for a compact, unbound publication.