Definitions

a book; a register; account-book

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. ⺮ represents the meaning and represents the sound.

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About

The character "簿" is structured with the bamboo radical (竹) positioned above the phonetic component "溥", a composition that points to its early association with writing materials fashioned from bamboo strips. Etymologically, this construction reflects its original meaning as a register or ledger made from such strips, which were used for administrative and accounting purposes. Over time, the term's application expanded from these physical objects to encompass a wider range of bound record-keeping books, such as account ledgers and notebooks, while the character's form has consistently maintained this phono-semantic arrangement.

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这是我的笔记本。

Zhè shì wǒ de bǐjìběn.

This is my notebook.

我把名字写在练习簿上。

Wǒ bǎ míngzì xiě zài liànxí bù shàng.

I wrote my name on the exercise book.

请检查一下你的记账簿

Qǐng jiǎnchá yīxià nǐ de jìzhàng bù.

Please check your account book.

他正在整理会议记录簿

Tā zhèngzài zhěnglǐ huìyì jìlù bù.

He is organizing the meeting minutes book.

公司需要更新客户资料簿

Gōngsī xūyào gēngxīn kèhù zīliào bù.

The company needs to update the customer information file.

请出示你的户口簿办理手续。

Qǐng chūshì nǐ de hùkǒubù bànlǐ shǒuxù.

Please present your household register to complete the formalities.

所有的交易都登记在总账簿里。

Suǒyǒu de jiāoyì dōu dēngjì zài zǒng zhàngbù lǐ.

All transactions are recorded in the general ledger.

这份厚厚的簿册记载了家族的历史。

Zhè fèn hòuhòu de bùcè jìzǎi le jiāzú de lìshǐ.

This thick volume records the history of the family.