册

冊

cè

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Definitions

cè (noun) book; booklet

cè (classifier) volume

Etymology

Simplified form of 冊. Pictograph of strips of bamboo strung together. In ancient China writing was done on bamboo strips.

About

册 is the simplified form of 冊, a pictograph of bamboo strips strung together. The vertical strokes depict the individual writing slips, and the horizontal line represents the binding cord used to assemble them into a document before paper was invented. It functions as a noun meaning book, volume, register, or album, and also serves as a measure word for bound written materials.

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Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)

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Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)

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Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)

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Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

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Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

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Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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Clerical Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

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Example Sentences Hide

我有一本新册子。

Wǒ yǒu yī běn xīn cèzi.

I have a new booklet.

请阅读这本手册。

Qǐng yuèdú zhè běn shǒucè.

Please read this manual.

老师点名用了名册。

Lǎoshī diǎnmíng yòngle míngcè.

The teacher used the roster for roll call.

他送给我一本画册。

Tā sòng gěi wǒ yī běn huàcè.

He gave me a picture book.

相册里有很多照片。

Xiàngcè lǐ yǒu hěn duō zhàopiàn.

There are many photos in the photo album.

公司需要更新账册。

Gōngsī xūyào gēngxīn zhàngcè.

The company needs to update the account books.

这本册子记录了历史。

Zhè běn cèzi jìlùle lìshǐ.

This booklet records history.

我们根据手册操作机器。

Wǒmen gēnjù shǒucè cāozuò jīqì.

We operate the machine according to the manual.

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Component: 册

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