Definitions
variant of 札[zhá]
variant of 札[zhá]
thin piece of wood used a writing tablet (in ancient China); a kind of official document (in former times); letter; note; plague
Etymology
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The character "札" is constructed with the wood radical (木) alongside a right-hand component that functions phonetically, indicating its original association with thin wooden slips used for writing. Its etymology directly links to these physical tablets, from which the term's application expanded to encompass various forms of documents, official papers, and personal correspondence. This shift in meaning from a specific writing material to a general designation for written records is reflected in the character's consistent structural composition of semantic and phonetic elements.
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他收到一封书札。
这封信札很古老。
我的札记写完了。
她经常写手札给朋友。
阅读札记有助于学习。
这本札记包含了详细观察。
虽然时代变了，但书札仍有魅力。
他不仅写了信札，还附上了札记。