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牒 is a phono-semantic compound: the semantic radical 片 on the left means a thin slice or strip of wood, and the phonetic component 枼 on the right provides the sound. Originally, the character referred to the thin bamboo or wooden slips that were bound together and served as the main writing surface before paper. As writing materials evolved, the meaning shifted from the physical slips to the information they bore, so 牒 now broadly denotes official documents, dispatches, records, or certificates.
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我有一份重要文牒。
请保管好这份牒文。
古代官员需要携带度牒。
家族谱牒记录了我们的历史。
政府发出通牒要求对方撤军。
这份牒书的内容非常机密。
在档案馆里，我们发现了许多古代牒文。
根据历史牒籍的记载，这座城市建于唐朝。
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