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鲤素
lǐ​sù

letters

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
鲤素 鯉素 lǐ​sù
letters
(literary) correspondence or letters; derived from an old poem where a letter was hidden inside a pair of carp, specifically referring to 尺素 chǐ​sù (a foot of white silk for writing) and 双鲤 shuāng​lǐ (the carp-shaped boxes)

Cross-References

See

  • 尺素 chǐ​sù
  • 双鲤 shuāng​lǐ

Synonym

  • 鲤鱼 lǐ​yú

Has abbreviation

  • 鲤 lǐ