zhú​jiǎn

bamboo slips

  • created sense approved 竹简/竹簡 · zhú​jiǎn · bamboo slips — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    竹简 / 竹簡

    zhú​jiǎn

    bamboo slips

    narrow strips of bamboo used for writing in ancient China before the invention of paper

    竹 (literal) → 竹 · zhú · bamboo scripts 简 (literal) → 简/簡 · jiǎn · bamboo slips

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  • created sense approved 竹简/竹簡 · zhú​jiǎn · historical records — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    竹简 / 竹簡

    zhú​jiǎn

    historical records

    ancient books and chronicles, by extension from the material they were once written on

    竹 (literal) → 竹 · zhú · bamboo scripts 简 (literal) → 简/簡 · jiǎn · bamboo slips

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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