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writing tablet

HSK 10
Objects →Tools
dú
トク
かきもの、ふだ
독
Phonosemantic compound. 片 represents the meaning and 賣 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (牘)
片 slice+ 賣 sell =
牘 writing tablet
片 Meaning component
piàn slice
slice, splinter, strip
賣 Phonetic component
sell
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Simplified (牍)
片 slice+ 卖 betray =
牍 writing tablet
片 Meaning component
piàn slice
slice, splinter, strip
卖 Phonetic component
mài betray
sell
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Notes
Similar Characters
版 printing plate牌 brand牍 writing (simp)牒 documents牖 lead瀆 gutter (trad)贖 redeem (trad)犢 victim (trad)竇 hole (trad)黷 to dishonor (trad)
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
牍
Regular
Modern
Chinese
牍 / 牘 [dú]
documents
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (6)
连篇累牍 [lián​piān​lěi​dú] #66,853
(of a piece of writing) long and tedious (idiom)
长篇累牍 [cháng​piān​lěi​dú] #60,051
(of a text) very lengthy (idiom)
文牍 [wén​dú] #60,991
paperwork
文牍主义 [wén​dú​zhǔ​yì] #61,292
red tape
书牍 [shū​dú]
letter
案牍 [àn​dú]
official documents or correspondence
JAPANESE WORDS (3)
尺牘 [せきとく] #203,276
letter
書牘 [しょとく] #256,575
epistle
簡牘 [かんどく]
letter