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笺
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stationery

HSK 10
Communication →Language
jiān
セン
ふだ
전
Phonosemantic compound. ⺮ represents the meaning and 戔 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (箋)
⺮ "bamboo" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 118)+ 戔 narrow =
箋 stationery
⺮ Meaning component
zhú
"bamboo" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 118)
⺮ is a component form of 竹.
戔 Phonetic component
narrow
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Simplified (笺)
⺮ "bamboo" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 118)+ 戋 tiny =
笺 note
⺮ Meaning component
zhú
"bamboo" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 118)
⺮ is a component form of 竹.
戋 Phonetic component
jiān tiny
small, narrow, tiny, little
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Notes
Similar Characters
竺 India筑 short name for (simp)筮 divination with stalks竽 ancient竿 pole笄 Fifteen-Year-Old Hairpin笆 bamboo fence笈 bamboo box used笊 bamboo笋 bamboo (simp)笏 tablet held by笔 writing utensil (simp)笕 bamboo (simp)笙 small gourd-shaped musical笛 flute笞 bamboo rod used笠 bamboo hat笤 a broom笥 a hamper符 symbol
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
笺
Regular
Modern
Chinese
笺 / 箋 [jiān]
letter; note-paper
Japanese
箋 、 籤 せん 同音

noun

  1. slip (of paper)
  2. tag (usu. bamboo, wood, ivory, etc.); label
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (3)
信笺 [xìn​jiān] #34,392
letter
便笺 [biàn​jiān] #39,122
notepaper
笺注 [jiān​zhù] #59,162
to annotate (ancient texts)
JAPANESE WORDS (12)
⭐ 便箋 [びんせん] #18,458
writing paper
付箋 [ふせん] #34,407
sticky note
⭐ 処方箋 [しょほうせん] #55,640
prescription
⭐ 籤 [くじ] #61,749
lottery
用箋 [ようせん] #101,386
stationery
付箋紙 [ふせんし] #104,614
sticky paper slip
書簡箋 [しょかんせん] #117,050
letter paper
一筆箋 [いっぴつせん] #179,779
small notepad
薬箋 [やくせん] #197,020
prescription
画仙紙 [がせんし] #207,559
Xuan paper (Chinese drawing paper)
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