牍 (dú): documents
牍 (dú) is a Chinese character meaning “documents.” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of 片 (semantic) and 卖 (phonetic). It ranks #4510 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 牍 page. Its radical form 片 (slice) appears in many related characters such as 片 (piàn, thin piece), 牌 (pái, signboard), 版 (bǎn, a register).
Definitions
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Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 连篇累牍phrase | lián piān lěi dú | (of a piece of writing) long and tedious (idiom) |
| 文牍主义 | wén dú zhǔ yì | red tape |
| 长篇累牍 | cháng piān lěi dú | (of a text) very lengthy (idiom) |
| 文牍 | wén dú | paperwork |
| 书牍noun | shū dú | letter |
| 案牍noun | àn dú | official documents or correspondence |
| 简牍noun | jiǎn dú | bamboo and wooden slips (used for writing on in ancient times) |
| 尺牍noun | chǐ dú | (literary) a one-foot-long strip of wood or bamboo, used for writing in ancient times |
牍 appears in 8 compound words: 0 as the first character, 88 as the last, and 13 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Idioms & Chengyu (2)
Example Sentences
与碑帖专题的借展不同,尺牍部分则呈现浙江省博物馆自身的馆藏家底。
yǔ bēi tiē zhuān tí de jiè zhǎn bù tóng , chǐ dú bù fēn zé chéng xiàn zhè jiāng shěng bó wù guǎn zì shēn de guǎn zàng jiā dǐ .
Unlike the special exhibition on stele rubbings and calligraphy rubbings, which features works on loan, the section on letters showcases the Zhejiang Provincial Museum’s own collection.
聆听简牍“千年告白” 本报记者 李韵 安胜蓝 竹简,是穿越千年时光的文明信使。
líng tīng jiǎn dú qiān nián gào bái běn bào jì zhě lǐ yùn ān shèng lán zhú jiǎn , shì chuān yuè qiān nián shí guāng de wén míng xìn shǐ .
Listening to the “Millennium Confession” of Bamboo Slips By Li Yun and An Shenglan, Staff Reporters Bamboo slips are messengers of civilization that have traversed a thousand years of history.
(寻味中华丨书香)海昏简牍载千秋 汉韵书香阅古今
( xún wèi zhōng huá 丨 shū xiāng ) hǎi hūn jiǎn dú zài qiān qiū hàn yùn shū xiāng yuè gǔ jīn
(Exploring the Flavors of China | The Scent of Books) The Haihun Bamboo and Wooden Slips Record a Thousand Years; The Charm of the Han Dynasty and the Scent of Books Span the Ages
每当文人搁下笔杆,便将笔轻轻倚在我身上,暂忘案牍劳形,望向这方寸间的天地。
měi dāng wén rén gē xià bǐ gān , biàn jiāng bǐ qīng qīng yǐ zài wǒ shēn shàng , zàn wàng àn dú láo xíng , wàng xiàng zhè fāng cùn jiān de tiān dì .
Whenever a scholar sets down his brush, he gently rests it against me, momentarily forgetting the weariness of his desk work, and gazes out at the world within this small space.
Character Family
片 Radical Family — Characters sharing the slice radical
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