STATIONARY  書寫材料簡帛

EMPTY DOCUMENT.
Hypernym
  • DOCUMENTARTEFACT PRODUCED FOR CONTAINING WRITING.
    • ARTEFACTTHING PRODUCED by MAN.
      • THINGCONCRETE OBJECT.
        • OBJECT[NO HYPERNYM.] WHAT one CAN NAME:refer to....
Old Chinese Criteria
1. The most common writing material in Warring States times was the jiǎn 簡 "bamboo strip".

2. Also common was the dú 牘 "wooden tablet".

3. Bǎn 板／版 was a larger and thicker wooden tablet than the dú 牘.

4. Gū 觚 six-sided wooden tablet, typically used to record population registers and the like.

5. Bó 帛 "thin silk for writing on" was extremely expensive and only used for special ceremonial purposes.

黄金貴：古漢語同義詞辨釋詞典
HUANG JINGUI 2006

EDUCATION 1.

簡，用於書寫的條形竹片；竹木簡的總稱。

冊，編串起來的竹簡。

方、版、牘，皆指長方形或方形木板： “ 方 ” 以形稱， “ 版 ” 以料稱， “ 牘 ” 是通稱。

札，只能寫一兩行字的窄小木條。

牒，薄的書寫木片。

槧，未曾書寫的粗木片。

COMM 35. 公文類書信，西周已有；個人政治性交往的信件，春秋已多；典型的家信，戰國始見。

書，總稱。

尺牘，通稱。

信，口語通稱。

牋，給郡守武將或皇后太子之信，泛稱給上級或友人的信，有禮敬色彩。

札，短小書信，有隨便或親昵的色彩。函，突出函封，有莊重色彩。

Modern Chinese Criteria
簡牘

FIND SYNONYMS.

rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／

  • 古代文化詞異集類辨考 Gudai wenhua ci yi ji lei bian kao ( HUANG JINGUI 1995) p. 244

  • 漢代無知文化資料圖說 ( SUN JI) p. 71

Words

簡  jiǎn OC: kreenʔ MC: kɣɛn 4 AttributionsWD

The most common writing material in Warring States times was the jiǎn 簡 "bamboo strip".

    Word relations
  • Contrast: 牘/LETTER Dú 牘 refers to a letter, primarily one written on a wooden tablet, but came to be used to refer to letters in general.
  • Assoc: 牘/STATIONARY Also common was the dú 牘 "wooden tablet".

    Syntactic words
  • nbamboo strip, bamboo slip; bamboo or wooden material for writing on; written material; letter
板  bǎn OC: praanʔ MC: pɣan
版  bǎn OC: praanʔ MC: pɣan 2 AttributionsWD

Bǎn 板／版 was a larger and thicker wooden tablet than the dú 牘.

    Syntactic words
  • nlarge relatively thick rough wooden tablet for writing on; tablet; A bǎn 版 is broader than a dú 牘. 版 were typically used for population register
牘  dú OC: ɡ-looɡ MC: duk 2 AttributionsWD

Also common was the dú 牘 "wooden tablet".

    Syntactic words
  • nthe standard designation for a wooden strip, a 簡 being normally made of bamboo. Wood was sawn into the right length, and after being split into boards these were scraped and polished
帛  bó OC: braaɡ MC: bɣɛk 1 AttributionWD

Bó 帛 "thin silk for writing on" was extremely expensive and only used for special ceremonial purposes.

    Syntactic words
  • npiece of thin silk used to write on
牒  dié OC: leeb MC: dep 1 AttributionWD

    Syntactic words
  • nrelatively small and thin 版. Typically used for records made during criminal investigation, genealogies and, generally, official correspondance.
觚  gū OC: kʷaa MC: kuo̝ 1 AttributionWD

Gū 觚 six-sided wooden tablet, typically used to record population registers and the like.

    Syntactic words
  • nwooden writing tablet which is inscribed or can be inscribed on both sides (See illustration in Sun Ji)
竹  zhú MC: trjuwk OC: tuɡCH 1 AttributionWD
    Syntactic words
  • npluralbamboo stripsCH
方  fāng OC: paŋ MC: pi̯ɐŋ 0 AttributionsWD
    Syntactic words
  • na square wooden tablet that can be used as writing material
札  zhá OC: skriiɡ MC: ʈʂɣɛt 0 AttributionsWD
    Syntactic words
  • nvery thin and small wooden strip for writing on; written material; note, short letter. Relatively small and thin 版. Typically used for brief notes of mixed nature.
業  yè OC: ŋab MC: ŋi̯ɐp 0 AttributionsWD
    Syntactic words
  • na large bǎn 版. In post-Qin times, yè 業 is not used to designate stationary.
槧  qiàn OC: tshams MC: tshiɛm 0 AttributionsWD
    Syntactic words
  • nA wooden tablet 3 chǐ 尺 long which has not been used for writing. Divides into three dú 牘.
檢  jiǎn OC: kromʔ MC: kiɛm 0 AttributionsWD
    Syntactic words
  • na tablet lightly broader than a usual strip which covered the contents of the letter unto which it was bound. On the surface was written the name and address of the recipent, the name of the person who had prepared the letter for despatch and the time of arrival of the letter.
箋  jiān OC: tseen MC: tsen 0 AttributionsWD
    Syntactic words
  • nvery small bǎn 版, smaller than zhá 札 and dié 牒, inserted into strings holding together wooden or bamboo strips. Primarily used for purposes on annotation
兩行  liǎng háng OC: raŋʔ ɢaaŋ MC: li̯ɐŋ ɦɑŋ 0 AttributionsWD
    Syntactic words
  • NP{vadN1(.adN2)}a broad (1.8 - 2.8 cm.) jiǎn 簡, made to write two columns on. The term is only found in texts archaeologically excavated.

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