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  *書* | 書* | *書
book / letter / document / CL: , 冊|册, / to write
HSK 1
to read a book / to study / to attend school
HSK 1
written notice
HSK 4
secretary
HSK 4
credentials / certificate
HSK 5
contract / protocol
HSK 5
(technical) manual / (book of) directions / synopsis (of a play or film) / specification (patent) / CL:
HSK 6
books (in a library or bookstore) / CL: , 冊|册,
HSK 6
encyclopedia / CL: ,
HSK 7-9
textbook / CL:
HSK 7-9
to read; to study / to attend school
HSK 7-9
(Tw) to cram; to study (from Taiwanese 齧書, Tai-lo pr. [khè-su], lit. to gnaw a book, similar to Mandarin 啃書|啃书)
Four great compilations of Northern Song dynasty, namely: Extensive records of the Taiping era (978) 太平廣記|太平广记, Imperial readings of the Taiping era 太平御覽|太平御览, Prime tortoise of the record bureau 冊府元龜|册府元龟, Finest blossoms in the garden of literature 文苑英華|文苑英华
written proposal; document outlining an initiative
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *書* | 書* | *書
abbr. for 書經|书经
classic books in Confucianism / scriptures / sutras
to listen to a performance of pinghua storytelling 評話|评话 / to listen to an audiobook
affidavit
entire book; unabridged book
application / application form / petition (to higher authorities)
Book of Jonah
electronic book / e-book / e-book reader
letter of appointment
running script; semicursive script (Chinese calligraphic style)
History of Liang of the Southern Dynasties, eighth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled by Yao Silian 姚思廉 in 636 during Tang dynasty, 56 scrolls
dictionary / encyclopedia
to publish books
an official report (e.g. governmental)
certificate
a series of books / a collection of books
white paper (e.g. containing proposals for new legislation) / white book
reference book
seal script (Chinese calligraphic style)
to submit a written piece (letter, article, opinion piece etc)
written report
to read / to study
to scribble rapidly
imperial edict / heavenly book (superstition) / obscure or illegible writing / double dutch
to recite (a text) from memory; to learn a text by heart / to back; to endorse (a political candidate, product, check etc) / backing; endorsement
reference book (such as dictionary, almanac, gazetteer etc)
(PRC) (since 1985) graduation certificate, which certifies that the student has graduated, but not necessarily met all requirements to be awarded a degree certificate 學位證書|学位证书 / (1981-1985) graduation certificate, which certified that the student graduated, and, if it included a final sentence indicating a degree type, also certified that the student met all the requirements for a degree
grass script; cursive script (Chinese calligraphic style)
Siku Quanshu (collection of books compiled during Qing dynasty)
to collect books / library collection
banned book
second-hand book / old book / ancient book
regular script (Chinese calligraphic style)
love letter
recommendation letter
to write personally / personal letter
same as 書經|书经 Book of History
high official / government minister
to write from memory
affidavit; written pledge
History of Qi of the Southern Dynasties, seventh of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled by Xiao Zixian 蕭子顯|萧子显 in 537 during Liang of the Southern Dynasties 南朝梁, 59 scrolls
indictment (law) / statement of charges (law)
best-seller / best-selling book / blockbuster
proviso / qualifying clause
letter written in one's own blood, expressing determination, hatred, last wishes etc
History of Eastern Han (later Han), third of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, composed by Fan Ye 范曄|范晔 in 445 during Song of the Southern Dynasties 南朝宋, 120 scrolls
History of Chen of the Southern Dynasties, ninth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled by Yao Silian 姚思廉 in 636 during Tang dynasty, 36 scrolls
almanac
written repentance
to finish (writing a book); to appear in book form / a book already in circulation
Minister of Revenue (from the Han dynasty onwards)
branch secretary / secretary of a branch of the Communist Party or the Communist Youth League / abbr. for 支部書記|支部书记
Director of Board of Rites (Confucian)
see 家信
treasured book
Epistle of St Paul to the Hebrews
almanac
(old) marriage contract
written war challenge
confession
lit. to gnaw a book / to study / to cram
pingshu, a folk art where a single performer narrates stories from history or fiction
commission / proxy / power of attorney / authorization / warrant
curious coincidence
so many that the bamboo slats have been exhausted / innumerable crimes (idiom) / see also 罄筆難書|罄笔难书
imperial edict
posthumous writing / testament / suicide note / ancient literature
light reading
credentials (of a diplomat) / documents exchanged between nations / national or dynastic history book
nüshu writing, a phonetic syllabary for Yao ethnic group 瑤族|瑶族 dialect designed and used by women in Jiangyong county 江永縣|江永县 in southern Hunan
ancient book / old book
the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经 and the Book of History 書經|书经
Brahmana, ancient Hindu texts
History of the Early Tang Dynasty, sixteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled under Liu Xu 劉昫|刘昫 in 945 during Later Jin 後晉|后晋 of the Five Dynasties, 200 scrolls
Old Testament
medical book
a book on the art of war
History of Zhou of the Northern Dynasties, twelfth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled under Linghu Defen 令狐德棻 in 636 during Tang Dynasty, 50 scrolls
History of Qi of the Northern Dynasties, eleventh of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled by Li Baiyao 李百藥|李百药 in 636 during Tang Dynasty, 50 scrolls
History of the Former Han Dynasty, second of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, composed by Ban Gu 班固 in 82 during Eastern Han (later Han), 100 scrolls
History of the Later Tang Dynasty, seventeenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled under Ouyang Xiu 歐陽修|欧阳修 and Song Qi 宋祁 in 1060 during Northern Song 北宋, 225 scrolls
history book
Six Methods of forming Chinese characters, according to Han dictionary Shuowen 說文|说文 - namely, two primary methods: 象形 (pictogram), 指事 (ideogram), two compound methods: 會意|会意 (combined ideogram), 形聲|形声 (ideogram plus phonetic), and two transfer methods: 假借 (loan), 轉注|转注 (transfer)
to teach (in a school)
to write on the blackboard / writing on the blackboard
physical book

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