牍
documents
12 strokes
Dict coverage rank #3,456 U+724D
How 牍 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
片 (semantic, “page”) + 卖 (phonetic, mài)
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 卖
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 卖 (mài) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 卖 sound component | mài | to sell; to betray; to show off |
| 续 | xù | continuous, serial |
| 渎 | dú | ditch, sluice, gutter, drain |
| 椟 | dú | cabinet, closet, wardrobe |
| 觌 | dí | audience, interview; face-to-face meeting |
Words containing 牍
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 文牍主义 | wén dú zhǔ yì | red tape |
| 长篇累牍 | cháng piān lěi dú | (of a text) very lengthy (idiom) |
| 连篇累牍 | lián piān lěi dú | (of a piece of writing) long and tedious (idiom); verbose |
| 文牍 | wén dú | paperwork; official documents and letters; (old) secretary |
| 书牍 | shū dú | letter; wooden writing strips (arch.); general term for letters and documents |
| 案牍 | àn dú | official documents or correspondence |
| 简牍 | jiǎn dú | bamboo and wooden slips (used for writing on in ancient times); letter; correspondence; bo… |
| 尺牍 | chǐ dú | (literary) a one-foot-long strip of wood or bamboo, used for writing in ancient times; (as… |