札 (zaat3 | zha2) : thin wooden tablet for writing; letter; note

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札

zaat3

zha2

[1] thin wooden tablet for writing [2] letter; correspondence; notes [3] official document in ancient China

Stroke count: 5

Level: 3

Radical: 木 (#75)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

札

This word has been viewed 3684 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 5th Sep 2010 23:48

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札記 zaat3 gei3 zha2 ji4 = reading notes or commentary; blog

雞札 gai1 zaat3 = chicken bundle

紙札公仔 zi2 zaat3 gung1 zai2 = [n] a papier mache servant (in funerals) 粵

紙札物品 zi2 zaat3 mat6 ban2 = [n] papier mache

紙札衣 zi2 zaat3 ji1 = [n] papier mache clothes (in funerals)

紙札車 zi2 zaat3 ce1 = [n] papier mache car (in funerals)

紙札電視機 zi2 zaat3 din6 si6 gei1 = [n] papier mache television (in funerals)

札幌 zaat3 fong2 zha2 huang3 = Sapporo

札格拉布 zaat3 gaak3 laai1 bou3 zha2 ge2 la1 bu4 = Zagreb

札達 zaat3 daat6 zha2 da2 = Zhada (place in Tibet)
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Decimal representation of this word: 札
Unicode code for this character: U+672d (off-site link)

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