How to write 笺

笺 (jiān) 1. 注释。 Annotation. 2. 小幅华贵的纸张，古时用以题咏或写书信。 A small, luxurious piece of paper used in ancient times for composing poetry or writing letters. 3. 书信。 Letter. 4. 文体名，书札、奏记一类。 A type of literary form, such as letters, memorials, etc. 注释：～注。 Annotation: annotated notes. 小幅华贵的纸张，古时用以题咏或写书信：便～。信～。 A small, luxurious paper used in ancient times for composing poetry or writing letters:便笺 (convenient note). 信笺 (letter paper). 书信：～札。～牍。华～。 Letter: 笺札 (letter of notes). 笺牍 (formal correspondence). 华笺 (elegant writing paper). 文体名，书札、奏记一类：～奏。奏～（多呈皇后、太子、诸王）。 A type of literary form, such as letters, memorials, etc.：笺奏 (a formal memorial). 奏笺 (memorial presented to the Empress, Crown Prince, or various kings). 【本义】: 注释 Primary meaning: Annotation 【造字法】: 形声。从竹，戋( jiān )声。 Character formation: It is a phonetic-ideographic compound, made up of "bamboo" and the phonetic component "jiān". 引： 1. 《说文》：笺，表识书也。…字亦作牋。 "Shuowen Jiezi": 笺 refers to writing on paper... also written as 牋. 2. 《广雅》：笺，书也。 "Guangya": 笺 means book/letter. 3. 孔颖达《毛诗正义》：郑子诸经皆谓之“注”，此言笺者……记识其事，故称为“笺”。 Kong Yingda's "Zhengzi's Commentary on the Book of Songs": The various classics of Zhengzi are referred to as "annotations". This means that the character 笺... signifies a record of the matter, thus called 笺. 例： 又如: 笺释(犹笺注);笺疏(笺注);笺训(笺注训释) Also: 笺释 (similar to annotation), 笺疏 (annotated notes), 笺训 (annotation commentary). 【引】 1. 韩愈《施先生墓铭》：笺注纷罗，颠倒是非。 Han Yu's "Inscription on Mr. Shi's Tomb": The annotations are mixed and confused, reversing right and wrong. 例：又如: 笺记(古文体名) Example: 笺记 (ancient literary form). 5. 名片;名刺。 Card; business card. 引： 1. 明·田汝成《熙朝乐事》：亲友投笺互拜。 Ming Dynasty's Tian Rucheng's "Joy of Xichao": Friends and relatives exchange cards as greetings.