How to write 冊

冊 cè 1. Same as "册". Quoted in Qingshao Ying's work. 2. Same as "册". Quoted in Qingshao Ying's "Explaining the Texts of the Shuowen Jiezi": "Now written as 冊, sometimes written as 册." 冊 cè [noun] - Original meaning: a form of writing. In ancient times, documents were written on bamboo slips. The compiled slips were called 冊, and later all books and registers could be called "冊". - Character formation: Pictographic. The forms in bronze inscriptions and small seal characters are similar to oracle bone inscriptions, depicting the shape of a slip. 1. Same meaning as the original meaning ([En.] book) 2. Many classics were referred to as 策, commonly written as 筴. 3. In ancient times, it referred to many neatly compiled bamboo slips, and now it refers to bound paper volumes ([En.] volume). 4. Specifically refers to the emperor's edict ([En.] imperial edict). 冊 cè [verb] 1. To grant titles and nobility ([En.] grant in an imperial edict). 冊 cè [measure word] 1. A unit of measurement for counting the number of books ([En.] copy). 【引】 - 《說文》: 冊, symbolic command. Feudal lords present it to the monarch, resembling its wooden sign, one long and one short, with two compilations in the middle. Ancient script also derived from bamboo. 【Examples】 - For example: 名冊 (name list); 畫冊 (art album); 紀念冊 (commemorative book); 冊書 (historical records). Special mention: Close attention should be paid to that in ancient times, bamboo slips were termed in a collective manner, and now it specifically indicates bound volumes of paper. Emphasizing imperial edicts: In references, it points to formal documents from emperors during rituals. For example, 韩愈's "Southern Sea Shrine Inscriptions": The blessing edict arrives from the capital. Reference usage includes many formats: 有冊有典. 【引】 - "新唐書·百官至": To bestow a crown prince, one must grant seals. - Common examples include: 冊立 (to designate the crown prince); 冊正 (to elevate a concubine to the proper wife). 【Measure word usage】 - Usage in Qing's Liang Qichao's "Tan Sitong Biography": Moreover, I carried numerous copies of my writings and poetic drafts. For instance: 每人一本; this set of books prints 100,000 copies. Additional context: - [Noun] A paper volume printed with embroidered patterns, like "樣冊子" or "樣冊兒".