How to write 椠

椠 (qiàn) 1. Ancient wooden writing tablet, used as a board for writing. [En.] Wooden tablet for writing. 2. Brief notes or letters. [En.] Brief notes, correspondence. 3. An edition of a book, particularly a carved edition. [En.] An edition of a book (e.g., ~ book, ancient ~, Song ~). 本义: 书板，古代削木为牍，没有书写过的素牍叫椠 [En.] The original meaning: Writing board, an ancient wooden tablet that has not been written on is called "椠." 造字法: 形声。从木，斩声 [En.] Formation of the character: Phono-semantic compound; consists of "wood" (木) and the sound component "cut" (斩). 引: 1. 《说文》: 椠，牍朴也。从木，斩声。谓未书之版长三尺，其小者曰札曰牒。 [En.] From "Shuowen": "椠" is a plain wooden tablet. It consists of the component for wood and the sound component, indicating an unwritten board measuring three feet long; the smaller ones are called "札" and "牒." 2. 《西京杂记》: 怀铅握椠。 [En.] From "Xijing Zaji": "Holding lead and grasping a wooden tablet." 例: 如: 椠工(刻字工); 椠刻(刊刻); 椠匠(刻字匠人) [En.] For example: "椠工" (carver), "椠刻" (engraving), "椠匠" (carving craftsman). 例: 如: 椠铅(指读书、作诗文); 宋椠; 元椠; 椠人(读书而有见识之人) [En.] For example: "椠铅" (referring to reading and composing poetry), "Song edition," "Yuan edition," "椠人" (a person with knowledge gained from reading).