册 (cè) — (classifier) volume; copy (for books, booklets, albums, etc.)
Definition
A classifier for bound booklets, pamphlets, or albums — used when 本 doesn't fit. 本 is for standard books and periodicals; 册 fits thinner or multi-volume sets.
classifier
volumecopy (for books, booklets, albums, etc.)
Examples
- 册。Tú shū guǎn xīn mǎi le sān cè xiǎo shuō.The library bought three volumes of novels.
- 册。Zhè yī cè cí diǎn shì yīng yǔ cí diǎn.This volume of dictionary is an English dictionary.
- 册。Tā jiè le liǎng cè cān kǎo shū.He borrowed two volumes of reference books.
Origin
Pictograph六书liùshū
象形xiàngxíngA drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.
This origin belongs to the traditional form 冊; 册 is its simplified writing.
The traditional form 冊 shows bamboo slips strung together, the pages of a book; the simplified 册 is a later shorthand.
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