册子 (cè zi) — booklet, pamphlet, thin volume

Definition

A thin printed booklet or pamphlet, usually with few pages and a soft cover. Often used for free handouts, programs, or short informational publications.

noun
bookletpamphletthin volume
Measure word · 本

Examples

  • 册子。
    Zhè běn cè zi shì guān yú zhōng guó lì shǐ de.
    This booklet is about Chinese history.
  • 。
    Tā sòng gěi wǒ yì běn xiǎo cè zi.
    He gave me a small booklet.
  • 册子。
    Zhè xiē cè zi dōu shì miǎn fèi de.
    These booklets are all free.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

册cèbooklet
子zǐnoun-forming ending

册 denotes a booklet, and 子 makes it a familiar term for a thin volume.

Characters in this word

A 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.

Open 册 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

子 is drawn as a baby with a large head, arms stretched out, and legs wrapped in a blanket.

Open 子 →
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