04409 Chinese character of 牘 and pronounce duk6

The Chinese character【牘】that I will teach you this time is a word that describes culture or history. It is mainly used for the following meanings:

Documents or bamboo slips.

This is how you pronounce the given Chinese character.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【牘】:dú

Cantonese Jyutping of 【牘】:duk6

Below, I will share fundamental aspects of the meaning and usage of the character 【牘】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【牘】, for example:Describing culture or history , It mainly means documents or bamboo slips. .The richness of Chinese characters allows for a wide range of meanings, some of which may be too complex to be fully explained here.

【牘】is a simple word when used alone, but its meaning broadens when combined with others to form intricate phrases, like【簡牘、書牘】(Mandarin Pinyin:jiǎn dú 、shū dú/ Cantonese Jyutping:gaan2 duk6 、syu1 duk6)

To complete this character, you need 19 strokes,Its usage is more restrictive, making it an advanced-level Chinese character that one only needs to learn when seeking to challenge their own abilities,Here is a single example incorporating this character.:


簡牘是古代重要的記錄工具。

Bamboo slips were an important recording tool in ancient times.


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