札 zhá — a wooden writing slip 札 zhá Level 2 · Frequent #3532 Variant: 剳 劄 zhá zha2 Basic definition noun a wooden writing slip e.g 札子木札 noun a letter; an official document e.g 手札信札札记 Detailed explanation noun (形声。从木，札声。本义:古代用来写字的小木片) wooden strip official document e.g 札子 札付 · 札吏 · 札委 · 札书 · 札函 · 札稿 · 札牍 letter e.g 札帙 · 札诲 · 札翰 plague e.g 札荒 · 札丧 · 札厉 · 札瘟 · 札手风 verb pull out die young write e.g 札记 bind e.g 札裹 · 札缚 · 札合 · 札足 · 札抹 · 札实 prick run or stick deep-fry Related words 札记 zhá jì reading notes; a journal 信札 xìn zhá letters; correspondence 书札 shū zhá a letter; correspondence 手札 shǒu zhá a personal letter 札子 zhá zi a wooden writing slip; a memorial 木札 mù zhá a wooden writing slip