書契

書契

See also: 书契

Chinese

		to write	to crave; to engrave
trad. (書契)		書	契
simp. (书契)		书	契

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shūqì

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄨ ㄑㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): syu¹ kai³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: shūqì
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄨ ㄑㄧˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shuchih
    • IPA ^(key): /ʂu⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: syu¹ kai³
    • Yale: syū kai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sy¹ kai³
    • Guangdong Romanization: xu¹ kei³
    • IPA ^(key): /ɕyː⁵⁵ kʰɐi̯³³/

Noun

書契

1. (archaic) written script; writing; characters; calligraphy
2. (archaic) written evidence; certificate; deed
3. (archaic) literary club

Synonyms

• (calligraphy): (Japanese calligraphy) 書道／书道 (shūdào), 書法／书法 (shūfǎ), (archaic, Korean calligraphy) 書藝／书艺 (shūyì)