漢簡

简 汉简 · 繁 漢簡
Mandarin · pinyin Hàn jiǎn

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  1. bamboo slip used for record keeping during the Han Dynasty
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簡
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汉
hàn · Chinese people; Chinese language
简
jiǎn · simple, terse, succinct, a letter
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4–3 · Han4 jian3

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