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Mark Yong -

Another post to entertain my *obsession* for differences in meanings between characters... Can
anyone tell me what the differences are (no matter how subtle) between 冊, 書 and 籍?

I am aware that in modern Chinese, they all mean "book". However, were there any distinctions
between them, say, for Classical Chinese? For instance, 書 connotes the meaning closer to a
"letter" or "document" (e.g. 證書), and 冊 suggests the idea of a physical book as we know it,
i.e. with a cover and binding (e.g. 手冊). What about 籍?

(I think this is probably an easier question to answer than my previous thread regarding the
differences between 選, 擇 and 揀. )



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muyongshi -

And you may want to double check the modern definition again... They are different.

籍 is also record
册 means a volume (a bit different than a book)

In terms of ancient usage you may wish to notice the fact that 籍 has a 竹子头 and that may
help you think of the what it refers too...










Lu -

書 book, plain and simple. Also sometimes document
冊 volume. I've seen this used most for the 'paperback' sewn volumes of a traditional Chinese
book, that get stacked together in a box. But that might be because I worked in a library
籍 paperwork, records, documentation

I hope this helps!












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