| 释义 |
竹简 zhújiǎn noun bamboo slip [used for writing] 竹简Before paper was widely used in China, texts were written on bamboo or wooden slips. A number of slips were bound together to form a volume. Such slips were widely used in the Eastern Zhou and Wei-Jin periods. The oldest slips discovered date from the Warring States period. Before use, the slips were baked in order to prevent rot and damage from insects. Moisture would seep out during this process, hence the expression ‘hanqing’(汗青, ‘sweating green bamboo’), which was later used to mean ‘historical records’. |