See also: 书简

Chinese edit

book; letter simple
trad. (書簡)
simp. (书简)
alternative forms 書柬书柬

Pronunciation edit



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (26) (28)
Final () (22) (73)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Rising (X)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () III II
Fanqie
Baxter syo keanX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ɕɨʌ/ /kˠɛnX/
Pan
Wuyun
/ɕiɔ/ /kᵚænX/
Shao
Rongfen
/ɕiɔ/ /kænX/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ɕɨə̆/ /kəɨnX/
Li
Rong
/ɕiɔ/ /kɛnX/
Wang
Li
/ɕĭo/ /kænX/
Bernard
Karlgren
/ɕi̯wo/ /kănX/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
shū jiǎn
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
syu1 gaan2

Noun edit

書簡

  1. (literary) letter (written or typed communication)

Synonyms edit

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
しょ
Grade: 2
かん
Grade: 6
on’yomi

Alternative forms edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(しょ)(かん) (shokan

  1. a letter
    Synonyms: 雁書 (gansho), 雁信 (ganshin), 書札 (shosatsu), 書状 (shojō), 書信 (shoshin), 信書 (shinsho), 手簡 (shukan), 尺牘 (sekitoku), 手紙 (tegami)