手版

Chinese

		hand; convenient; ‑er	a register; a block of printing; an edition a register; a block of printing; an edition; version; page
trad. (手版)		手	版
simp. #(手版)		手	版

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shǒubǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄡˇ ㄅㄢˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shǒubǎn [Phonetic: shóubǎn]
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄡˇ ㄅㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shǒubǎn
    • Wade–Giles: shou³-pan³
    • Yale: shǒu-bǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shooubaan
    • Palladius: шоубань (šoubanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ pän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

手版

1. (historical) tablet held by officials at court (used to take notes, or for ceremonial purposes)
2. (historical) name card (used when someone of lower status meets someone of higher status during the Ming and Qing dynasties)

Synonyms

• (tablet): 笏 (hù), 手板 (shǒubǎn)
• (name card): 手板 (shǒubǎn), 手本 (shǒuběn)