書簡

See also: 书简

Chinese

	book; letter	simple
trad. (書簡)	書	簡
simp. (书简)	书	简
alternative forms	書柬／书柬

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shūjiǎn

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄐㄧㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): syu¹ gaan²
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): su-kán / chir-kán / si-kán

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shūjiǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄐㄧㄢˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shujiǎn
  - Wade–Giles: shu¹-chien³
  - Yale: shū-jyǎn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shujean
  - Palladius: шуцзянь (šuczjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂu⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: syu¹ gaan²
  - Yale: syū gáan
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sy¹ gaan²
  - Guangdong Romanization: xu¹ gan²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /syː⁵⁵ kaːn³⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: su-kán
  - Tâi-lô: su-kán
  - Phofsit Daibuun: su'karn
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /su⁴⁴⁻³³ kan⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /su⁴⁴⁻²² kan⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /su⁴⁴⁻³³ kan⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chir-kán
  - Tâi-lô: tsir-kán
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sɯ³³ kan⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: si-kán
  - Tâi-lô: si-kán
  - Phofsit Daibuun: si'karn
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /si⁴⁴⁻²² kan⁵³/

Middle Chinese: syo keanX

Rime
Character	書	簡
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	書 (26)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	魚 (22)	山 (73)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	II
Fanqie	傷魚切	古限切
Baxter	syo	keanX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɕɨʌ/	/kˠɛn^X/
Pan Wuyun	/ɕiɔ/	/kᵚæn^X/
Shao Rongfen	/ɕiɔ/	/kæn^X/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɕɨə̆/	/kəɨn^X/
Li Rong	/ɕiɔ/	/kɛn^X/
Wang Li	/ɕĭo/	/kæn^X/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ɕi̯wo/	/kăn^X/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	shū	jiǎn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	syu¹	gaan²

Noun

書簡

(literary) letter (written or typed communication)

Synonyms

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信
信件 (xìnjiàn)
信函 (xìnhán)
信札 (xìnzhá)
八行 (bāháng) (literary)
八行書／八行书 (bāhángshū) (literary)
函件 (hánjiàn)
手書／手书 (shǒushū) (literary)
手簡／手简 (shǒujiǎn) (literary)
書／书 (shū) (literary, or in compounds)
書信／书信 (shūxìn) (formal)
書函／书函 (shūhán)
書札／书札 (shūzhá) (literary)
書牘／书牍 (shūdú) (literary)
筆札／笔札 (bǐzhá) (literary, figurative)
簡／简 (jiǎn) (literary, or in compounds)
鴻／鸿 (hóng) (literary, figurative)

Dialectal synonyms of 信 (“letter”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		書, 函, 書札, 書函, 便紙 Korea
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		信, 函, 書信, 信件, 信函, 信札, 函件, 書函, 書簡, 書牘, 書札
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	信
	Taiwan	信
	Malaysia	信
	Singapore	信
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	信
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	信
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	信
	Wanrong	信
	Xi'an	信
	Xining	信
	Xuzhou	信
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	信
	Lanzhou	信
	Ürümqi	信
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	信
	Wuhan	信
	Guiyang	信
	Guilin	信
	Liuzhou	信
	Dagudi (Maliba)	信
	Reshuitang (Longling)	信
	Mae Salong (Lancang)	信
	Mae Sai (Tengchong)	信
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	信
	Yangzhou	信
	Hefei	信
Cantonese	Guangzhou	信
	Hong Kong	信
	Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	信
	Macau	信
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	信
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	信
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	信
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	信
	Foshan	信
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	信
	Foshan (Shunde)	信
	Foshan (Sanshui)	信
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	信
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	信
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	信
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	信
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	信
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	信
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	信
	Taishan	信
	Kaiping (Chikan)	信
	Enping (Niujiang)	信
	Heshan (Yayao)	信
	Dongguan	信
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	信
	Shaoguan	信
	Yunfu	信
	Yangjiang	信
	Xinyi	信
	Lianjiang	信
	Beihai	信
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	信
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	信
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	信
	Singapore (Guangfu)	信
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	信
	Móng Cái	信
Gan	Nanchang	信
	Lichuan	信
	Pingxiang	信
Hakka	Meixian	信
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	信
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	信
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	信
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	信
	Wuhua (Shuizhai)	信
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	信
	Wuhua (Changbu)	信
	Wuhua (Mianyang)	信
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	信
	Luhe	信仔
	Yudu	信
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	信仔
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	信仔
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	信仔
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	信
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	信仔, 信
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	批, 信
	Hong Kong	信
Huizhou	Jixi	信
Jin	Taiyuan	信
Jin	Xinzhou	信
Northern Min	Jian'ou	信
	Songxi	信
	Jianyang	信
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	批
	Gutian	批
	Pingnan	批, 信
	Ningde	批
	Zhouning	批
	Fuding	信
	Matsu	批
	Singapore (Fuqing)	批
Southern Min	Xiamen	批, 批信
	Quanzhou	批, 批信
	Yongchun	批
	Zhangzhou	批, 批信
	Zhao'an	批
	Taipei	批
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	批
	Kaohsiung	批
	Yilan	批
	Changhua (Lukang)	批
	Taichung	批
	Taichung (Wuqi)	批
	Tainan	批, 批信
	Taitung	批
	Hsinchu	批
	Kinmen	批
	Penghu (Magong)	批
	Penang (Hokkien)	批
	Singapore (Hokkien)	批, 批信
	Manila (Hokkien)	批
	Longyan	信
	Datian	信
	Chaozhou	信, 批 international incoming letters
	Bangkok (Teochew)	信, 家批 dated
	Singapore (Teochew)	信, 批
	Batam (Teochew)	信
	Leizhou	信
	Wenchang	信 domestic, 批 international
	Haikou	信
	Singapore (Hainanese)	信, 批
Puxian Min	Putian	批
	Xianyou	批
	Fuding (Aoyao)	批
Central Min	Yong'an	信
Central Min	Sanming (Shaxian)	信
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	信
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	信
Wu	Shanghai	信
	Shanghai (Chongming)	信
	Suzhou	信
	Danyang	信
	Ningbo	信
	Wenzhou	信
	Jinhua	信
Xiang	Changsha	信
	Loudi	信
	Shuangfeng	信

Japanese

Kanji in this term
書	簡
しょ Grade: 2	かん Grade: 6
on'yomi

Alternative forms

書翰

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɕo̞kã̠ɴ]

Noun

書(しょ)簡(かん) • (shokan)

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)