ancient official document; memorial
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1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
ancient official document (orig. for memorials to the throne, later also for downward communications)
archaicHistorically used during the Song and Ming dynasties. Initially denoted memorials submitted by officials to the emperor (上奏), but later expanded to include official dispatches from superiors to subordinates (下行). The format was generally more informal than the standard 奏折 (zòuzhé).
Sòng宋
dài代
dà大
chén臣
cháng常
yòng用
zhá札
zi子
xiàng向
huáng皇
dì帝
zòu奏
shì事
。
Officials in the Song dynasty often used zhazi to memorialize the emperor.
Zhè这
fèn份
zhá札
zi子
shì是
nèi内
gé阁
xià下
fā发
gěi给
gè各
shěng省
de的
gōng公
wén文
。
This document was an official dispatch issued by the cabinet to the provinces.
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Tā他
zài在
zhá札
zi子
zhōng中
xiáng详
xì细
chén陈
shù述
le了
biān边
fáng防
shì事
yí宜
。
He detailed frontier defense matters in the memorial.
Zhá札
zi子
de的
gé格
shì式
bǐ比
zòu奏
zhé折
gèng更
wéi为
jiǎn简
biàn便
。
The format of zhazi is simpler than that of formal memorials.