手板

Chinese

hand; convenient; ‑er
 
board; plank; plate
board; plank; plate; slab
trad. (手板)
simp. #(手板)

Pronunciation


Noun

手板

  1. (anatomy) palm (concave part of the hand)
  2. (Buddhism) clapper
  3. (education, historical) teacher’s ruler used for punishing pupils
  4. (music) handheld clapper used in traditional Chinese music
  5. (historical) tablet held by officials at court (used to take notes, or for ceremonial purposes)
  6. (historical) name card (used when someone of lower status meets someone of higher status during the Ming and Qing dynasties)

Synonyms

  • (palm):
  • (clapper): 戒尺 (jièchǐ)
  • (teacher's ruler):
  • (handheld clapper used in traditional Chinese music): 拍板 (pāibǎn)
  • (tablet held by officials): (), 手板 (shǒubǎn)
  • (name card): 手版 (shǒubǎn), 手本 (shǒuběn)

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
いた
Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Noun

()(いた) • (teita) 

  1. a lightly-lacquered board one can erase writing from
    Synonym: 塗板 (nuriita)
  2. a flat wooden tablet of Chinese origin, part of Japanese formal court dress
    Synonym: (shaku)
  3. a drawn plan, such as a blueprint, seating plan, or map of vendors
  4. (historical, Edo) a certificate used when shipping goods and money
  5. (historical, Edo) a shipping manifest
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