letter; wooden writing strips (arch.); general term for letters and documents

(literary) a one-foot-long strip of wood or bamboo, used for writing in ancient times; (as a metonym) letter; written message

paperwork; official documents and letters; (old) secretary

official documents or correspondence

bamboo and wooden slips (used for writing on in ancient times); letter; correspondence; book; document

(of a piece of writing) long and tedious (idiom); verbose

(of a text) very lengthy (idiom)