札

Etymology

 * “to die prematurely; pestilence; to die from pestilence”
 * The commentary to the  by says that it is the word for “to die” in the ancient   language, so it is possibly from ; compare 🇨🇬  (whence 🇨🇬 > 🇨🇬).
 * doubts this etymology, pointing out that this word has been attested in classical texts that are not necessarily connected to Yue or the South. He instead proposes that this word may be a Chinese loan in Yue or the regular word for “to die” in the variety of Chinese spoken in the Yue region.

Definitions

 * 1) letter; note
 * 2) correspondence
 * 3)  to die prematurely
 * 4)  pestilence
 * 5)  to die from pestilence
 * 6)  small wooden strip for writing
 * 1)  small wooden strip for writing

Kanji

 * 1) bill
 * 2) card

Etymology 1
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From.

Noun

 * 1) paper money, a bill, a (bank) note

Etymology 2
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Originally a compound of.

Noun

 * 1) a card, a plate, a tag
 * 2) playing card

Hanja

 * 1) letter

Compounds

 * 鄕札 (향찰, hyangchal)