Word

册 (cè) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 5

Meaning of 册

量 liàng measure word

volume; measure word for books

我买了三册书。

wǒ mǎi le sān cè shū

I bought three volumes of books.

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Word breakdown

册 cè — volume; measure word for books

1 注册 zhù cè — to register HSK 5
- 注 to record, to enter
- 册 register, record book
Example

我需要注册一个账号。

wǒ xū yào zhù cè yí gè zhàng hào

I need to register an account.
2 相册 xiàng cè — photo album HSK 5
- 相 photo/photograph
- 册 album/book/volume
Example

我把照片放进相册里。

wǒ bǎ zhào piàn fàng jìn xiàng cè lǐ

I put the photos in the photo album.
3 手册 shǒu cè — manual HSK 7
- 手 hand; indicates something portable or handheld
- 册 book, volume; indicates a bound document or publication
Example

请仔细阅读产品手册。

qǐng zǐ xì yuè dú chǎn pǐn shǒu cè

Please read the product manual carefully.
4 画册 huà cè — picture album HSK 7
- 画 picture, painting
- 册 book, album (bound volume)
Example

她送给我一本精美的画册作为生日礼物。

tā sòng gěi wǒ yì běn jīng měi de huà cè zuò wéi shēng rì lǐ wù

She gave me a beautiful picture album as a birthday gift.

Structure & writing

1 册 cè — book; volume (originally bamboo strips bound together, now a bound paper booklet)

册 is a component in 1 characters

HSK 5

删 shān to delete (words or phrases from a text)

册 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order