"Written message" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 尺牍 | chǐ dú | (literary) a one-foot-long strip of wood or bamboo, used for writing in ancient times / (as a metonym) letter / written message |  |
| 尺素 | chǐ sù | (literary) a one-foot-long piece of white silk, used for writing in ancient times / (as a metonym) letter / written message | |
