217) 册

ce

book

Symbolizes bamboo books (册), created by bundling together thinly cut plates of bamboo (竹).

217ax) 丌

ji

217yx) 户

hu

217y-144c*) 扁

bian

flat

 door 户 [hù] + book 冊→册²¹⁷[cè]

 A door (户) usually made by tying branches together to make a flat slab, just like bamboo books (册).

217a) 典 / 字典

dian / zidian

ceremony;

dictionary

book 曲→册 [cè] + pedestal 丌^12c[jī]

Symbolizes putting important books (册) on national ceremonies on bookstands (丌). Meaning of dictionary is also derived from the fact that dictionaries contain all such important writings in one place.

217zx) 竹

zhu

217z-144e*) 篇

pian

piece; sheet

Before paper was invented, flat (扁) slabs of bamboo (竹) were tied together to make ???. This character is also used to ‘count the number of sentences.’