牒
チョウ, ジョウ, ふだ

label, genealogy, circular

JLPT0 G13 S0 F5000

As per 枼# as described in 葉 (thin/flat/slight) + 片 (long piece of wood split down the middle) → thin wooden slats containing records → *papers*; (official) *document* (← wood as a writing medium; compare 帖).

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