Letters

n. belles lettres, high-quality literature, "classic" literature; writing or literature as a vocation; knowledge (mainly of literature); academic achievement, profound knowledge

v. write in letters, mark with letters

n. character which is part of an alphabet; written communication sent to a person or organization; literal meaning; emblem containing a school's initial and awarded for excellent performance (esp. in sports)

Letter can mean: Letter (alphabet), a grapheme, part of an alphabet, abjad, abugida, or syllabaryLetter, correspondence, a written messageLetter (paper size), the letter-size paperLetters can also mean literature, as in arts and lettersLetterman, recipient of an award ("letter") given to an interscholastic and/or intercollegiate student of merit in a sport, choir or band (also see varsity letter)
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Noun
1. the literary culture; "this book shows American letters at its best"
(hypernym) culture
2. scholarly attainment; "he is a man of letters"
(hypernym) eruditeness, erudition, learnedness, learning, scholarship, encyclopedism, encyclopaedism

Noun
1. a written message addressed to a person or organization; "mailed an indignant letter to the editor"
(synonym) missive
(hypernym) text, textual matter
(hyponym) business letter
(part-holonym) correspondence
(part-meronym) postscript, PS
2. the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech; "his grandmother taught him his letters"
(synonym) letter of the alphabet, alphabetic character
(hypernym) character, grapheme, graphic symbol
(hyponym) ascender
(member-holonym) alphabet
(part-holonym) spelling
3. a strictly literal interpretation (as distinct from the intention); "he followed instructions to the letter"; "he obeyed the letter of the law"
(hypernym) literal interpretation
4. an award earned by participation in a school sport; "he won letters in three sports"
(synonym) varsity letter
(hypernym) award, accolade, honor, honour, laurels
5. owner who lets another person use something (housing usually) for hire
(hypernym) owner, proprietor
(derivation) lease, let, rent
Verb
1. win an athletic letter
(hypernym) earn, garner
(derivation) varsity letter
2. set down or print with letters
(hypernym) print, impress
(derivation) letter of the alphabet, alphabetic character
3. mark letters on or mark with letters
(hypernym) write
(derivation) letter of the alphabet, alphabetic character

n. letter, character which is part of an alphabet

ying3 shu1 yan4 shuo1
Yan's interpretation of a Ying letter.
Referring to a misinterpretation (for better or for worse) of an original that one hasn't really understood.