The Chinese character "册" looks like tied bamboo slips.
汉字“册”，看起来像串起来的竹片。
Long ago, people wrote on bamboo slips.
很久以前，人们把字写在竹片上。
They tied the slips together with ropes.
他们用绳子把竹片串在一起。
Each bundle was one "book" in old times.
古时候，每一捆就算一本书。
So "册" became a word for books.
所以“册”就成了书的量词。
Now you know why "册" looks like that.
现在你知道“册”为什么长这样了。
