檄书 Traditional form: 檄書 Pinyin (reading): xíshū Definitions: (old, now used figuratively) official call to arms official denunciation Characters: 檄 - to order, to dispatch; urgency, a call to arms 书 - book, letter, document; writing Traditional characters: 檄 - to order, to dispatch; urgency, a call to arms 書 - book, letter, document; writing