Unicode: U+3405

Pinyin: wǔ

Definition

* 同"五"

(an ancient form of U+4E94 五) five

Structure

㐅 graph

Related substructures

Precursors

Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
27_4E9427_F4E3
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
85_ECAD85_ECAE85_ECAF85_ECB085_ECB185_ECB285_ECB385_ECB485_ECBA85_ECB585_ECB685_ECB785_ECB885_ECB985_ECBB85_ECBC85_ECBD

Last Modified: 2026-01-29 11:48 UTC