Unicode: U+49F9

Pinyin: yīng

Definition

* 拼音yīng。 * 同"鹰"。 * 姓

(same as U+9DF9 鷹) hawk; eagle; falcon

Structure

䧹 graph

Related substructures

Precursors

Bronze Inscriptions
c. 1200–221 BCE (Shang–Zhou; continues into the Warring States)
Inscriptions cast or engraved on ritual bronzes, especially prominent from the Western Zhou onward; a major source for early political, ritual, and social history.Wikipedia ->
31_F5EB31_F5E331_F5E831_F5E531_F5E431_F5E131_F5E731_F5E631_F5E231_F5EA31_F5ED31_F5EC31_F5F031_F5E931_F5F131_F5EE31_F5EF31_F5F231_F5F3
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_EDED27_9DF9
Clerical Script
c. 300 BCE–220 CE (emerged late Warring States/Qin; dominant Han)
A practical script that evolved from late Warring States/Qin writing; it matured and became dominant in the Han dynasty, favoring faster, more rectilinear strokes.Wikipedia ->
91_F49591_F496
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 ->
82_E2D082_E2D1

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