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Unicode: U+4F9B

Pinyin: gòng gōng

Definition

gōng:* 准备着东西给需要的人应用。 ～给（ jǐ ）。～求。～应。～需。～销。提～。～不应求。 gòng:* 奉献。 ～养。～献。～奉。～佛。～职。 * 祭祀用的东西。 ～桌。～品。～果。上～。 * 被审问时在法庭上述说事实。 招～。口～。～状。～认。～词

supply, provide for; offer in worship

Structure

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Related substructures

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