Unicode: U+4FE8

Pinyin: yǎn

Definition

* 恭敬,庄重。 ~雅。~然(➊庄严的样子,如"望之~~";➋整齐的样子,如"屋舍~~";➌很像真的,如"~~是个大人")

grave, respectful, majestic

Structure

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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 ->
32_F79A
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_513C
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 ->
83_EBA583_EBA683_EBA783_EBA883_EBA983_EBAA

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