Unicode: U+5015

Pinyin: chuí

Definition

* 重。 * 人名。相传为中国上古尧舜时代的一名巧匠,善作弓、耒、耜等

(translated) Weighty; Personal name. Legend says he was a skilled craftsman of the Yao and Shun era in ancient China, known for making bows, lei, si, etc

Structure

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Precursors

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 ->
92_F7E8
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_EDCC