Unicode: U+52AA

Pinyin: nǔ

Definition

* 尽量地使出力量。 ~力。 * 突出,撅着。 ~着嘴。~嘴。 * 因用力太过,身体内部受伤。 用力不要太猛,别~着

to exert, strive, make an effort; to pout

Structure

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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 ->
27_5476
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 ->
81_E876

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