Unicode: U+5776

Pinyin: mù mǔ

Definition

mù:* 〔~野〕即"牧野",古地名,周武王打败商纣王的地方。在今中国河南省淇县。 mǔ:* 〔垆~〕壤土,由适当比例的砂粒、粉砂粒和黏粒所组成的土壤

(translated) used in "Muye", an ancient place name, where King Wu of Zhou defeated King Zhou of Shang; used in "lumu" (垆~) to mean loam, soil composed of sand, silt, and clay

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 ->
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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