Unicode: U+590E

Pinyin: zuò

Definition

* 蹲,古代穿甲的人行拜礼时跪不至地。 * 衣服张起。 * 诈

(translated) Squat; An ancient form of bow where armored people kneel without touching the ground; Clothes stretched out; Deceit

Structure

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Related substructures

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_590E
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 ->
82_F225

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