姁
Definition
xǔ:* 〔~~〕①喜悦自得,如"燕雀争善于一室之下,子母相哺也,~~焉相乐也。"②和悦;温和,如"项王见人恭谨,言语~~。" * 年老的妇人。 xū:* 〔~媮(yú ㄩˊ)〕神态和悦娇媚,如"姣服极丽,~~致态。"
beauty
Structure
Related substructures
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 ->
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 ->
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 ->