Unicode: U+5E79

Pinyin: gàn hán

Definition

gàn:* 同"榦"。筑墙板,筑墙时竖在两旁之木。 ~桢。 * 指器物、事物的主体。 躯~。树~。骨~。 * 事情。 有何贵~。 * 才能。 才~。 * 主要的。 ~道。~线。~部。 * 主管;从事。 ~事。~革命。 * 姓。 hán:* 井上垣栏

trunk of tree or of human body

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 ->
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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