形
Definition
* 实体。 ～仪（体态仪表）。～体。～貌。～容。～骸。～单影只。～影相吊。 * 样子。 ～状。～式。～态。～迹。地～。情～。 * 表现。 ～诸笔墨。喜～于色。 * 对照，比较。 相～见绌。 * 状况，地势。 ～势。 * 古同"型"，模子。 * 古同"刑"，刑罚
form, shape, appearance
Structure
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 ->
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 ->
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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