扼
Definition
* 用力掐着，抓住。 ～杀。～腕（用一只手握住另一只手，表示振奋、失意、惋惜等情绪）。力能～虎。 * 抓要点，简要。 ～要。 * 把守，控制。 ～制。～喉拊背（喻控制要害，制敌于死命）。 * 古同"轭"，牛马等拉东西时架在脖子上的器具
grasp, clutch; choke, strangle
Structure
Related substructures
Precursors
Qin Script
c. 475–206 BCE (Qin, Warring States → Qin dynasty)
Qin-area character forms attested on bamboo/wood slips (e.g., Shuihudi, deposited 217 BCE), overlapping chronologically with the standardization of seal script and the emergence of clerical tendencies.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 ->
Last Modified: 2026-01-29 11:48 UTC