掌
Definition
* 手心，脚心。 ～心。手～。脚～。鼓～。易如反～。 * 用巴掌打。 ～嘴。 * 把握，主持，主管。 ～管。～权。～勺。～柜。 * 鞋底或牲口蹄子底下的东西。 鞋～。马～儿。 * 〔～故〕关于历史人物、典章制度等的故事或传说。 * 姓
palm of hand, sole of foot, paw
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 ->
Last Modified: 2026-01-29 11:48 UTC