Unicode: U+63AD

Pinyin: tiàn

Definition

* 用毛笔蘸墨汁在砚台上弄均匀。 ~毛。 * 挑( tiǎo )灯火的杖。 灯~。 * 拨动。 ~灯草

to manipulate; a pricker for a lamp-wick

Structure

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Precursors

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