撮
Definition
cuō:* 聚起，多指用簸箕状的器具铲起东西。 ～成一堆。～土。～合。 * 取，摘取。 ～要。 * 用手指捏取细碎的东西。 ～药。 * 中国市制容量单位，一升的千分之一。 * 量词。 一～米。 * 撮东西用的器具。 ～子。～箕。 zuǒ:* 量词，用于成丛的毛发。 剪下一～头发
little bit, small amount, pinch
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