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Definition
zhī:* 由植物主干上分出来的茎条。 树～。～干（ gàn ）。竹～。节外生～。～柯。～节（ａ．由一件事生发的其他问题；ｂ．细碎的，不重要的）。 * 量词，指杆形的。 一～铅笔。 * 古同"支"，支持，分支。 qí:* 古同"歧"，岔
branches, limbs; branch off
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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