棷
Definition
zōu:* 古书上说的一种树。 * 木柴。 * 古通"菆"，麻杆。 * 树的小叶。 * 盾。 * 棨。 sǒu:* 古通"薮"，生长着很多草的沼泽："凤皇麒麟，皆在郊～。"
(translated) zōu: a type of tree mentioned in ancient texts; firewood; anciently interchangeable with "菆", hemp stalk; small leaves of a tree; shield; qi; sǒu: anciently same as "薮", swamp overgrown with grass
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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