沿
Definition
* 顺着，照着。 ～岸（靠近江、河、湖、海一带的地区）。～海（靠海的一带）。～街。～途。～线。 * 因袭相传。 ～革（事物发展和变化的历程）。～习（因袭历来的习惯）。相～成习。～袭（依照旧例行事）。～用。 * 边。 边～。坑～。河～。 * 在衣服等物的边上再加一条边。 ～个边
follow a course, go along
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 ->
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 ->