犧
Definition
* 古代稱做祭品用的純色牲畜。 ～牲（➊古代祭祀用牲的通稱，色純為"犧"，體全為"牲"，如"～～玉帛，弗敢加也，必以信"；➋為了崇高的目的舍去自己的生命或權利等，如"為祖國不怕流血～～"；➌放棄或損害一方的利益，如"他～～自己的休息時間，突擊完成了任務"）。～牛。～尊（古代犧牛形的酒器）
sacrifice, give up; sacrificial
Structure
Related substructures
Precursors
Chu Script
c. 770–221 BCE (Chu, Spring & Autumn–Warring States)
A regional script tradition used in the state of Chu, best known from brush-written bamboo and silk manuscripts with distinctive local forms.Wikipedia ->
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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