Unicode: U+784B

Pinyin: ài

Definition

* 古同"碍":"夫物之所偏,未能无蔽,虽云大道,其~或同。"

(translated) ancient form of "碍", meaning hinder; obstruct

Structure

硋 graph

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 ->
27_7919
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 ->
83_F81F83_F820

Last Modified: 2026-01-29 11:48 UTC