Unicode: U+78A8

Pinyin: wěi wēi

Definition

wěi:* 〔~磊〕石不平,如"~~山垄。" wèi:* 方言,石磨。 碾~。推~

(translated) uneven stones (in "wěilěi"); stone mill (dialect)

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 ->
53_E019
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 ->
84_E012