秅
Definition
chá:* 量词，古代计算禾束的单位，四百把为一秅。 * 古书上说的一种麻属植物。 * 古县名，在今中国山东省。 ná:* ná ㄋㄚˊ 〔乌～〕古西域国名
(translated) measure word, ancient unit for bundles of grain, four hundred *ba* make one *cha*; kind of hemp plant mentioned in ancient books; ancient county name, located in present-day Shandong province, China; "Wū-ná", ancient kingdom name in Western Regions
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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