称
Definition
chēng:* 量轻重。 ～量（ liáng ）。 * 叫，叫做。 自～。～呼。～帝。～臣。～兄道弟。 * 名号。 名～。简～。～号。～谓。职～。 * 说。 声～。～快。～病。～便。 * 赞扬。 ～道。～许。～颂。～赞。 * 举。 ～兵。～觞祝寿。 chèn:* 适合。 ～心。～职。相～。匀～。对～。 chèng:* 同"秤"
call; name, brand; address; say
Structure
Related substructures
Precursors
Qin Script
c. 475–206 BCE (Qin, Warring States → Qin dynasty)
Qin-area character forms attested on bamboo/wood slips (e.g., Shuihudi, deposited 217 BCE), overlapping chronologically with the standardization of seal script and the emergence of clerical tendencies.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 ->
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 ->
Last Modified: 2026-01-29 11:48 UTC