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Definition
* 事物中间距离远、空隙大，与"密"相对，～疏。～落（ luò ）。～客。依～。 * 浓度小，含水分多的，与"稠"相对。 ～薄。～料。～释。 * 少。 ～少。～罕。～奇。古～之年。 * 用在"烂"、"松"等形容词前面，表明程度深。 ～烂。～碎。～松
rare, unusual, scarce; sparse
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 ->
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 ->