維
Definition
* 系，連結。 ～系。～縶。 * 保持。 ～持。～護。～修。～生素。 * 綱。 綱～（總綱，亦指法度）。 * 數學名詞，幾何學及空間理論的基本概念，通常的空間有"三維"，平面是"二維"，直線只有"一維"。 * 思考。 思～（亦作"思惟"）。 * 以，因爲："～子之故，使我不能餐兮"。 * 文言助詞，用於句首或句中。 ～新。～妙～肖。 * 姓
maintain, preserve, safeguard
Structure
Related substructures
Precursors
Bronze Inscriptions
c. 1200–221 BCE (Shang–Zhou; continues into the Warring States)
Inscriptions cast or engraved on ritual bronzes, especially prominent from the Western Zhou onward; a major source for early political, ritual, and social history.Wikipedia ->
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 ->
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 ->