Unicode: U+800F

Pinyin: ér nài

Definition

ér:* 同"而",胡须:"以麝揉苏,泽~颜鼻耳。" * 兽多毛。 * 古水名,在今中国山东省淄博市西北。 * 姓。 nài:* nài ㄋㄞˋ 古代剃去颊须、以示惩处的一种轻刑:"刑有髡、钳、刖、劓,小罪~。"

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Structure

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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 ->
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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 ->
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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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Last Modified: 2026-01-29 11:48 UTC