芥
Definition
jiè:* 〔～菜〕一年或二年生草本植物，种子黄色，味辛辣，磨成粉末，称"芥末"，作调味品。按用途分为叶用芥菜（如"雪里蕻"）；茎用芥菜（如"榨菜"）；根用芥菜（如"大头菜"）。 * 小草，喻轻微纤细的事物。 草～。纤～。～舟。 gài:* 〔～菜〕一年生草本植物，芥菜的变种，叶大，表面多皱纹，叶脉显著，可食。亦作"盖菜"
mustard plant; mustard; tiny
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 ->
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