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Definition
tù:* 〔～丝子〕一年生草本植物，茎细长，常缠绕在豆科植物上，对农作物有害。秋初开小花，子实入药。 tú:* 〔於～〕老虎的别称。 * 〔～裘〕古地名，在今中国山东省泗水县；古代借指退隐者的居处
dodder; creeper
Structure
Related substructures
Precursors
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 ->
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