虩

Unicode: U+8669

Pinyin: xì

Structure

Related substructures

Precursors

Bronze Inscriptions

c. 1200–221 BCE (Shang–Zhou; continues into the Warring States)

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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)

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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

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The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->

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