Unicode: U+86EA

Pinyin: qiè ní

Definition

qiè:* 〔~蚼〕古书上说的一种虫,似蝉。 ní:* 古同"霓",虹的一种

(translated) According to ancient texts, it is a type of insect resembling a cicada; Archaic form of "霓", a type of rainbow

Structure

蛪 graph

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 ->
27_9713
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 ->
85_E425

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