Unicode: U+87A2

Pinyin: yíng

Definition

* 〔~火蟲〕昆蟲,黃褐色,尾部有發光器。 * 〔~石〕礦物。具有玻璃光澤,受光或受熱後常能變色,亦稱"氟石"

glow-worm, luminous insect

Structure

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Precursors

Bronze Inscriptions
c. 1200–221 BCE (Shang–Zhou; continues into the Warring States)
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 ->
32_E95B32_E94F32_E95E32_E94E32_E95D32_E95F32_E95032_E96332_E95532_E95932_E95332_E95432_E95832_E95C32_E96432_E95632_E95132_E95232_E95A32_E957
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_7192
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 ->
94_E41B
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 ->
81_E271

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