Unicode: U+8B9A

Pinyin: zàn

Definition

* 贊美;頌揚。 * 佐助。 * 明。 * 解釋;闡明。 * 録。 * 文體名。以頌揚人物為主。 * 佛經中歌頌釋迦牟尼及其他佛陀的文辭

praise, commend, eulogize

Structure

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