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Definition
* 应当。 应～。～当。 * 那，着重指出前面说过的人或事物。 ～地。～书。 * 欠，欠账。 ～账。～他钱。 * 表示肯定或推测。 ～你值班。 * 古同"赅"，完备
should, ought to, need to
Structure
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 ->
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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