Unicode: U+8C80

Pinyin: nà

Definition

* 古书上说的一种野兽。形状似海狗,长有豹纹,有角,两足;一说似虎而黑,无前两足

(translated) A type of wild animal from ancient texts, described as resembling a sea dog with leopard patterns, horns, and two legs; alternatively described as tiger-like and black, lacking forelegs

Structure

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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 ->
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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