Unicode: U+8FAC

Pinyin: bān

Definition

* 杂色花纹;颜色驳杂不纯。 * 头发花白。清段玉裁 * 通"徧( biàn )。周遍。清顧藹吉

(translated) variegated patterns; mixed and impure colors; grizzled hair; same as "徧 (biàn)"; pervasive

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 ->
27_E78B
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 ->
83_F49C

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