Unicode: U+9A57

Pinyin: yàn

Definition

* 檢查,察看。 ~核。~血。~屍。~光。~證。 * 效果,有效果。 ~方。靈~。應~。效~。屢試屢~。 * 證信,憑據。 何以爲~?

test, examine, inspect; verify

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_9A57
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 ->
93_E7AA93_E7AB
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 ->
84_E1A684_E1A784_E1A884_E1A9

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