Unicode: U+9AAB

Pinyin: wěi

Definition

* 骨弯曲。 * 弯曲:"直则~,合则离。" * 枉曲:"皇帝~天下正法而许大王甚厚。" * 〔~骳( bèi )曲折委婉。 * 集聚:"小人积非,祸所~也。"

(translated) bent bone; bent; curved; distorted; perverted; winding; indirect; subtle; gather; accumulate

Structure

骫 graph

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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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