Unicode: U+9C38

Pinyin: qū

Definition

* 古书上说的一种像虾、无脚、长寸余的小鱼

(translated) According to ancient texts, it is a type of small, legless fish resembling a shrimp and slightly over an inch in length

Structure

鰸 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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Last Modified: 2026-01-29 11:48 UTC