Unicode: U+9F4D

Pinyin: zī

Definition

* 古代盛谷物的祭器:"凡祭祀,赞玉~。" * 古通"粢",稷,谷物:"辨六~之名物与其用。"

(translated) Ancient sacrificial vessel for grains; Archaic form of "粢", millet, or grains

Structure

齍 graph

Related substructures

Precursors

Bronze Inscriptions
c. 1200–221 BCE (Shang–Zhou; continues into the Warring States)
Inscriptions cast or engraved on ritual bronzes, especially prominent from the Western Zhou onward; a major source for early political, ritual, and social history.Wikipedia ->
32_E52032_E51F32_E52A32_E52232_E52632_E52D32_E52132_E52432_E52532_E53132_E53232_E52832_E52932_E52732_E52E32_E53032_E53432_E53332_E52F32_E52B32_E52C32_E53532_E53832_E53632_E537
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_9F4D
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 ->
92_E31D
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 ->
82_ED9782_ED9882_ED9982_ED9A

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