泥
Definition
ní:* 土和水合成的东西。 ～巴。～垢。～浆。～煤。～淖（泥污的洼地）。～泞。～洼。 * 像泥的东西。 枣～。山药～。印～（盖图章用的印色）。蒜～。 nì:* 涂抹。 ～墙。～缝儿（ fèngr ）。 * 固执，死板。 拘～。～古（拘泥古代的制度和说法，不根据具体情况加以变通）。～守
mud, mire; earth, clay; plaster
Structure
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 ->
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 ->
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 ->
Last Modified: 2026-01-29 11:48 UTC