中

𣌧

Unicode: U+23327

Pinyin: cè

Definition

* 古代用竹片写文以祝告神明或告诫臣民。后作"冊（册）"

(translated) Anciently, bamboo slips were used for writing to proclaim to deities or warn subjects; later used as "冊 (册)"

Structure

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Related substructures

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Precursors

Oracle Bone Script
c. 1300–1050 BCE (Late Shang)
Inscriptions carved on turtle plastrons and animal bones for divination and record-keeping in the late Shang royal court; the oldest large attested corpus of written Chinese.Wikipedia ->
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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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Last Modified: 2026-01-29 11:48 UTC