𦎣

Unicode: U+263A3

Pinyin: yān

Definition

* 拼音yān。 * 群羊相。 * 黑羊。 * 黑

(translated) Appearance of a flock of sheep; Black sheep; Black

Structure

𦎣 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 ->
27_E337
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_E342

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