* 禾长穗。 * 禾长
(translated) Grain bearing ears; Grain grows
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木 * 同""
(translated) same as ""
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 ->
* 拼音bì。[～] 谷物再生
rice plant growing the second time, the ear of grain (corn, millet etc.) growing upward
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 ->
* 拼音mán。稻名
a kind of grains, to plant; to sow; to cultivate
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 ->
* 同""
(same as 馣) sweet-smelling, tasty; delicious, to farm; to cultivate the land, luxuriant or exuberant of growing rice, grains;; rice plants producing no fruit, to fertilize, the grains not growing; shriveled rice plants
* 同""。 * 拼音chēng、chèng、chèn。 * 中国人名用字
(translated) same as ""; used in Chinese given names
* 拼音gǔ。禾的茎秆
(translated) stalk of grain
* 《大正新脩大藏經 續諸宗部》原文:" 容貌弊惡，飮母乳時能使乳敗， 唯以～蜜塗指令乳得濟躯命。"
(translated) Described as having an ugly and repulsive appearance; said to spoil breast milk when consumed; believed to restore the life-sustaining properties of milk when smeared with honey
* 〔～鞨〕中国古代东北方的民族
stocking; the Tungusic tribe
* 古女子人名用字
(translated) Character used for ancient women"s names
* 同""。 * 拼音zuó
(translated) Same as ""
* "" 的类推简化字
(translated) analogy-simplified form of ""
* 同"" ""
(translated) Same as "" ""
* 同""
(translated) same as ""
* 同""
(translated) Same as ""
* 古代一种粮食作物，指粟或黍属。 * 古代以稷为百谷之长，因此帝王奉祀为谷神。 社～（指国家）
god of cereals; minister of agriculture
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 ->
Chu Script
c. 770–221 BCE (Chu, Spring & Autumn–Warring States)
A regional script tradition used in the state of Chu, best known from brush-written bamboo and silk manuscripts with distinctive local forms.Wikipedia ->
Qin Script
c. 475–206 BCE (Qin, Warring States → Qin dynasty)
Qin-area character forms attested on bamboo/wood slips (e.g., Shuihudi, deposited 217 BCE), overlapping chronologically with the standardization of seal script and the emergence of clerical tendencies.Wikipedia ->
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 ->
* 古同""，积蓄："挟天子而令诸侯，～士马以讨不庭。"
(translated) Ancient form of "", to accumulate; to store
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 ->
* （草木）丛生。 * 古通""，细密："～理而坚。"
(translated) grow densely (of plants); anciently interchangeable with "", meaning fine and dense; for example, "~ texture and firm."
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 ->
* 稻秆。 * 稻穗："（谷）一茎乃见抽三～。"
(translated) rice stalk; rice ear
* 同""
(translated) same as ""
* 同""。《大正新脩大藏經 事彙部·外教部· 目錄部》原文:" 此云丈夫也緊云猶～也"
(translated) Same as 豫
* 〔～～蜿蜿〕盘曲蜿蜒而动的样子，如"振鳞奋翼，～～～～。"
(translated) describing the appearance of coiling and winding motion
* 拼音xiāng。香气浓
(translated) intense fragrance; strong fragrance
* 同""
(translated) Same as ""
* 拼音fán。犬争斗声
the fighting sound of dogs, agile; sprightly
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 ->
* 美玉
a piece of precious jade
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 ->
* 拼音jué。病
(translated) disease
* 拼音pān。病死
(translated) die of illness
* 稠密："深耕～种，立苗欲疏。"
plough deep; sown slowly
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 ->
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 ->
* 稠密："深耕～种，立苗欲疏。"
plough deep; sown slowly
* 拼音táng。[～䅕] 黍
a variety of millet
* 拼音fàn。稻名
(translated) variety of rice
* 同""。 * 小地～
(translated) Same as "" (mushroom); Small patch
* 疑同""。 * 拼音mò。 * 中国人名用字
(translated) Suspected to be same as ""; Character used in Chinese personal names
* 商代諸侯國名。在今山西省长治市西南。也作""
(translated) Name of a vassal state in the Shang Dynasty; located in present-day southwestern Changzhi City, Shanxi Province; also written as ""
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 ->
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 ->
* 同""。 * 拼音xí。 * 同""。古乡名， 在今四川省邛崃县
(translated) Same as "" ""; ancient place name, located in present-day Qionglai County, Sichuan Province
* 拼音ruó。中国人名用字
(translated) Used in Chinese personal names
* 拼音kuǎn。中国人名用字
(translated) kuǎn; used in Chinese personal names
* 拼音zhà。一种树
(translated) Pronounced zhà; a kind of tree
* 同""
(translated) same as ""
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 ->
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 ->
* 同""
(translated) Same as ""
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 ->
chēng:* 量輕重。 ～量（ liáng ）。 * 叫，叫做。 自～。～呼。～帝。～臣。～兄道弟。 * 名號。 名～。簡～。～號。～謂。職～。 * 說。 聲～。～快。～病。～便。 * 讚揚。 ～道。～許。～頌。～贊。 * 舉。 ～兵。～觴祝壽。 chèn:* 適合。 ～心。～職。相～。勻～。對～。 chèng:* 同""
call; name, brand; address; say
Qin Script
c. 475–206 BCE (Qin, Warring States → Qin dynasty)
Qin-area character forms attested on bamboo/wood slips (e.g., Shuihudi, deposited 217 BCE), overlapping chronologically with the standardization of seal script and the emergence of clerical tendencies.Wikipedia ->
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 ->
* 古同""
ear of grain; tassel; Guangzhou
* 同""
(translated) same as ""
* 拼音biāo。稻苗刚吐出的穗
grain in the ear; to put forth ears, (same as 秒) the beard of grain, (same as 蔈) a measuring unit of weight used in ancient times, a plant (resembling reed) much used for making brooms
* 同""。 * 《字学三正· 第一册·异体同音误用字》："，禾穗。 又秀。非川字。 * 中国人名用字
(translated) same as ""; grain ear; sprout; used in Chinese names
* 同""
(translated) Same as ""
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 ->
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 ->
* 古同""
(translated) Ancient form of ""
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 ->
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 ->
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 ->
* 同""
(same as 籓) a winnow, a container for dust, (same as 藩) a bamboo fence; a barrier, a bamboo basket with handles for carrying earth or dirt, family name
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 ->
* 拼音cóu。愁闷地看
to look at something unhappily
* 香气浓烈："椒之灌植，实繁有榛，薰林烈薄，～其芬辛。"
Acquired from 䭯: (same as 䭯) strong sweet smell; strong fragrance
* "" 的类推简化字
(translated) Analogy-simplified form of ""
* 〔泥～〕鱼，体圆，尾侧扁，皮上有黏液很滑。生活在河湖、水田等处，常钻在泥中，肉可食。常用以喻人的滑头。 * （鰍）
loach
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 ->
* 拼音wèi。中国人名用字
(translated) Character for Chinese given names
* 金文隶定字。[ 何～]，人名
(translated) Standardized clerical script form of bronze inscription; personal name, e.g., [He ~]
* 同""
(translated) Same as ""
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 ->
Chu Script
c. 770–221 BCE (Chu, Spring & Autumn–Warring States)
A regional script tradition used in the state of Chu, best known from brush-written bamboo and silk manuscripts with distinctive local forms.Wikipedia ->
Qin Script
c. 475–206 BCE (Qin, Warring States → Qin dynasty)
Qin-area character forms attested on bamboo/wood slips (e.g., Shuihudi, deposited 217 BCE), overlapping chronologically with the standardization of seal script and the emergence of clerical tendencies.Wikipedia ->
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 ->
* 拼音fān。中国人名用字
(translated) Used in Chinese personal names
* 同""。武则天自造字
(translated) same as ""; a character coined by Wu Zetian
jī:* 停留。 ～留。～滞。 * 考核。 ～核。～查。～考。无～之谈。 * 计较。 反唇相～。 * 至。 * 姓。 qǐ:* 〔～首〕古代的一种礼节，跪下，拱手至地，头也至地
examine, investigate; delay
Chu Script
c. 770–221 BCE (Chu, Spring & Autumn–Warring States)
A regional script tradition used in the state of Chu, best known from brush-written bamboo and silk manuscripts with distinctive local forms.Wikipedia ->
Qin Script
c. 475–206 BCE (Qin, Warring States → Qin dynasty)
Qin-area character forms attested on bamboo/wood slips (e.g., Shuihudi, deposited 217 BCE), overlapping chronologically with the standardization of seal script and the emergence of clerical tendencies.Wikipedia ->
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 ->
* 同""
(translated) Same as 稽;
Chu Script
c. 770–221 BCE (Chu, Spring & Autumn–Warring States)
A regional script tradition used in the state of Chu, best known from brush-written bamboo and silk manuscripts with distinctive local forms.Wikipedia ->
Qin Script
c. 475–206 BCE (Qin, Warring States → Qin dynasty)
Qin-area character forms attested on bamboo/wood slips (e.g., Shuihudi, deposited 217 BCE), overlapping chronologically with the standardization of seal script and the emergence of clerical tendencies.Wikipedia ->
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 ->
* 中国人名用字
(translated) Used in Chinese personal names
* 同""
(translated) Same as ""
* 同""
surname
* "" 的类推简化字
ruined, decayed; to disintegrate
* 人名用字。 李彙～
(translated) Used in personal names
zhuō:* 早收的谷。 * 小型谷类。 bó:* 禾熟
(translated) early harvested grain; small grain; ripe grain
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 ->
* 同""
(translated) Same as ""
* 同""
(translated) same as "";
* 〔～～〕象聲詞，形容鳥類清脆悅耳的叫聲，如"～～鶯聲"
used in onomatopoetic expressions
* 拼音lǎn。[坎～] 抑郁不平
(translated) depressed and resentful
* 拼音yuè。中国人名用字
(translated) Pinyin yuè; Used in Chinese given names
* 同""
(translated) Same as ""
* 拼音duō。义未详。 疑为"" 讹字
(translated) Meaning unknown; Suspected to be corrupted form of ""
* 颜色驳杂，灿烂多彩："～裙裾之烁烁兮"
multicolored
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 ->
* 汁。說文解字："瀋，汁也。"如："墨瀋未乾"。元•陶宗儀 * 中國瀋陽市的簡稱。如："安瀋鐵路"
juice; liquid; water; leak, pour
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 ->
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 ->
Chu Script
c. 770–221 BCE (Chu, Spring & Autumn–Warring States)
A regional script tradition used in the state of Chu, best known from brush-written bamboo and silk manuscripts with distinctive local forms.Wikipedia ->
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 ->
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 ->
xì:* 换秧。 * 古同""。 qiè:* 禾秆
(translated) to transplant rice seedlings; ancient form of ""; cereal stalk
* 同""
(translated) Same as ""
* 指禾穗上的芒须。 * 〔～～〕（禾苗）美好的样子，如"禾颖～～。" * 古同""："嘉～养南畴。"
ear of grain; ripe grain
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 ->
* 同""
(translated) Same as 筲
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 ->
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 ->
* 拼音wēi。中国人名用字
(translated) Pinyin wēi; Used in Chinese personal names
* 《大唐西域记》:～ 寒
(translated) cold; chilly
* 古同""
(translated) ancient form of ""
* 同""
(translated) Same as ""
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 ->
* 同""
(translated) Same as ""
* 糧食磨成的粉
flour, rice flour
* 拼音niǔ。黏
(translated) Sticky; adhesive
* 《大佛顶如来放光悉怛多鉢怛囉陀罗尼》: 二合引跢引娑引～娜囉二合引惹引耶怛
(translated) Used in phonetic transcription in Buddhist texts, as seen in the Śūraṅgama Mantra in the sequence "ta-suo~na-la-re-ye-da"
* 拼音xiòng
(translated) pronounced as xiòng
* 禾苗或草长得稠密。 * 谷类作物堆积
(translated) Seedlings or grass growing densely; grain crops piled up
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 ->
* 中国人名用字
(translated) Chinese given name character
* 同""
(translated) Same as ""
* 同""
(translated) Same as ""; harvesting
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 ->
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 ->
* 拼音xī。 * 《石室秘錄· 卷四·奇治法》："～艸三錢。" * [～莶] 同"豨莶" 一年生草本植物，茎上有灰白色的毛， 叶对生，椭圆形或卵形
(translated) pronounced as xī; same as "豨莶", an annual herbaceous plant with grayish-white hairy stem and opposite elliptical or ovate leaves
* 同""
(translated) Same as ""
* 金文隶定字。 義不詳。字見《 殷周金文集成引得》759頁。 * 金文原形字 出自《殷周金文集成》 第2830器銘文中
(translated) Clerical script form of bronze script character; Meaning unknown; Original form of bronze script character
* 古代一种上下衣相连的服装
(translated) An ancient garment with connected top and bottom
* 同""
(translated) Same as ""
Chu Script
c. 770–221 BCE (Chu, Spring & Autumn–Warring States)
A regional script tradition used in the state of Chu, best known from brush-written bamboo and silk manuscripts with distinctive local forms.Wikipedia ->
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 ->
* 侧意
(translated) secondary meaning
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 ->
* 中国人名用字
(translated) Used for Chinese personal names
* 译音用字。 * 〈方〉來，來到。粵語
(Cant.) to come, arrive
* 同""
(translated) same as ""