* 拼音chái。[娃～] 媚貌
(translated) alluring looks; charming appearance
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亠 * 拼音jǐng。女子人名用字
(translated) Used in female given names
* 同""
(translated) Same as ""
* 连成一体。 ～合。～骨。～壤。衔～。 * 继续，连续。 ～力。～替。～班。～二连三。再～再厉。 * 靠近，挨上。 ～近。邻～。～吻。 * 承受，收取。 ～受。～收。～纳。～管。 * 迎。 ～风。～生。～待。 * 姓
receive; continue; catch; connect
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 ->
* 金文隶定字。 人名用字。 字見《 殷周金文集成引得》433頁。 金文原形字出自《殷周金文集成》 第11548器銘文中
(translated) Liding form of Jinwen; used in personal names
* 金文隶定字。 義不詳。字見《 殷周金文集成引得》623頁。 * 金文原形字 出自《殷周金文集成》 第4831器銘文中
(translated) Clerical script form of bronze script; meaning unknown; original form of bronze script
* 屋檐。 * 卷丝的工具
Acquired from 㰅: (same as 㰅) eaves of a house; brim, part of a loom, the cross beams on the frame on which silkworms spin, a bookcase, to abandon or give up
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 ->
* 中国人名用字
(translated) Used in Chinese personal names
* 〔牒〕小楔。 * 简
(Cant.) to squeeze in, to stuff in
* 拼音āi。中国人名用字
(translated) Used in Chinese personal names
* 拼音jiǎo。[拗～] 执拗倔强者的目光
(translated) stubbornly [stubbornly ~] the gaze of a stubborn and unyielding person
cuī:* 古代用粗麻布制成的丧服。 suī:* 编鹭羽为衣。 shuāi:* 鹭首毛
sackcloth worn on breast during
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 ->
* 古书上说的一种虫
a house cricket
* 《佛说大孔雀呪王经》: 亭夜反囉愼若而～反怛姪他悉睇苏悉睇谟折儞木察儞木帝毘
(translated) represents a phonetic sound in mantra transliteration; phonetic symbol in mantra
* 拼音gǎo。疑同""
(translated) Suspected to be same as ""
* 同""。 * 拼音sè。 * 多言
(translated) Same as ""; talkative
* 同""
(translated) Same as ""; satire; mock; ridicule
* 快乐。 * 语声
Semantic variant of 訇: the sound of a crash
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 ->
* 考虑；谋划。 * 计谋；策略。如。 阴谋；足智多谋。 * 咨询。 * 商议。如。 不谋而合；各不相谋。 * 审察。 * 图谋，营求。如。 谋生；谋幸福。 * 会合；接触。 * 晦昧，不清楚。 * 通"媒（ méi ）"。媒介；事物发生的诱因。 * 姓
plan, scheme; strategem
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tíng。一种似蜗牛的软体动物
(translated) a snail-like mollusk
* 古同""，明显，显著："斯庶嫔～，～则事上静。"
(translated) Ancient form of "", obvious; prominent
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 ->
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 ->
* 臉的最下部分，在兩腮和嘴的下面。通稱"下巴"、"下巴頦兒"
chin
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 ->
* "" 的类推简化字
(translated) Simplified form of "" by analogy
* 拼音gāi。饴糖
syrup; jelly-like sugar made from grains, to hiccough; to hiccup, (same as 餲) cooked food which has turned sour
* 拼音mào。氉～
(translated) rough; coarse
* 拼音mèi
(translated) Pronounced as mèi
* 拼音náo
(translated) Pronounced as náo
* 同""
(translated) Same as ""
* 同""
(translated) same as 豪
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 ->
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 ->
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 喑
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 ->
* 方言，田地、沟渠、土埂的边坡（多用于地名） 田～；张家～（均在中国湖北省）
flat bank, plateau
* 金文隶定字， 同""。 字見《殷周金文集成引得》455 頁
(translated) Same as ""
* 同""
Semantic variant of 奏: memorialize emperor; report
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 ->
* [踡嵼] 高耸险峻的样子
(translated) curled
* [踡嵼] 高耸险峻的样子
(translated) curled and piled up
* 同""
(translated) Same as ""
tì:* 古代的一种首饰，可用来搔头。 * 语。 * 娆。 dì:* 舍弃："意徘徊而不能～。"
scratcher
* 同""
(translated) same as 抁; to pull; to drag; to tug
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 ""
* 拼音bǎng。张贴出来的文告或名单：～ 帖（官府的公告）。 红～。张～。 光荣～。～文。 发～。～眼（ 科举时代称殿试考取一甲第二名的人）。～书（ 原指写在宫阙门额上的大字，后泛指招牌一类的大型字）
placard; list of successful exam candidates
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 ""
* 玉的光彩
luster of gem
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guǒ。 * [～] 车声。 * 同""
(translated) sound of a cart; same as ""
* 同""
variant of 穉 U+7A49, young grain; young, tender
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 ->
* 读音재 人名用字
(translated) Pronounced as "zai"; used in personal names
* 拼音nuó。船名
(translated) Boat name
* 拼音yóu。 * 同""。 * 蛇毒。 * 《八辅》 第40区， 第18字
ephemera; ephemerid; May fly, poison of the snake
* ：读音きさ 蚶。赤贝的古名
(translated) Pronounced "kisa"; ark shell, ancient name of red clam
* 同""
(translated) Same as ""
* 裹小儿的衣被
(translated) swaddling clothes
* 同""
commend, honor, cite
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 ->
* "" 的讹字，[～～],同" 娓娓"
(translated) Corrupted form of ""; same as "娓娓"
* 见""
pass buck, lay blame on others
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 ->
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 ->
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 ->
* 读音ngez 旧情
(translated) old love
* 赞扬。 * 喧哗。 * 谨慎
(translated) praise; clamor; cautious
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 ->
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 ->
* 同""
(translated) Same as ""
* 同""。朝鲜本
(translated) same as 懇
* 同""。 * 拼音xiā
(translated) Same as ""
* 同""。 见《 佛说观药王药上二菩萨经》
(translated) same as ""
* "" 的类推简化字
(translated) Analogically simplified form of ""
* 治，治理。 * 才人名。 * 安
to administer; to regulate; to manage; to govern, people to have both talent and virtue, quiet; calm; safe; secure; stable
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 ->
shì:* 切合，相合。 ～當。～齡。～銷。～度（ dù ）（程度適當）。～應（適合客觀條件或需要）。 * 舒服。 ～意。舒～。 * 剛巧。 ～中。～值（恰好遇到）。～可而止。 * 剛纔，方纔。 ～才（剛纔）。～間。 * 往，歸向。 無所～從。 * 舊稱女子出嫁。 ～人。 dí:* 專主，作主。 * 同""。正妻所生的兒子
match, comfortable; just
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 ->
* sà ㄙㄚˋ 义未详
(translated) meaning unknown
* "" 的类推简化字
(translated) analogically simplified form of ""
* "" 的类推简化字。 * 拼音ān 鹌鹑一类的鸟。古北方方言
(translated) Simplified form of ""; quail-like bird, ancient northern dialect
* 拼音qǐ。开衣领
to unbind the collar
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 ->
* đừng，不， 别
(translated) don"t; not; don"t
* 金文隶定字， 同""。 字见《殷周金文集成引得》889 頁
(translated) Clerical script standardized form of bronze script; same as ""
* 读音thót[ 㗂～]见""
(translated) Pronounced as thót; see ""
* 读音thống 甕，缸
(translated) earthenware jar; pot
* 读音리 今日猗歟合慶筵前王於不忘京婦以相傳～陛丹輪降祥流入域埏
(translated) Pronunciation: ri
* 拼音hàng。[莽～] 倔强的样子
(translated) stubborn appearance
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 ""
* 读音bầm 义未详
(translated) Pronounced as bám; Meaning unknown
* 同""。 见《 诸经要集》
(translated) same as 裔
* 同""
Semantic variant of 避: avoid; turn aside; escape; hide
* 扣， 插，閂
(translated) fasten; insert; bolt
* 读音gây 争吵，战争
(translated) quarrel; war
* 同""。 * 拼音yáo
to shake, to wave, to row
* 拼音dī。量
(translated) measure
* 晒
to dry or cook in the sun
lí:* 山梨。 chī:* 布木
(translated) Sorbus; mountain ash; Diospyros kaki; persimmon wood
* 拼音sì。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 ->
* 中国人名用字
(translated) Used in Chinese personal names
* 同""。中国人名用字
(translated) Same as ""; Used in Chinese given names
* 同""
(translated) Same as 禀
* 拼音yì。黍稷茂盛的样子
(translated) Describes the luxuriant growth of millet and sorghum
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
* 见""
(translated) same as ""
* 古书上说的一种香草。 * 茶的别称
(translated) fragrant herb; another name for tea
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 in Chinese personal names
* 同""
(translated) same as ""
* 古同""
(translated) ancient form of ""
* 古同""
to carry in the bosom or the sleeve; to wrap, to conceal
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 ->
* 同""
(translated) same as ""
* 见""
teach, instruct; encourage, urge
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 ->
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 ->
* 称赞
(translated) praise
* 往來言。 * 小兒未能正言。 * 祝
baby talk, to pray, to felicitate
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lù。开玩笑
(translated) to joke;
* 同""
(translated) same as flattering
* 数。 * 相让
(translated) number; modesty
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 ->