* 在布、皮、石头等物上把刀反复摩擦几下，使锋利。 ～刀
(translated) To sharpen a knife by repeatedly rubbing it on cloth, leather, or stone
Structure 亠 | HanziFinder
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亠 * 读音hom， 锁簧，锁须
(translated) lock spring; lock beard
* 〔～鸠〕一种小黑鸟
(translated) a small black bird
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 "" which means to bite; to gnaw
* 染出白色花纹的一种浸染法（日本汉字）
(translated) An immersion dyeing method to dye white patterns; (Japanese Kanji)
* 同""
(translated) Same as “𧭟”
* 同""
(translated) Same as ""
* 金文隶定字， 同""
(translated) Jinwen script standard form character, same as ""
* 同""
Semantic variant of 櫾: the pomelo
* 同""
(translated) same as ""
* 疑同""
(translated) Considered same as ""
* 形近""
(translated) Similar in shape to ""
* 同""
(translated) Same as ""
* 同""
a feast, banquet; to entertain, feast
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 ->
* 拼音hān。爱
(translated) love
* 同""
(translated) Same as ""
* 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 ->
* 〔～髞（ sào ）〕a。高。b。粗疏，急躁
(translated) high; coarse and impetuous
* 同""
(translated) Same as rank
* 〔～霈（ pèi ）〕（雨）下得很大的样子，如"云飞扬兮雨～～。"
downpouring of rain
* 拼音liàn。中国人名用字。 或俗""
(translated) Pinyin liàn; Used in Chinese personal names; or commonly written as ""
* 樊。 * 捆绑，系絷
Acquired from 㜻: to comply, (same as 㜻) to bind; binding, used in girl"s 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 ->
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 ->
* 木名。也叫欒華、燈籠樹。 * 古鐘口的兩角。 * 栱，建築物立柱和橫樑之間成弓形的承重結構。 * 同""。古時皇帝車駕所用的鈴。也指皇帝的車駕。 * 通""。雙生子。 * 古邑名。春秋屬晉。故址在今河北省趙縣西北。 * 姓
name of tree; a part of cornice
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 ->
* 同""
(translated) Same as ""
* 拼音juàn。 * 酒舀子。 * 舀
a kind of utensil used to ladle out wine, a container that gives a measurement of rice
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 ""
* 想念不忘，不忍舍弃，不想分开。 留～。眷～。～～不舍。 * 恋爱。 初～。失～。婚～。～人。 * 姓
love; long for, yearn for; love
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 ""
* 〔～孔〕虹膜中央的小孔，光线通过瞳孔进入眼内。通称"瞳子"、"瞳人"、"瞳仁"。 * 懵懵懂懂，瞪着眼看的样子："汝～焉如新生之犊"
pupil of eye
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 ->
* 即罦，一种捕鸟的网，鸟入网后，能自动将鸟罩住："雉离于～。" * 捕鱼的网
net catch birds
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 ->
tóng:* 〔～胧〕月初出；将明，如"月～～以含光兮"。 chuáng:* 〔～𩩝〕同"𩪘𩩝"。尻骨
the rising moon
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 ->
* 〔～胧〕朦胧，不分明，如"月～～以含光兮。" * 〔～朦〕模糊，不分明，如"吉凶纷错，人用～～。"
Acquired from 㹈: (same as 㹈 犛) a black ox, a yak, name of a state in old times
* 读音rồng 龙
(translated) Pronounced as rồng, meaning dragon
* ：读音ひながた "～ 酒顚童児（ひながたしゅてんどうじ）"は、享和８ 年（1808）１１月初演の 歌舞伎の外題。《 歌舞伎評判記集成》の影印は"～ 酒顛童兒"の如くある
(translated) Pronounced hinagata; Used in the Kabuki title "𮖾 Shuten Doji" premiered in 1808; Appears as "𮖾 酒顛童兒" in reprints
* 拼音àn。佛经音译字
(translated) Character used in Buddhist scripture transliteration
* 《贞元新定释教目録》: 新上馀録无年依～鸾録多从晋年号从张轨谥爲武王永宁元年
(translated) Appears in the record 𮗞鸾录, which mostly follows era names of Jin Dynasty, for example Yongning first year of King Wu
* 见""
humble, modest
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 ->
* 见""
surname; to talk
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 ->
* 音义待考。 字出《大正新脩大藏經 事彙部·外教部· 目錄部 釋氏要覽》
(translated) Pronunciation and meaning are yet to be determined
zhān:* "鲟鳇鱼"的古称。 shàn:* 古同""
sturgeon
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vùi 隐藏
(translated) hidden; to hide
* 同""字。 即"" 字。 旛， 幡幢。 * 《八辅》 第35区， 第37字
(translated) Same as "" ""; banner; pennant
* 拼音dūn。中国人名用字
(translated) Used in Chinese personal names
* 同""
(translated) Same as ""
chì:* 角。 tì:* 触
(translated) horn; touch
* 古同""
(translated) Ancient form of ""
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""
(non-classical form) (same as 談) to talk; to converse; to chat
* 同""
(translated) Same as 鞽
* 同""。 * 拼音chì。 * 赤土貌
(translated) same as 埴; appearance of red earth
* 同""
(translated) same as ""
* 拼音tóng。井壁
the brick wall of a well, earthenware (a jar; a jar with a small mouth and two or four ears; a pot; a pitcher)
* 古同""："以天下攻齐，如以千钧之弩决溃～也。"
loss of the sense of smell
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 ->
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chà。将五种调味品混合在一起烹饪
(translated) To cook by blending five seasonings
* 拼音chōng。短矛
a short weapon (daggers; swords; knives)
* 拼音jiē。[～䍦] 又作"接䍦"， 一种头巾
(translated) refers to "𦌈䍦", also written as "接䍦", head covering
* 同""
(translated) same as ""
* 同"嘲1"
ridicule, deride, scorn, jeer at
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 "";
* 拼音wèng。中国人名用字
(translated) Pinyin wèng; used in Chinese names
* 拼音chún。同""。"" 本字
(translated) Same as ""; original form of ""
* 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pàng。鼓声
(translated) sound of a drum
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 ->
* 牡蠣。 ～油。～豉（牡蠣肉的幹製品）
oyster
* 拼音yǒng。中国人名用字
(translated) Used in Chinese personal names
* 疑为""讹字， 誓言。《韩国文集丛刊 第277辑》 原文:难危临敵效捐躯， 包胥～在终存楚
(translated) Suspected to be a corrupted form of ""; oath
* 同""
(translated) variant of 谢
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 ->
* "" 的部分简体字
(translated) simplified form of ""
* 拼音xù。绛
(translated) crimson
* 同"" ""
(translated) Same as "" ""
* 〔痴～〕不聪明
(translated) dull-witted
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 ->
* 拼音zhāi。日月～ 食
(translated) relating to solar or lunar eclipse
lǒng:* 见""。 lóng:* 〔～倲〕劣。 lòng:* 〔～偅（ zhòng ）〕行动不灵活；走路不稳当
rude; barbarous
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""
kindness, grace, esteem
* 梵语"达嚫"简称，指布施（僧尼）
(Cant.) aspect marker of injury
* 古同""
troubled, oppressed; fat; mother
* 同""
(translated) Same as mourn
* 同""
(translated) Same as understand
* 中国人名用字
(translated) Used in Chinese personal names
* 同""
Semantic variant of 惇: be kind, cordial, sincere
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 ""
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 ->
* 同""
(translated) Same as ""
* 古同""
to talk, converse
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 ->
* 讦，揭发别人的阴私。 * 诈
(translated) To expose other people"s secrets; deceitful
* 古同""，痛呼
(translated) Ancient form of "", meaning to cry out in pain
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 ""
* 中国人名用字
(translated) Used in Chinese personal names
* 中国人名用字
(translated) Used in Chinese personal names
* 拼音mò
(translated) Pinyin is mò
* 同""
(translated) Same as ""
* 读音sang 高
(translated) pronounced as sang with a high tone
* 同""
disorderly, messy; huge, big
* 同""
disorderly, messy; huge, big
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 ->
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xiè。断
to cut apart; to divide
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 ->
* 金文隶定字， 同""。 字见《殷周金文集成引得》888 頁
(translated) Clerical script form of bronze inscription, same as ""
* 同""。 * 拼音xiè。 * 断
(same as U+34FC 㓼) an incised wound; cuts
* 同""
(translated) Same as ""
* 同""
(translated) Same as ""
* 同""。树木砍去后重生的枝条。后泛指事物始生。 * 同"（蠥）"。禽兽虫蝗之怪。 * 通""。罪恶；灾殃
yeast; leaven for making liquors
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 ->
* 读音クン 义未详
(translated) Pronunciation is *kun*; meaning is unknown
* 同""
(translated) Same as ""
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 ->
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 ->