* 同""。 * 拼音zhǔ。 * 中国人名用字
(translated) Same as ""; Used in Chinese personal names
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目 * 中国人名用字
(translated) Chinese personal name character
* 同""，毀壞。 * 散走
(same as 敗) to ruin; to destroy; to spoil, defeat; to be defeated, bad; as meat
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 ->
* 均见""
side; incline, slant, lean
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 ->
* 同""。""的繁体字
mingle with; toilet, lavatory
* 同""。 * 拼音shǒu
(translated) Same as ""
* 同""
(translated) same as ""
* 见""
greedy, covet; covetous
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 ->
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 ->
* 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 ->
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
* 金文隶定字， 同""。 字見《殷周金文集成引得》722 頁。 * 金文原形字 出自《殷周金文集成》 第2719器銘文中
(translated) Clerical script form of Jinwen, same as ""; Original Jinwen form, from inscription on vessel No. 2719 of *Yin Zhou Jinwen Jicheng*
* 贪
(translated) greedy
* 水向上涌
to ooze out; to well out; to spring out, to well up; flood tide; the water is rising
* 读音yāo。 * 地名用字。 江苏省有"琵琶～"
(translated) Pronounced yāo; Used in place names; Example: "Pipa~" in Jiangsu
* 拼音miǎo。中国人名用字
(translated) Chinese personal name character
* 疑同""。 * 拼音shì。 * 中国人名用字
(translated) Suspected to be same as ""; Pronunciation: shì; Used as a personal name character in Chinese
* 同""
(same as 賑) to relieve or give aid to the distressed; to support, rich; wealthy
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shěng。中国人名用字
(translated) Pinyin: shěng; used in Chinese names
* 见""
feel anguish, feel compassion
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 ->
* 同""。醒悟
intelligent, tranquil
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""
measure, estimate, conjecture
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suō。偷看
(translated) peep; peek
* 同""
(translated) Same as ""
* 眼上额下的毛。 ～毛。～宇（两眉上面的地方）。～心。～目。～寿（长寿）。～睫。扬～吐气。 * 书页上端的空白。 书～。～批
eyebrows; upper margin of book
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 ->
* 同 菣
to stare blankly
* 同""。 * 拼音diàn
(translated) Same as ""; Pinyin: diàn
* 看的样子
Acquired from 䁕: (same as 䁕) to look at; to see, to look down; to look from above
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xuè。举目使人
(Cant.) to pull, lift up
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 ->
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 盿
* 拼音gǔ。瞪
(a dialect) to stare at
* 拼音shì。同""，即""字
(translated) Same as "", that is, ""
* "" 的讹字
(translated) corrupted form of ""
* 拼音huí
(translated) Pronunciation: hui
* 拼音xiāng。及
(translated) and
* 读音buổi 一半天，时间。[～ 学]学习时间。[～ 灲]清晨。[～]上午。[～ 朝]午后
(translated) Part of a day; Time
* 同""
(translated) Same as ""
* 同""
(translated) same as 盱
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 ->
kàn:* 使视线接触人或物。 ～见。～书。～齐。 * 观察，判断。 ～病。观～。～好（根据市场情况，估计某种商品好销）。～透（透彻深刻地了解或认识。亦称"看破"、"看穿"）。～风使舵。 * 访问，拜望。 ～望。～朋友。 * 照应，对待。 ～重（ zhòng ）。～轻。～待。 * 想，以为。 ～法。 * 先试试以观察它的结果。 做做～。 * 提防，小心。 别跑，～摔着。 * 安排。 ～茶。～酒。～座。 kān:* 守护，监视。 ～护。～押。～门。～青（看守正在结实还未成熟的庄稼）
look, see; examine, scrutinize
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 ->
mèi:* 眯眼遠視。 * 久視。 * 黎明。 * 不正視。 wù:* 暝；昏
to look far with the eyes half-closed (to narrow the eyes), to look at for a long time, daybreak; dawn, to look not straight forward, to disturb; to dizzy; dark, to look at ferocious
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""
down; to see obscurely, (same as U+401B 䀛)
* 拼音fú。希望
(translated) hope
* 同""
(translated) same as ""
* 〔～～〕独行的样子，如"魂～～以寄独兮。"
(translated) solitary appearance; alone
jū:* 古同""，左右惊视。 * 中国古代西南有的少数民族称""为""。 xū:* 〔～瞜（ lōu ）〕同""，笑。 kōu:* 古同""，眼睛深凹
Acquired from 䁱: (same as 䁱) hollow-eyed
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 ->
* 目不明。 * 昏昧；不明事理
dim, dark, obscure; blind
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 ->
mò:* 目不正。 * 冒："相与～潜险，搜瑰奇。" miè:* 中国春秋时鲁国地名，在今山东省泗水县东
(translated) Aslant eyes; Dare; A toponym in the State of Lu during the Spring and Autumn Period of ancient China, situated in present-day eastern Sishui County, Shandong Province
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zuò。眼睛
(translated) eye
* 同""
(translated) same as ""
* 同""
(translated) Same as ""; dim-sighted
* 拼音běn。[～见] 看见。粤语
(translated) to see; to catch sight of (Cantonese)
* 拼音yù。怒视
(Cant.) to fix one"s eyes on, gaze at
* 拼音gèng。目起貌
(translated) describing the appearance of raised eyes
* 同""
Semantic variant of 視: look at, inspect, observe, see
* 同""
(translated) Same as ""
* 同""
(translated) same as 置
* 拼音xiàng。中国人名用字
(translated) Used for Chinese given names
* 在正房前面两旁的房屋。 东～房。西～房。 * 边，方面。 这～。 * 靠近城的地区。 城～。关～。 * 戏院或影院里特别隔开的座位。 包～。 * 车里容纳人或货的地方。 车～
side-room, wing; theatre box
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
* 视
(translated) to look
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 眦
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xuē。目动
(translated) Eye movement;
* 同""
(translated) Same as ""
* 拼音dǎn。疑同""
(translated) thought to be the same as ""
* 远视："～美目其何望！" * 睁大眼睛："～目观之，器皿皆是玻璃、水晶、琥珀、玛瑙为之，曲尽巧妙，非人间所有。"
(translated) Looking into the distance; To open one"s eyes wide
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mào。[～睮] 嫉妒人的目光
insight (version) of jealousy
* 同""
Semantic variant of 眣: prominent eyes
* 同""
(translated) Same as ""
* "" 的类推简化字
(translated) Analogy-based simplified form of ""
* "" 的日本简体字。见《 日本常用字表》
(translated) Japanese simplified form of ""
* 瞪眼睛。 * 转眼回看。 * 眼眶
(translated) Stare; Look back; Eye socket
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 ->
* "" 的讹字，
(translated) corrupted form of ""
* 优
(translated) good; excellent
* 拼音jú。分割
(translated) segmentation; division
* 方言，背负。 ～仔（背小孩）
(Cant.) to carry on the back
* 金文隶定字， 同""
(translated) Clerical script form of bronze script, same as ""
* 同""
(translated) same as "very"
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 ->
* 疑同""。中国人名用字
(translated) Suspected to be the same as ""; Used in Chinese personal names
* 拼音shǎn。同""。姓
(translated) same as ""; surname
pàng:* ""的讹字。 pán:* 杂物进入眼睛
(translated) corrupted form of ""; foreign matter enters the eye
* "" 的类推简化字
(simplified form of 䁻) beautiful eyes, to look at just for a short time
* 同""
(translated) same as ""
* 中国人名用字
(translated) Used in Chinese personal names
* 拼音gǔ。目开
open eyes, big eyes, to move one"s eyes
* 同""
(translated) Same as ""
* ,同""
(translated) same as "bear"
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 ->
* 同""
(Cant.) to carry on the back
* 拼音xū。中国人名用字。 疑同""
(translated) Pinyin xū; used in Chinese personal names; suspected to be the same as ""
* 读音bói 义未详
(translated) Pronounced bói; meaning unknown
* 读音gần。 * 近。 * 将近
(translated) Vietnamese: gần; near; nearly
* 粤语buǐ
(translated) Cantonese pronunciation is buǐ
* 同""。 * 拼音yún。 * 中国人名用字
(translated) Same as 傊; Used in Chinese personal names
* 同""
Semantic variant of 賵: gift
* "" 的讹字
(translated) corrupted form of ""
* 拼音huǐ 肥胖的样子
(translated) appearance of being fat
* 中国人名用字
(translated) Used in Chinese given names
* 读音môc 义未详
(translated) Pronunciation: môc; meaning unknown
* 同""
(translated) Same as ""
* 〔～江〕水名，源出中国广西壮族自治区，经过湖南省，注入洞庭湖。 * 湖南省的别称。 ～绣。～剧。～菜。～语
Hunan province
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 ->
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 ->
* zhēn ㄓㄣˉ 同""
real, actual, true, genuine
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 ->
* zhēn ㄓㄣˉ 同""
real, actual, true, genuine