* 同"睺"
(translated) same as "睺"
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* 同"耽"
(translated) same as "耽"
* 同"詹"。 * 拼音xiǎn。 * 古代人名。 江西副使余为参政。 * 中国人名用字。 拼音zān
(translated) same as "詹"; ancient personal name; Chinese personal name character
* 同"赡"
(translated) same as "赡"
* 同"鄇"
(translated) same as "鄇"
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 ->
* 同"鼿"
(translated) same as "鼿"
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"𡟑"
(translated) same as "𡟑"
* 同"𡹵"
(translated) same as "𡹵"
* 同"𢕻"
(translated) same as "𢕻"
* 同"𧮶"
(translated) same as "𧮶"
* 同"𧹅"
(translated) same as "𧹅"
* 同"𩞝"
(translated) same as "𩞝"
* 同"帨"。 * 拼音cuì。 * 巾
(translated) same as character 帨; towel
* 同"糇"
(translated) same as 糇; same as dried provisions; same as parched grain; same as dry food
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"赡"
(translated) same as 赡
* 拼音dàn。[～子] 轿子
(translated) sedan chair
* 拼音guǐ。短矛
(translated) short spear
* "頠" 的简体字。 * 拼音wěi。 * 头俯仰自如。 * 安静：" 耸身直欲凌云霄，盘辟丹墀却闲～。"
(translated) simplified form of "頠"; head moving freely up and down; quiet; peaceful; tranquil; serene
* "鮠" 的简体字。 * 拼音wéi。 * [～鱼] 体前部平扁，后部侧扁， 浅灰色，无鳞， 眼小，口有四对须， 尾分叉，身长可达三四尺。 生活于江河中
(translated) simplified form of "鮠"; pinyin wéi; [~ fish] describes a fish with a flattened anterior body, laterally compressed posterior body, light gray color, scaleless skin, small eyes, a mouth with four pairs of barbels, and a forked tail, reaching a body length of three to four *chi*, inhabiting rivers
* 拼音dàn。缓
(translated) slow
* 拼音guǐ。[牴～] 置于华表顶上或大门前的两石兽名
(translated) stone beasts placed atop Huabiao columns or before main gates
wěi:* 〔磈～〕ａ．石头。ｂ．足曲。 guì:* 〔石～〕古江名，在今中国安徽省宣城县境内。 * 古同"峗"，山貌
(translated) stone; bent foot; ancient river name, now located in Xuancheng County, Anhui Province, China; same as "峗", mountainous appearance
* 话多："然而口舌之均，～唯则节。"
(translated) talkative
kuì:* 倦。 * 跛。 kuǐ:* 刖足
(translated) tired; lame; to amputate the feet
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kuǐ。侧一足。 疑同"尯"
(translated) to incline one foot; suspected to be same as "尯"
* 拼音zhān。削
(translated) to pare; to cut
* 拼音zhàn。陷
(translated) to sink; to cave in
* 拼音yú。祭神求福
(translated) to worship gods and pray for blessings
* 读音nguẩy[～]不舒服； 不满
(translated) uncomfortable; dissatisfied
* 拼音wéi。门危
(translated) unstable door; rickety door
* 拼音zhān。中国人名用字
(translated) used in Chinese personal names
* 拼音guǐ。极度疲劳
(translated) utterly exhausted
* 读音ngoe 摇尾巴，搞恶作剧
(translated) wag tail; play pranks
* "……操則存小注新安陳氏曰徼上上文言旣結上文得養之義又結其上文夜氣之義也然上上文文勢終覺豈亦卑指夜氣之文而謂之上上猶言再上……"
(translated) … … Cao then saved the annotation from Chen of Xin"an, saying it means to summarize the previous text about obtaining nourishment, and also summarizes the previous text about night air. However, the momentum of the preceding text ultimately feels like it is also humbly referring to the text about night air and calling it "up up", which is like saying "further up" … …
* 角长短不齐
Acquired from 䍯: (same as 䍯) goat with asymmetric horns
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"詹"
Semantic variant of 詹: surname; talk too much, verbose
* 〔～鱼〕体前部平扁，后部侧扁，浅灰色，无鳞，眼小，口有四对须，尾分叉，身长可达三四尺。生活于江河中
a kind of shad with a head like a sturgeon
* 马鞍子下面垫的东西，垂在马背两旁可以挡泥土。 鞍～
a saddle-flap. trappings
* 拼音chān。同"襜"
a shield; a screen, (same as 襜) the low front of a robe, gown, etc., a short coat that have no lining, a small mud guard, or fender, a leather garment worn during sacrificial rituals in ancient times
* 拼音dǎn。[石～] 即"石胆"， 药名
a silicate substance from the salt-wells in Szechwan; it is used as a wash for hardening plaster, etc., also for certain skin diseases, like ringworm, sulphate of copper
dān:* 〔～县〕地名，在中国海南省。 dàn:* 同"擔"，负荷
a small jar; to bear a burden; a load of two
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 ->
* 拼音guǐ。 * 锸一类的起土工具。 * 有光泽的铁
agricultural implements; from tools, shining iron, a plectrum from stringed the teeth of a saw
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 ->
* 坛子一类的瓦器。 酒～
big jar
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 ->
dàn:* 恬静、安然的样子。 ～泊。～漠。～薄。恬～。 * 水波纡缓的样子。 ～淡。～～。 tán:* 〔～台〕复姓
calm, quiet, tranquil
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 ->
dān:* 肩挑；肩扛。 * 背負；負載。 * 承當。 * 舉，戴。 dàn:* 擔子；挑子。 * 扁擔。 * 量詞。舊時一百斤為一擔。 * 量詞。用於計成挑的東西。如：一擔柴；兩擔米。 shàn:* 假借
carry, bear, undertake
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 ->
* 容易断，容易碎的。 ～性。～枣。～骨。青～爽口。～生生。～弱。 * 声音清爽（高音） ～亮。～美。清～悦耳。 * 说话做事爽利痛快。 干～。办事很～
crisp; fragile, frail; brittle
chān:* 帷幔，如车帷、帐帷等。 * 皱起。 chàn:* 衣襟
curtain
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 ->
* 不安全。 ～险。～殆。～言（ａ．故意说吓人的话；ｂ．直言）。～难（ nàn ）。～如累（ lěi ）卵。 * 损害。 ～害。～及。 * 高的，陡的。 ～石。～樯。 * 使人惊奇的。 ～言耸听。 * 端正的，正直的。 正襟～坐。"邦有道，～言～行"。 * 指人临死。 病～。垂～。 * 星名，二十八宿之一。 * 姓
dangerous, precarious; high
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 ->
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 ->
* 欺诈，奸滑。 ～称。～道。～诈。～辩（➊无理强辩；➋逻辑学上指似是而非的论证，如"～～论"）。 * 怪异，出乎寻常。 ～异。～怪。～秘（隐秘难测）。～谲。 * 责成。 ～求（责求，索讨，如"～～无已"）。 * 违反。 言行相～
deceive, cheat, defraud; sly
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 ->
* 欺詐，奸滑。 ～稱。～道。～詐。～辯（➊無理強辯；➋邏輯學上指似是而非的論證，如"～～論"）。 * 怪異，出乎尋常。 ～異。～怪。～祕（隱祕難測）。～譎。 * 責成。 ～求（責求，索討，如"～～無已"）。 * 違反。 言行相～
deceive, cheat, defraud; sly
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 ->
* 乘戾；背离。 * 累积；重叠。 * 依。 * 古通"诡"
depend upon; support; go against; (variant deceive)
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 ->
* 倒塌；倒塌的。 墙～塘汙。～垣。 * 高而危险的地方："（玄鹤）集于郎门之～。"
dilapidated, ruined
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yán。同"檐"
eaves of a ancestral temple (of the ruling family), door of a shrine or a temple, small opening (of a door), to spy; to peep
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"檐"
eaves of house; brim
* 房顶伸出墙壁的部分。 房～儿。廊～。飞～。前～。～沟。～头。～牙。 * 覆盖物的边沿或伸出的部分。 帽～儿
eaves of house; brim, rim
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 ->
* 〔～褕〕古代一种短的便衣
flutter; shaking or vibrating
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 ->
* 人或某些動物體內器官之一，在肝臟右葉的下部。 ～囊。苦～。～固醇。肝～相照（指對人忠誠，以真心相見）。 * 不怕兇暴和危險的精神、勇氣。 ～量。～氣。壯～。～魄。～大妄爲（ wéi ）。 * 裝在器物內部而中空的東西。 球～。暖瓶～
gall bladder; bravery, courage
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 ->
* 〔～婳〕形容女子娴雅，美好，如"既～～于幽静兮，又婆娑乎人间"
good
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 ->
* 古同"嵬"。 * 古同"峗"
high and uneven
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 ->
* 〔～卼〕不安
jumpy; jittery; worried; to grasp
* 两膝着地，腰和股都伸直。 ～拜。～叩。 * 足："蟹六～而二螯"
kneel
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 ->
* 往上或往前看。 ～仰。～望。～拜。～谒。～念。～前顾后
look; look out for; respect
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 ->
* 竖立于船的甲板上的长杆，用来挂帆悬旗或兼做吊杆柱等。 ～杆。～樯（桅杆）。船～
mast of ship
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guī。[陆～] 山名
name of a mountain, name of a place, name of a state
* 同"襜"
northern minority ethnic group (in ancient times), (corrupted form of 襜) the lower front of a robe, gown, etc., clean and neat (said of appearance)
* 安稳，泰然："羌声色兮娱人，观者～兮忘归。" * 恬静："～乎自持。" * 忧虑："心烦～兮忘食事。" * 产生震动效应，使人感到畏惧
peace
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 ->
* 头俯仰自如。 * 安静："耸身直欲凌云霄，盘辟丹墀却闲～。"
quiet
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 ->
qī:* 崎岖；倾斜不正。 guì:* 瘦极。 gu:* 重叠；累积。 * 依
rugged mountain path, very skinny, to pile on upon another; accumulation; to accumulate; (Cant.) exclamation
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 ->
* 供给人财物。 ～养（特指子女对父母在物质上和生活上进行资助）。 * 富足，足够。 宏～。力不～
support, aid; rich, elegant
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 ->
* 见"赡"
support, aid; to be sufficient; rich, elegant
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 ->
* 说话烦琐，喋喋不休的样子："大言炎炎，小言～～"。 * 至："五日为期，六日不～"。 * 〔～事〕古代官名，掌皇后太子家事。 * 姓
surname; talk too much, verbose
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 ->
* 多说话，特指病中说胡话。 ～妄（短时间内突发的一种精神错乱，说胡话，不识熟人）。～语
talkative; incoherent talk
* 见"谵"
talkative; incoherent talk
* 变异："恢～憰怪。" * 反悔。 * 独立的样子
to change; to alter; to accommodate oneself to
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chán。 * 蔽。 * 《八辅》 第23区， 第36字
to conceal; to hide, to shade; to darken
* 晒
to dry or cook in the sun
wěi:* 仰。 * 同"危"。 * 装在屋檐口的横木。 yán:* 同"檐"。屋檐
to look upward
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 ->
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 ->
* 拼音zhǎn。往前快步急走或跑貌
to press forward; to go in haste; to run quickly
* 〔～舑〕吐舌头。单用义同，如"交惊舌互～。"
to put out the tongue
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 ->
* 音鬼。 毁撤
to ruin; to destroy; to break down, to hang up; to suspend
* 〔～蜍〕两栖动物，皮上有许多疙瘩，内有毒腺，形状像蛙。吃昆虫、蜗牛等，对农业有益。俗称"癞蛤蟆"、"疥蛤蟆"；古代称"蟾诸"。简称"蟾"，如"～酥"（色白，可入药）。"～宫"（月亮）。"～桂"。"～轮"（圆月）。"～辉"、"～光"、"～魄"（均指月光）。"～宫折桂"（旧喻科举考试登科）
toad
* 〔臲（ niè ）～〕惶惶不安
unsteady; dangerous
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chàn。马急行
walking rapidly, (said of a horse)