* 拼音zhèn。因霉发黑
(translated) blackened by mold
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* 明
(translated) bright
* 处事谨慎，不形于色。 * 惭愧 * 〈方〉耻笑。西南官话
(translated) cautious in dealing with matters and not revealing emotions; ashamed; dialectal: to ridicule; in Southwest Mandarin
* 〔～虬（ qiú ）〕蜷曲，盘曲，如"玄螭虫象并出进兮，形～～而逶迤。"
(translated) coiled; winding
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shèn。寒冷的样子
(translated) cold appearance
* 读音chín 烹制了的
(translated) cooked
* "袗" 的讹字。中国人名用字
(translated) corrupted form of "袗"; used in Chinese given names
* 鼻子高，眼睛深陷的样子
(translated) describes a high nose and deep-set eyes
* 〔～驙〕马负重难行
(translated) describes a horse struggling to walk under a heavy load
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。病
(translated) disease
* 拼音liú。鸭蛋
(translated) duck egg
* 空谷。 * 空。 * 深
(translated) empty valley; empty; deep
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 ->
* [魛～] 鱼名。 * 《花浦遺稿》 原文:虫有知於深湫。 縈脩鬣之後先。亘玉甲而魛～
(translated) fish name
* 赌
(translated) gamble
* 拼音liáo。盛大
(translated) grand
* 读音túm 抓住，捆住
(translated) grasp, seize; bind
* 读音tóm [～ 罟]抓住。[～]总结
(translated) grasp; summarize
* 烈："味辛而不～。" * 烧。 * 烂
(translated) intense; burn; rotten
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 ->
* 读音진 幾分作曰不然而災摠之至於此～誠違始料事目外限一千結劃下使之均俵近
(translated) is somewhat like unexpected disaster, contrary to initial expectations; a limit of 1000 is set with a plan for even distribution soon
* 拼音zhěn。白发长
(translated) long white hair
lù:* 古同"戮"。 * 削。 jiū:* 〔～流〕形容曲折迂回的水流，如"涉长路之绵绵兮，远纡回以～～。"亦作"樛流"，缭绕之意
(translated) lù: same as "戮"; to pare; to shave; to cut off; jiū: describing winding water flow (in "~流"); winding; twisting
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 ->
* 拼音liū。使⋯ 更激烈
(translated) make ... more intense
* 拼音sàn。[～～]行走状
(translated) manner of walking
* 读音chín 成熟的
(translated) mature
sǎn:* 金鏒。 * 铁器貌。 qiāo:* 古同"缲"，一种缝纽法。 càn:* 锄
(translated) metal ornament; resembling ironware; same as "缲" (qiāo), a button-sewing method; hoe
* 鼓曲名
(translated) name of a drum tune
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shǎn。窄
(translated) narrow
* 拼音shèn。 * 网。 * 同"罧"
(translated) net; same as "罧"
* 宋· 孔甯之《氂牛賦》：" 奔逸躅而倫～，載賁首而亂羜。"
(translated) orderly; sequential
* 拼音shān。 * 旌旗下边悬垂的饰物。 * 马鞍下边悬垂的饰物
(translated) ornaments hanging below a banner; ornaments hanging below a saddle
* 拼音lào
(translated) pronounced lào
* 读音sấm，（chim～） 一种鸟
(translated) pronounced sấm; a kind of bird, (chim~)
* 读音vảy 鳞片
(translated) pronunciation vảy; scales
* 寂靜；無人
(translated) quiet; uninhabited
* 拼音liào。[～] 仰鼻的样子
(translated) reduplicated form [～]; appearance of an upturned nose
* 邑先生案壹卷入盛樻子縣司上洗手鍮手～ 貳坐合造壹坐
(translated) related to a brass hand basin for washing hands; two seats combined to make one seat
* 拼音sàn。抵～
(translated) resist
* 同"㜗"
(translated) same as "㜗";
* 同"䰘"
(translated) same as "䰘"
* 同"仨"
(translated) same as "仨"
* 同"参"。，星名
(translated) same as "参"; star 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 ->
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"寥"
(translated) same as "寥"
* 同"懫"
(translated) same as "懫"
* 同"穇"
(translated) same as "穇"
săn:* 同"糂（糝）"。 chěn:* 食物中有沙。 càn:* 〔漁陽撾〕即"漁陽參撾"。鼓曲名
(translated) same as "糂 (糝)"; food contains sand; namely "漁陽參撾", name of a drum music piece
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"诊"
(translated) same as "诊"
* 同"趁"
(translated) same as "趁"
* 同"鹨"
(translated) same as "鹨"
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"𣟹"。《字彙補》：" 初簮切，立。 木長貌。"
(translated) same as "𣟹"; describing the appearance of tall wood
* 同"𥉾"
(translated) same as "𥉾"
* 同"𧑫"
(translated) same as "𧑫"
* 同"𫖬"
(translated) same as "𫖬"
* 同"劋"
(translated) same as 劋; to cut; to pare
* 同"嘐"
(translated) same as 嘐, meaning to shout; noisy; empty
* 同"羒"
(translated) same as 羒; ram
* 拼音lù。同"蓼"。长(cháng) 大
(translated) same as 蓼; to grow up
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
shān:* 〔唅（ hàn ）～〕见"唅1"。 càn:* 声
(translated) shān: In "唅嘇", see "唅1" for definition; càn: sound
* "𩼶" 的类推简化字
(translated) simplified form of "𩼶" by analogy
shān:* 旌旗的飘带。 qiāo:* 〔～头〕古代男子束发的头巾。 shēn:* 古同"襂"，羽毛车饰或衣裳下垂的样子
(translated) streamer of a banner or flag; headcloth for ancient men"s hair-binding; same as "襂", describing feather ornaments on vehicles or trailing garments
* 拼音shǎn。击
(translated) strike
* 疑同"軫"。 * 拼音zhěn。 * 中国人名用字
(translated) suspected same as "軫"; used in Chinese personal names
* 三岁的牛
(translated) three-year-old ox
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 ->
* 相怒
(translated) to be angry with each other
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 ->
* 烧去草木之后下种："吴北野禺栎东所舍大～者。吴王田也。" * 开沟引水灌溉："开江西～田千馀顷，以为军储。" * 地名。 ～城（中国上海市嘉定县的简称）。 * 姓
(translated) to burn off vegetation before planting; to irrigate by ditching and drawing water; place name; surname
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rịn, 滲出。[洃] 出汗
(translated) to ooze out; to sweat
* 拼音luò。[～] 皮革坚韧
(translated) tough leather
* 读音trơn 滑
(translated) trơn; slippery; smooth
* 拼音qiāo。[窅～] 面不平
(translated) 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 ->
chǎn:* 醋。 chěn:* 醋。 * 醋味
(translated) vinegar; vinegar taste
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 ->
* 行；走
(translated) walk; go
* 拼音tiān。谁。 闽语。[～时] 哪会儿。闽语
(translated) who (Min dialect); when (Min dialect, as in "[～时]")
* 拼音lào。宽
(translated) wide
* 拼音lào。宽
(translated) wide
* 〔～纚（ xǐ ）〕衣裳、羽毛等下垂的样子
Acquired from 㡎: (same as 襂) the feather decorected carriages or dresses; flapping and dangling, headdress used by man in ancient times
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 ->
liáo:* （水）清澈："～乎其清也。" * 停聚的（水）："（禹）通大川，决壅塞，凿龙门，降通～水以导河。" * 静："寂～无声。" * 〔～水〕河名，在中国湖北省。 * 气盛："～然丰满而手足拇动者，兵甲之色也。" liú:* 变化："油然～然，莫不入焉。"
Acquired from 㵳: (same as non-classical form of 㵳) crystal-clear (water), fluent, name of stream; in today"s Hubei Province Xiaoganshi
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 ->
jiàn:* 古同"践"，践踏："凡道不欲壅，壅则哽；哽而不止则～。" chén:* 古同"趁"
Acquired from 䟢: (classical form of 䟢), (same as 踐) to step upon; to tread upon; to trample, (same as 趁) to take advantage, hard to proceeding
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 ->
* 鸟类的一属，身体小，嘴细长，吃害虫，常见的有"田鹨"
Anthus species (various)
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 ->
* 见"鹨"
Anthus species (various)
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"戮"
Semantic variant of 戮: kill, massacre; oppress
* 同"戮"
Semantic variant of 戮: kill, massacre; oppress
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 ->
* 同"燥"。干燥
Semantic variant of 燥: dry, parched, arid; quick-tempered
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"疹"
Semantic variant of 疹: measles; rash; fever
cēn:* 〔～差〕古同"参差"，长短或粗细不齐。 zān:* 缝衣针。 * 古通"簪"。 * 缀，插。 cǎn:* 方言，一种簸箕
a basket, hod, scuttle; a hairclasp
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 ->
* 均见"掺"
a delicate hand; mix, blend, adulterate
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 ->
* 见"鲹"
a horse mackerel
* 拼音jiǎo。一种汤罐
a kind of water containers ( to keep warm in cold days); a mental hot-water bottle, to stir or scratch and make it muddy or turbid
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 ->
* 拼音xiāo。 * 犬受惊狂吠。 * 狡狯
barking of a frightened dog, to confuse; disorder; disturbance, cunning; artful; crafty, to fail and be exposed
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"球"，美玉，亦指玉磬。 * 玉石相碰声："夫人自帷中再拜，环佩玉声～然"
beautiful jade; tinkle
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 ->
jiū:* 向下弯曲的树木："揽～木之长萝，援葛藟之飞茎。" * 纠结："故殇之绖不～垂，盖未成人也。" * 求："～天道其焉如。" * 姓。 liáo:* 古书上说的一种树
bending branches, bent limbs
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 ->
* 田地间的小路。 * 界限。 ～域。～畦（规定的范围，界限）。 * 致意，祝告："～于鬼神"
border, boundary; raised path
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 ->
* 〔～轕（ gé ）〕❶纵横交错；❷广阔深远，如"张乐乎～～之野。"
complicated, confused; dispute
* 拼音càn。 * 十陇为～。 * 田陇相连
connected banks of earth or paths in the field
* 拼音cān。贪婪
covetousness; greed; cupidity; avarice, licentious; obscene; to seduce
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 ->
* 古代指车箱底部四周的横木；借指车；引申为方形。 车～。～石（方石）。 * 伤痛。 ～怀。～念。 * 星名，二十八宿之一
cross board at rear of carriage
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 ->
* 古代指車箱底部四周的橫木；借指車；引申爲方形。 車～。～石（方石）。 * 傷痛。 ～懷。～念。 * 星名，二十八宿之一
cross board at rear of carriage
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liú。[觩～] 弯曲而有棱角
curved with angles; curved corner
cǎn:* 〔～子〕一年生草本植物，茎有很多分枝，叶子狭长，子实可以吃，亦可以做饲料。 shān:* 〔稴～〕穗不实。 cēn:* 禾长的样子
deccan grass, a barnyard grass
* 拼音jiāo。 * 水名。 * [～㵧] 水深而宽广
deep and vast of the flowing water, name of a stream
shān:* 狗鑽狹處。 * 殘害。 shăn:* 〔㺑㺝〕狗叫聲。 shàn:* 狗咬貌。 * 犬毛。 sāo:* 〔山㺑〕古代傳說中一種矮小似人的怪物
dogs wormed through a narrow place, to oppress cruelly; to injure heartlessly, dogs biting, dog"s hair, legendary monster (looks like a dwarf), bark
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 ->
* 见"谬"
error, exaggeration; erroneous
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 ->
* 错误的，不合情理的。 荒～。～论。～传（ chuán ）。～误。 * 差错。 失之毫厘，～以千里
error, exaggeration; erroneous
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 ->