* 读音bờm 鬃毛。[～馭] 马鬃
(translated) mane; horse mane
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* 拼音fàn。 * 山名。 * 《八辅》 第26区， 第73字
(translated) mountain name
* 读音mấp 动嘴唇
(translated) move lips
* 拼音biān。水名
(translated) name of a river
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 ->
* 読音ukagau(うかがう, 伺う,覗う, 窺う)。偷看， 窥视，偷窥; 诇;覵; 张看;侦; 窥;探望; 伺
(translated) peep; peek; peep at
* 拼音zhá。猪吃食
(translated) pigs eating
* 拼音pǐ。石貌
(translated) pinyin pǐ; appearance of stone
* 拼音tà。见"榙"
(translated) pinyin tà; see "榙"
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bìm 旋花科植物
(translated) plant of the Convolvulaceae family
* 拼音fān。言急
(translated) rapid speech
* 同"㥞"
(translated) same as "㥞"
* 拼音pāi。[撻] 同"拍撻"
(translated) same as "拍撻"
* 同"搥"
(translated) same as "搥"
* 同"橑"
(translated) same as "橑"
* 同"潠"。 * 拼音xuàn。 * 口含水喷
(translated) same as "潠"; to spray water from the mouth
* 同"澾"
(translated) same as "澾"
* 同"覂"
(translated) same as "覂"
* 同"赋"
(translated) same as "赋"
* 同"适"。出嫁
(translated) same as "适"; to marry (said of a woman)
* 同"鴔"
(translated) same as "鴔"
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"𠍥"
(translated) same as "𠍥"
* 同"𡂙"
(translated) same as "𡂙"
* 同"𥕐"
(translated) same as "𥕐"
* 同"𧊉"
(translated) same as "𧊉"
* 同"䝐"
(translated) same as 䝐
* 同"尵"
(translated) same as 尵
* 同"摇"
(translated) shake
* 拼音wō。小土坑
(translated) small earth pit
* 读音bèm 讲话，倾诉
(translated) speak; pour out one"s heart
* 读音mể, 惊讶;尤为思恋
(translated) surprise; especially yearn for
* 拼音jiā。[～譟(zào)] 粗话，脏话
(translated) swear words; profanity
* 读音bợm， 骗子，恶棍
(translated) swindler; villain
fá:* 瘦。 * 疲乏："天气清爽，人马不渴，若暄热，人皆～矣。" biǎn:* 病
(translated) thin; fatigued; illness
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 ->
* 读音bợp， 扎（头发）
(translated) to tie up hair
* 拼音zhī。中国人名用字
(translated) used in Chinese given names
* 同"鏦"。中国人名用字
(translated) variant of "鏦"; used in Chinese personal names
* 拼音tōng。水声
(translated) water sound
* 拼音huì。地形回曲
(translated) winding terrain
* 读音phím 烦恼
(translated) worry
* 古同"楚"
Alternate form of 楚: name of feudal state; clear
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 ->
* 同"㥆"
Semantic variant of 㥆: indulgent and without restraint, to abandon oneself to carnal desire; to be dissolute; to debauched, to forget, slow; to delay
* 同"䀀"
Semantic variant of 䀀: cups; small cups
* 同"嗾"
Semantic variant of 嗾: to set a dog on; incite, instigate
* 同"埭"
Semantic variant of 埭: a dam, a jock; inclined plane on a canal, where boats can be hauled up or down
* 同"归"
Semantic variant of 歸: return; return to, revert to
* 同"燧"
Semantic variant of 燧: flintstone; beacon, signal fire; torch
* 同"犯"
Semantic variant of 犯: commit crime, violate; criminal
jī:* 同"飢"。餓。 * 同"饑"。災荒。 nì:* 同"惄"。憂思，憂傷
Semantic variant of 饑: starve, be hungry; famine
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 ->
* 给予低的评价，与"褒"相对。 ～低。～义。褒～（①评论好坏；②指出缺点）。 * 减低，降低。 ～值。～职
decrease, lower; censure, criticize
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 ->
* 給予低的評價，與"褒"相對。 ～低。～義。褒～（①評論好壞；②指出缺點）。 * 減低，降低。 ～值。～職
decrease, lower; censure, criticize
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fān。深
deep
* 拼音tà。平底缶
flat-bottom crock (with narrow opening); jug, pitcher, vase, etc; (Cant.) stool
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fàn。草漂浮在水中的样子
grass floats on water
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 ->
* 缺少。 ～味。贫～。不～其人。 * 疲倦。 ～困。～累。疲～。 * 无能，无用。 ～气。～煤
lack; poor
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 ->
* 助词，表示领有、连属关系。 赤子～心。 * 助词，表示修饰关系。 缓兵～计。不速～客。莫逆～交。 * 用在主谓结构之间，使成为句子成分："大道～行也，天下为公"。 * 代词，代替人或事物。 置～度外。等闲视～。 * 代词，这，那："～二虫，又何知"。 * 虚用，无所指。 久而久～。 * 往，到："吾欲～南海"
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
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 ->
* 〔灵～〕见"灵"。 * 〔～兰〕"芝"和"兰"，古书上指两种香草，喻德行的高尚或友情、环境的美好等，如"～～之室"、"～～玉树"
sesame; a purplish or brown mushroom thought to have miraculous powers; "a divine and relicitous plant" (Karlgren)
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 ->
* 〔灵～〕见"灵"。 * 〔～兰〕"芝"和"兰"，古书上指两种香草，喻德行的高尚或友情、环境的美好等，如"～～之室"、"～～玉树"
sesame; a purplish or brown mushroom thought to have miraculous powers; "a divine and relicitous plant" (Karlgren)
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zhí。见"㞚"
small; to store up or pile in order, to follow; to trace, a short step
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 ->
* 中国古代用以治病的石针。 ～石。～针。 * 用石针扎皮肉治病，引申为刺或规劝。 ～灸。针～（喻指出人的过错，劝人改正）
stone probe; pierce; counsel
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 ->
* 漂浮。 ～舟。 * 透出。 脸上～出了红晕。 * 浮浅，不切实。 浮～。空～。～～之交（友谊不深）。～～而谈。 * 一般地。 ～论。～指。～称。广～。～览。～读。 * 水向四处漫流。 ～溢
to drift, float; careless, reckless
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 ->
* 下葬："及～，执斧以莅匠师。" * 墓穴；坟茔。 * 古代用来牵引棺椁下墓穴的石头。 * 古通"贬"，减损
to put a coffin in a grave
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 ->
* 翻；倾覆："～驾之马，设衔策以驱之。" * 缺乏："公私～竭，户口减耗。"
to throw a rider
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"隧"
tunnel, underground passage
* 眼睛很快地一闭一开。 ～眼。一～眼（形容时间短）
wink
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 ->