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曷
U+66F7 hé
Variants: 愒

* 何，什么："蹈死不顾，亦～故哉？" * 怎么，为什么："汝～弗告朕？" * 古同"盍"，何不。 * 何时："悠悠苍天，～其有所？"

why? what? where?

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 ->
27_66F7
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 ->
92_E1DA92_E1DB92_E1DC
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 ->
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U+5048 jì jié qì

jì:* 〔～陀〕梵语"颂"，即佛经中的唱词。简作"偈"。 jié:* 勇武。 * 跑得快。 ～～（a。急驰的样子；b。用力的样子）

brave; martial; hasty; scudding

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 ->
92_F7E392_F7E4
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 ->
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U+34ED hé
Variants: 鞨

* 同"鞨"。 * 拼音shé。 * 治皮革。《 字海》注："鞨"未见此音义

(same as U+97A8 鞨) to make ready the leather for shoes

U+6112 kài qì
Variants: 憩 曷 渴 𢢚

qì:* 同"憩"，休息。 kài:* 荒废："玩岁而～日"。 * 急

rest, stop

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 ->
27_6112
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 ->
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U+6E34 hé kě jié kài
Variants: 㵣 愒 渇 竭 𣊅 𣊆 𣹈

* 口干想喝水。 口～。解～。 * 喻迫切地。 ～望。～盼。～慕。～求

thirsty, parched; yearn, pine

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 ->
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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 ->
27_6E34
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 ->
93_F10C93_F10F93_F11093_F10D93_F10E
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 ->
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hē:* 把液体饮料或流质食物咽下去。 ～水。～酒。～茶。～粥。 * 特指喝酒。 ～醉了。 hè:* 大声喊叫。 ～彩。～问。 yè:* 声音嘶哑、噎塞："儿生，号啼之声鸿朗高畅者寿，嘶～湿下者夭"

drink; shout, call out

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 ->
27_559D
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 ->
81_E89681_E89781_E89881_E899

hē:* 把液体饮料或流质食物咽下去。 ～水。～酒。～茶。～粥。 * 特指喝酒。 ～醉了。 hè:* 大声喊叫。 ～彩。～问。 yè:* 声音嘶哑、噎塞："儿生，号啼之声鸿朗高畅者寿，嘶～湿下者夭"

drink; shout, call out

hē:* 把液体饮料或流质食物咽下去。 ～水。～酒。～茶。～粥。 * 特指喝酒。 ～醉了。 hè:* 大声喊叫。 ～彩。～问。 yè:* 声音嘶哑、噎塞："儿生，号啼之声鸿朗高畅者寿，嘶～湿下者夭"

drink; shout, call out

U+211FC yà

* 拼音yà。骆驼的鸣叫声

(translated) bellow of a camel

U+8C12 yè
Variants: 謁

* 拜见。 ～见。拜～。进～。 * 说明，陈述，告发。 请～其故。 * 请求。 ～归。～医。 * 名帖："使者惧而失～，跪拾～"。 * 掌管晋见的近待

visit, pay respects

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 ->
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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 ->
27_8B01
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 ->
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U+5D51 hé jué jié
Variants: 碣

kě:* 〔嶱～〕山石高峻的样子。 jié:* 古同"碣"，碑石。 * 山突兀耸立

(translated) describing the appearance of mountains and rocks as tall and precipitous; ancient form of "碣", stone tablet; towering and prominent mountains

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 ->
27_78A327_E7F6
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 ->
83_F7F083_F7F183_F7F283_F7F383_F7F483_F7F583_F7F683_F7F783_F7F883_F7F983_F7FA
U+22265 yè

* 拼音yè。房屋空间狭窄

(translated) cramped house space

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 ->
27_E7E3
U+2B548 jié

* 拼音jié。疑同

(translated) Pronounced as jié; Suspected to be the same as another character

U+3DCE hè hóng xié
Variants: 暍

* 同"暍"

(same as 暍) sunstroke, hot; feverish

U+5828 è yè ài
Variants: 壒 𡑷

è:* 阻塞。 * 堰："兴治芍陂及茹陂、七门、吴塘诸～以溉稻田。" ài:* 尘埃："扬尘起～"。 * 青土。 yè:* 墙壁的缝隙

daub

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 ->
27_5828
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 ->
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U+2219C gé

* 拼音gé。[～～]竖干貌

(translated) stiff and upright appearance

U+696C qià jié
Variants: 䥟 概 櫭 毼

* 同"揭"

tablet; a signpost

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 ->
27_696C
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 ->
94_EE8294_EE83
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 ->
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U+904F è
Variants: 𨔹

* 阻止。 ～止。～制。～抑。怒不可～。 * 古同"害"："无～尔躬"

stop, suppress, curb, check; a bar

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 ->
27_904F
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 ->
91_EA2091_EA2191_EA2391_EA22
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 ->
81_EC5B
U+2EA5D

* "餲" 的类推简化字

(translated) Analogy simplified form of "餲"

U+668D hè yē
Variants: 㬞 㷎 𤸎

* 中暑："夏，大旱，民多～死。" * 热："时属炎～，热病有加。"

sunstroke

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 ->
27_668D
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 ->
83_E158
U+3520 hé jiá

* 拼音xiā。[～～]力的声音

industry, sound of making strenuous efforts

U+5E46 yì

* 古代妇女上衣的直领

(translated) straight collar of ancient women"s upper garment

U+386B yì

* 同"𤣨"

anxious, unsuccessful man

U+230B0
Variants: 鼎

* 同"鼎"

(translated) Same as "鼎"

U+78A3 kè yà jié
Variants: 嵑 礍 𡄌

jié:* 圆顶的石碑。 残碑断～。墓～。 yà:* 〔～磍〕猛兽盛怒的样子

stone tablet

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 ->
27_78A327_E7F6
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 ->
83_F7F083_F7F183_F7F283_F7F383_F7F483_F7F583_F7F683_F7F783_F7F883_F7F983_F7FA
U+845B gě gé
Variants: 匂 𨞛

gé:* 多年生草本植物，茎可编篮做绳，纤维可织布，块根肥大，称"葛根"，可制淀粉，亦可入药（通称"葛麻"） ～布。～巾（葛布做的头巾，古人不分贵贱常服）。～履。 * 表面有花纹的纺织品，用丝做经，棉线或麻线等做纬。 ě:* 姓

edible bean; 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 ->
27_845B
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 ->
91_E38C91_E39091_E39191_E38D91_E38E91_E38F
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 ->
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U+6B47 yà xiē

* 休息。 ～憩。～脚。～晌。安～。～凉。～心。 * 停止。 ～止。～业。～工。停～。间～。～班。～后语。 * 很短的一段时间。 过了一～

rest, stop, lodge

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 ->
27_6B47
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 ->
93_E30793_E308
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 ->
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U+2BC4A hé

* 拼音hé。中国人名用字

(translated) Pinyin hé; used for Chinese personal names

U+23A35
Variants: 𣩱

* 同"𣩱"

(translated) same as "𣩱"

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 ->
82_E619
U+7332 xiē hè gé hài
Variants: 獦 𤢔

xiē:* 〔～獢（ xiāo ）〕一种短嘴的猎狗。 hè:* 古通"嚇"，恐吓，吓唬。 gé:* 〔～狚〕巨大的狼。 hài:* 狗的气味

smoke or flames from fire; roast

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 ->
27_7332
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 ->
84_E2D384_E2D4
U+2DE68

* 同"竭"。 见《 大毘卢遮那成佛经疏》

(translated) Same as 竭

U+24E0E kě hài
Variants: 暍 𤵽

* 拼音yē。同"暍"。中暑

(translated) heatstroke; same as 暍

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 ->
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U+4165 jié
Variants: 𥠹

* 拼音jié。禾举出苗

ripening crops, long grains, husks; chaff; bran (of grain)

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 ->
27_EEF7
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 ->
83_E491
U+7AED jié
Variants: 渴

* 尽，用尽。 ～诚。～尽。～力。～泽而渔。枯～。衰～。声嘶力～。用之不～

put forth great effort; exhaust

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 ->
27_7AED
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 ->
93_EC1993_EC1A93_EC1B93_EC1C93_EC1D
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 ->
84_E6D584_E6D684_E6D784_E6D884_E6D9
U+4213 gé
Variants: 𥴭

* 拼音gé。[～䉈] 桃枝，一种竹子， 可做手杖

a kind of bamboo with a red skin; it is used for fine mats and other purposes, an ancient musical instrument which was used to give the signal to cease playing

U+29A00 gé
Variants: 騔

* "騔" 的类推简化字

(translated) Simplified form of "騔" by analogy

U+25EC9 hé

* 拼音hé。白米

(translated) white rice

U+3FE3 hé xiá

* 拼音lù。白色

white color

U+20FA9 là

* 同"𡂏"

(translated) same as "𡂏"

U+221CB yì

* 拼音yì。同"𤣨"

(translated) Same as "𤣨"; pronunciation yì

jiē:* 把盖在上面的东西拿起，或把粘合着的东西分开。 ～锅。～幕。 * 使隐瞒的事物显露。 ～露。～发。～底。～穿。～短。～晓。 * 高举。 ～竿而起。 * 标示。 ～橥（ zhū ）（本是作标记的小木桩，引申为标志。亦作"揭著"）。～示。 * 扛，持。 * 姓。 qì:* 提起衣裳。 ～衣涉水

raise, lift up; 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 ->
27_63ED
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 ->
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U+3E47 hé
Variants: 犍

* 拼音hé。牛名

(same as standard form 犍) a kind of cattle, castrated bull; ox

U+8910 hé hè
Variants: 褐 𣮷 𣯇 𧝶 𧝽

* 粗布或粗布衣服。 短～。 * 黑黄色。 ～煤（煤的一种，多为褐色，除可作燃料外，还可以提炼汽油、煤油、焦油等。亦称"褐炭"）。～藻（藻类植物的一大类，褐色，是海底最主要的藻类，富含碘质和胶质，海带就是供食用的褐藻）

coarse woolen cloth; dull, dark

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 ->
71_E95071_E951
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 ->
27_8910
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 ->
71_E95071_E95193_E18593_E18693_E18793_E18993_E188
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 ->
83_EFA783_EFA883_EFA9

* 粗布或粗布衣服。 短～。 * 黑黄色。 ～煤（煤的一种，多为褐色，除可作燃料外，还可以提炼汽油、煤油、焦油等。亦称"褐炭"）。～藻（藻类植物的一大类，褐色，是海底最主要的藻类，富含碘质和胶质，海带就是供食用的褐藻）

coarse woolen cloth; dull, dark

U+8B01 yè
Variants: 谒 靄 謁 謁

* 见"谒"

visit, pay respects to

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 ->
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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 ->
27_8B01
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 ->
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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 ->
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U+23FCC hé

* 拼音qì。水貌

(translated) appearance of water; state of water

U+2520E
Variants: 瞎

* 同"瞎"

(translated) Same as blind

U+23385 yì huān

* 拼音yì。胸骨

(translated) sternum

U+26772

* 同"𣎅"

(translated) Same as "𣎅"

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 ->
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U+20084 huān
Variants: 驩

* 拼音huān。[～兜] 同"驩兜"， 尧时四凶之一

(translated) Same as 驩兜, one of the "Four Fiends" from the time of Yao

U+2D9B9

* 《孔雀经音义》: 矣我师高明春秋～盛亲承示诲诚无所误阿难默然退而叹曰我

(translated) flourishing

U+2D9D1

* 同"朅"

(translated) Same as "朅"

U+6705 qiè hé
Variants: 𩿹

qiè:* 离去；去："富贵弗就，贫贱弗～。" * 勇武，壮健："庶士有～。" * 句首助词："疑是花神，～来人世。" hé:* 古通"曷"，何："～徘徊而近游？"

brave

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 ->
27_6705
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 ->
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U+248E8 yì
Variants: 㡫

* 拼音yì。办事不成功而心情急迫

(translated) Feeling impatient and anxious due to unsuccessful endeavors

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 ->
27_EAAF
U+2095C è

* 大呼用力

(translated) bellow with force

U+24861 xī
Variants: 猎

* 拼音xī。同"猎"。传说中的一种像熊的野兽

(translated) same as 猎; a legendary bear-like beast

U+22896 qì

* 拼音qì。恐惧

(translated) fear

U+3D67 gé

* 拼音gé。 * 水名。 * 见"㶀"

name of a river, clear, pure; to cover; to hide

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 ->
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U+42F5 yì

* 拼音yì。 * 同"𤣨"。 * 急。 * 不成

quick, urgent, anxious, not going to succeed, poor quality of silk fabrics

U+453D ài

* 拼音dú。 * 盖。 * 微。 * 清

to cover; to put a cover over something, small, low, weak, pure; clean; clear

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 ->
27_E0A7
U+2289A kài
Variants: 愒

* 同"愒"。贪

(translated) Same as "愒"; greedy

U+3D63 kě luǒ
Variants: 渴

* 同"渴"

(same as 渴) thirsty, to thirst, urgent; anxiously (awaiting, etc.), (interchangeable 愒) to rest; to stop, to idle away (time)

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 ->
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U+2E37B

* 同"聒"。 见《 弘明集》

(translated) same as 聒

U+5676 gé gá

* 〔～伦〕中国原西藏地方政府的主要官员。 * 〔～厦〕藏语"发布命令的机关"，即中国原西藏地方政府，由噶伦四人组成，一九五九年后解散。 * 译音字

used in transliterations

* 毯一类的毛织品："庚午减陕西织造绒～之半。" * 古同"鶡"

(translated) carpet-like woolen fabric; ancient form of "鶡"

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 ->
83_F093
U+23BB7

* 同"毼"

(translated) Same as "毼"

U+2CA0D

* "輵" 的类推简化字

(translated) Analogical simplified form of "輵"

U+20FD2
Variants: 喝

* 同"喝"

(translated) same as to drink

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 ->
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U+2334A

* 读音hết 完，尽， 结束

(translated) complete; finish; end

U+853C ǎi
Variants: 藹 譪

* 和气，和善。 和～。～然。 * 果实、树木繁茂的样子。 幽～。～～。 * 同"霭"，云气

lush; affable, friendly

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 ->
27_85F9
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 ->
81_E5BB
U+9E56 hé jiè
Variants: 鶡

* 一种像雉而善斗的鸟

crossbill, species of nightingale

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 ->
27_9DA1
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 ->
82_E41E
U+3B1E hè
Variants: 暍

* 同"暍"

(non-classical form of 暍) sunstroke, hot; feverish

U+280C3 è

* 拼音è。 * 疑同"遏"。 * [～蹬] 屈一脚跳舞的样子

(translated) Suspected to be same as "遏"; [~蹬] appearance of dancing with one leg bent

U+2D2AA

* 《佛说随求即得大自在陀罗尼神呪经》: 上二唵三毘补罗～鞞四毘末闍上㖿

(translated) appears as the last word in the phrase 上二唵三毘补罗～鞞四毘末闍上㖿 in *佛说随求即得大自在陀罗尼神呪经*

U+2CC35

* "𩏌" 的类推简化字

(translated) Analogy-based simplified form of "𩏌"

U+5DB1 kě gé

kě:* 〔～嵑（ kě ）〕山石高峻，如"其山则崆～～。" jié:* 古同"碣"，碑石

(translated) tall and steep mountain rocks, referring to "嶱嵑 (kě kě)"; anciently same as "碣", meaning stele

U+21F59 xiē

* 拼音xiē。"鬣" 字的讹字。[宗] 同"鬣鬃"

(translated) corrupted form of "鬣"; same as "鬣鬃"

U+23736

* 同"𣎷"

(translated) Same as "𣎷"

U+2DD8E

* 同"拉"。 见《 法苑珠林》

(translated) Same as "拉" (lā), meaning "pull"

U+2C2CF xiè

* 拼音xiè。烤。 冀鲁官话、西南官话

(translated) roast; Ji-Lu Mandarin, Southwestern Mandarin dialects

U+4A20 ǎi
Variants: 靄

* 同"靄"

(same as 靄) cloudy sky, fair clouds; a beautiful sky, mild; amiable; peaceful

* 〔～虎〕即"壁虎"。 * 节肢动物，胎生。头胸部的螯肢呈钳状，胸脚四对。后腹狭长，末端有毒钩，用来防敌和捕虫，食昆虫、蜘蛛等。干燥虫体可入药。 ～子。毒如蛇～

scorpion

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 ->
27_874E
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 ->
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U+2146A

* 《八辅》 第23区， 第4字

(translated) Appears as the 4th character in Section 23 of the book *Ba Fu*

U+27F28 jié jué

* 拼音jié。 * 越过。 * 见"趌"

(translated) cross over; see "趌"

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 ->
27_E12A
U+2879B gé
Variants: 葛

* 拼音gé。 * 乡名。 * 同"葛"

(translated) village name; same as "葛"

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 ->
27_E56F
U+937B jié

* 古代一种用黄金或铜装饰的鼓

(translated) An ancient type of drum decorated with gold or copper

U+2D9F8

* 《无垢淨光大陀罗尼经》: 喩毘输达儞八僧～呵葛反罗僧喝罗九萨婆怛他掲多毘唎耶跋

(translated) Nirvāna Sutra defines it as a metaphor for Vishuddhi 八僧～呵葛反罗僧喝罗九薩婆怛他掲多毘唎耶跋

U+7FAF jié
Variants: 𦍨 𦍾

* 公羊，特指骟过的。 ～羊。摩～。 * 中国古代北方的民族，匈奴的一个分支。 ～族。～鼓

wether, castrated ram; deer skin

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 ->
27_7FAF
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 ->
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U+790D kě

* 古同"碣"

(translated) Ancient form of "碣"

U+26A65
Variants: 𦪬

* 同"𦪬"

(translated) same as "𦪬"

U+25D2D qià
Variants: 㮫 䈓

* 拼音qià。柷敔又作木虎， 古时乐终时所敲击的乐器

(translated) Zhuyu, also called wooden tiger, an ancient musical instrument struck at the end of a musical performance

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 ->
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U+26F30 qiè hé
Variants: 𣰌 𦼵

* 拼音hé。一种水草， 似蕨，可食用

(translated) Aquatic plant, fern-like, edible

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 ->
27_E05D
U+99A4 ǎi
Variants: 𩡔 𩡚 𩡤

* 香气："径兰销晚～。"

(translated) fragrance; aroma; scent

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 ->
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U+7366 gé liè xiē
Variants: 猲 獵 𤢠

gé:* 〔～狚（ dàn ）〕古书上说的一种兽，形状像狼，声音像猪，吃人。 liè:* 古同"猎"，打猎，捕捉禽兽。 * 姓。 xiē:* 短嘴狗

(translated) * [~dàn (dàn)] described in ancient books as a type of beast, having the shape of a wolf, the sound of a pig, and eating people; * ancient form of "猎", meaning to hunt and capture birds and beasts; * surname; * short-snouted dog

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 ->
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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 ->
71_EAC7
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 ->
27_7375
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 ->
71_EAC793_E8FE93_E8FF93_E966
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 ->
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U+24A72 gé

* 拼音gé。 * 似玉的美石。 * 《八辅》 第32区， 第44字

(translated) Jade-like fine stone

U+258B8 gé

* 同"䅥"。 * 拼音gē。 * 禾长

(translated) Same as 䅥; Grain growing

U+85D2 qiè
Variants: 𦿋

* 〔～车〕古书上说的一种香草，用以驱虫

(translated) a type of fragrant herb mentioned in ancient books, used for insect repellent

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 ->
81_E5B5
100 𤢔
U+24894
Variants: 猲

* 同"猲"

(translated) Same as hound

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 ->
84_E2D384_E2D4
101 𮒍
U+2E48D

* "蔼" 的讹字

(translated) corrupted form of "蔼"