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U+5C11 shào shǎo

shǎo:* 数量小的，与"多"相对。 多～。～量。～许。 * 缺，不够。 缺～。减～。 * 不经常。 ～有。～见。 * 短时间。 ～等。～候。～顷。 * 丢，遗失。 屋里～了东西。 * 轻视："且夫我尝闻～仲尼之闻而轻伯夷之义者，如吾弗信，今我睹子之难穷也"。 shào:* 年纪轻或年轻人。 ～年。～女。～壮（年轻力壮）。 * 古代辅佐长官的副职。 ～傅。～保。 * 次级的。 ～校。～将（ jiàng ）。 * 姓

few, less, inadequate

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 ->
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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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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 ->
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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 ->
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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 ->
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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+4EEF chào miǎo
Variants: 仦

chào:* 小孩子。 miǎo:* 古同"眇"，少了一只眼

(translated) child; kid; little child; ancient form of "眇", one-eyed; same as "眇", lacking one eye

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 ->
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U+206BA shà

* 刺

to make an eyelet hole

U+2BE76 chǎo

* 拼音chǎo。中国人名用字

(translated) Pinyin: chǎo; used in Chinese personal names

U+6C99 suō shā shà
Variants: 砂 紗 𡋷 𣲓 𣲡

shā:* 非常细碎的石粒。 ～子。～石。风～。～尘。～砾（沙和碎石块）。～漠。～丘。～滩。～洲（江河里由泥沙淤积成的陆地）。～暴。～浴。～疗。～鸥（文学上指栖息岸边沙地的鸥一类的水鸟）。 * 像沙的东西。 ～糖。豆～。～瓤。 * 声音不清脆不响亮。 ～哑。 * 姓。 shà:* 经过摇动把某东西里的杂物集中，以便清除

sand, gravel, pebbles; granulated

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_EBB571_EBB4
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_6C9927_E94B
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+5435 chǎo chāo
Variants: 訬

chǎo:* 声音杂乱搅扰人。 ～人。～扰（❶吵闹使人不得安静；❷争吵）。 * 打嘴架、口角。 ～嘴。争～。 chāo:* chāo ㄔㄠˉ 〔～～〕吵闹（后一个"吵"读轻声）

argue, dispute; disturb, annoy

U+21B5D
Variants: 米

* 同"米"

(translated) Same as "米"

U+200E3

* 〈喃〉义同"少"

(translated) Vietnamese, same as "few"

U+28679 shǎo
Variants: 𨚈 𨚒

* 拼音shǎo。鲁地名， 见《玉篇》

(translated) place name in Lu

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+2E93B

* ：同"除"

(translated) Same as "除"

* 把东西放在锅里搅拌着弄熟。 ～菜。～米。～面。～冷饭（喻办事不讲效率，说话做事只是简单地重复过去，没有新的内容）。～鱿鱼（方言，因鱿鱼一炒就卷起来，因以借指卷铺盖，解雇。亦简作"炒"）。 * 倒买倒卖。 ～黄鱼（指倒买倒卖黄金）。～地皮。～买～卖（指对股票外汇的买卖）

fry, saute, roast, boil, cook

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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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+2E930

* 同"𫴻"

(translated) Same as "𫴻"

U+20030
Variants: 多

* 同"多"

(translated) same as "多"

U+21B5F
Variants: 些

* 同"些"

(translated) same as "些"

U+676A miǎo
Variants: 秒

* 树枝的细梢。 * 指年月或四季的末尾。 岁～。月～。秋～

tip of twig, top of tree; twig

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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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+7EB1 shā
Variants: 紗 𦀛 𦀟

* 用棉麻纤维、化学纤维等纺成的细缕，用它可以捻成线或织成布。 棉～。纺～。 * 经纬线稀疏或有小孔的纺织品。 羽～。窗～。～布。～帽（古代文官戴的一种帽子，后作官职的代称。亦称"乌纱帽"）。 * 像纱布的。 铁～。塑料～

gauze, thin silk; yarn, thread

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+20231 suō
Variants: 傞

* 行。 * 同"傞"

(translated) to walk; same as "傞"

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+52A3 liè
Variants: 劣 𢖬 𢚃

* 恶，坏。 恶～。～迹。 * 低下，弱下。 ～势。～等。低～。优～。 * 小于一定标准的。 ～弧（小于半圆的弧）

bad, inferior; slightly

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_52A3
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_E73594_E736
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+383A miáo

* 拼音shā。见"𢁾"

a fine thread, a net with small; tiny holes

U+6B69 bù

* 古同"步"

step

U+7802 shā
Variants: 沙

* 同"沙" ～粒。～纸。～轮。翻～（铸造器物的工作）。～糖

sand; pebbles, gravel; gritty

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 ->
33_EC5733_EC5533_EC5133_EC5633_EC5333_EC5433_EC52
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_EBB571_EBB4
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_6C9927_E94B
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_EBDD84_EBDE84_EBDF84_EBE084_EBE184_EBE284_EBE3
U+449A shǎo

* 拼音shǎo。一种草

name of a variety of grass

U+2D387

* 读音jin。"塵"的略字

(translated) Pronounced as jin; simplified form of "塵"

U+5526 shā
Variants: 賒

shā:* 象声词。 * 吹奏。 shb:* shB ㄕㄚ 语气词，相当于"啊"

(translated) onomatopoeic word; to play (a wind instrument); interjection, equivalent to "ah"

U+2C1ED

* 读音sa 堕落

(translated) degenerate

U+5999 miào
Variants: 玅 眇 竗 𡭹 𢆷

* 美，好。 ～语。～不可言。美～。～境。～处（ chù ）（①好的地点；②美妙的方面）。绝～。～趣横生。 * 奇巧，神奇。 巧～。～计。～用。奥～。～笔生花。灵丹～药。 * 青春年少。 ～年。～龄

mysterious, subtle; exquisite

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+2D067

* 同"𫴻"

(translated) same as "𫴻"

U+2BD3B

* 《八辅》 第31区， 第84字

(translated) *Bafu*, Section 31, Character No. 84

U+79D2 miǎo
Variants: 䅺 杪 𥤎

* 谷物种子壳上的芒，引申为细微，微小。 ～忽（喻细微）。 * 时间的计算单位，一分钟的六十分之一。 ～表。～针。 * 弧和角的计算单位，一分的六十分之一。 * 经纬度的计算单位，一分的六十分之一。 * 古代长度单位，一寸的万分之一。 * 古代容量单位，十撮为一秒

beard of grain or corn; a second

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+23CA6 shǎo

* 拼音shǎo。，《四聲篇海》：" 音少。"

(translated) pronounced shǎo

U+7AD7 miào miǎo
Variants: 妙

* 古同"妙"

(translated) ancient form of "妙"

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+7C86 shā chǎo

shā:* 蔗糖。 chǎo:* 干粮，炒米

coarse

U+4E77 shā

* 〈韩〉奴婢名用字。例。 䣉乷，䯩乷。 * 〈韩〉地名用字。例。 ～味（今在忠清北道中原）

(translated) Korean: used in slave names; Korean: used in place names

U+2DD32

* 同"炒"。 见《 虚空藏菩萨问七佛陀罗尼呪经》

(translated) Same as "炒" (chǎo), stir-fry

U+2CBAA shā

* "閯" 的类推简化字。shā。 * 两脚或两手等向两侧分开； 散开。西南官话、 吴语。 * 树枝等与主干角度较大的分开。 西南官话。这树胯子～ 开哒。[～牙] 龅牙。客话。[～ 手]伸开指头。 粤语

(translated) simplified form of "閯"; to spread apart (legs, arms, etc.); to scatter. Southwestern Mandarin, Wu dialect; to spread at a wide angle (branches from trunk, etc.). Southwestern Mandarin. Examples: tree crotch spreading open; buck teeth (Hakka); spread fingers (Cantonese)

U+6284 chāo
Variants: 劋 挱 鈔

* 誊写，照原文写。 ～本。～写。～袭。传～。 * 搜查而没收。 ～没（ mò ）。～家。～斩。 * 走简捷的路。 ～近。～小道。包～。 * 同"绰"

copy, confiscate, seize

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 ->
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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_9214
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+2C31C shā

* 同"㸺"。 * 拼音shā。 * [～牛] 母牛。西南官话、 吴语、赣语

(translated) same as "㸺"; female cow, specifically in Southwest Mandarin, Wu Chinese, and Gan Chinese dialects

U+27621
Variants: 褾

* 同"褾"

(translated) Same as "褾"

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+8A2C chāo miǎo
Variants: 吵 謅

* 矫健敏捷："越人有重迟者，而人谓之～。" * 吵闹；烦扰。 * 轻佻。 * 抄写

clamour, uproar, annoyance, etc

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_8A2C
U+212F7
Variants: 沙

* 同"沙"

(translated) same as "沙"

U+686B suō
Variants: 𣘡

* 〔～椤〕蕨类植物，木本，茎高而直，叶片大。茎含淀粉，供食用

horse chestnut

U+686C shā

* 〔～棠〕古书上说的一种果树，花红色，果实无核，味道像李子

pear and other trees

U+9024 suò

* 〔逻～〕中国西藏拉萨在唐代的称呼，如"设备邯郸道，和亲～～城。"

(translated) in "Luosuo", an ancient name for Lhasa in Tibet during the Tang Dynasty of China

shěng:* 地方行政区域。 ～份。～会。 * 节约，不费。 ～钱。～事。～吃俭用。 * 简易，减免。 ～略。～称。～写。 * 中国古官署名。 中书～（①魏晋开始设置，总管国家政务，历代有所沿革，唐初设"中书、尚书、门下"三省共管政事；②元代"中书省"兼管"尚书省"的职权，权更重，成为中央最高的官署，称地方最高行政官署为"行中书省"，简称"省"，是现在"省"的来历）。尚书～。门下～。秘书～。 * 古代称王宫禁地。 ～中。～闼（禁中）。 xǐng:* 检查。 反～（检查自己）。～察（考察）。吾日三～吾身。 * 知觉，觉悟。 ～悟。发人深～。 * 看望父母、尊亲。 ～亲。～视

province; save, economize

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 ->
41_F513
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 ->
31_F45031_F45131_F45231_F45531_F45731_F45631_F45431_F45331_F45831_F45E31_F46031_F45C31_F45B31_F45F31_F45A31_F45D
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_E38971_E38A
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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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+7707 miào miǎo
Variants: 妙 𢡾 𥋐 𦕈

* 瞎了一只眼，后亦指两眼俱瞎。 ～视（①用一只眼看；②轻视）。"生而～者不识日"。 * 细小，微小。 ～小。～～（①微小，如"～～之身"；②边远，高远，如"路～～之默默"；③远看，如"目～～兮愁予"）。～身（微小之身，古代帝王自称）。 * 同"渺"，远，高

blind in one eye; minute, minuscule

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_7707
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+43DA chǎo miǎo
Variants: 𦙧

chǎo:* 少。 miǎo:* 季脇下方挾脊兩旁空軟部分

small, missing; wanting; lost, the floating ribs on the sides of the trunk

U+20AF4 shǎo

* 读音byaanh 缺；少。 * 拼音shǎo。 * 中国人名用字

(translated) lack; few (Cantonese pronunciation byaanh); Mandarin pinyin shǎo; used in Chinese given names

U+21B71
Variants: 𡭲

* 同"𡮇"

(translated) Same as "𡮇"

U+21B72
Variants: 𡭱

* 读音trút 倒，泄； 推卸

(translated) topple; spill; leak; shirk responsibility

U+2C1A0

* 金文隶定字， 同"抄"。 字見《殷周金文集成引得》439 頁。 * 金文原形字 出自《殷周金文集成》 第2841器銘文中

(translated) Clerical script form of bronze script; original form of bronze script; same as "抄"

U+2AFC9 shǎo

* 拼音shǎo。中国人名用字

(translated) Pronounced as shǎo; used in Chinese personal names

U+7385 miào yāo
Variants: 妙

miào:* 同"妙"。 yāo:* 急戾。玄妙。 * 小貌

mysterious, subtle; exquisite

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_7385
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+25637

* 读音trẻ。 年轻、幼小

(translated) young; young and small

U+949E chāo miǎo
Variants: 鈔

* 同"抄"。 * 纸币。 ～票。现～。兑换外～

paper money, bank notes; copy

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 ->
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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_9214
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+2A7DC shā

* 拼音shā。中国人名用字

(translated) Used in Chinese personal names

U+2BDF2

* 金文隶定字， 同"炒"。 字見《殷周金文集成引得》686 頁。 * 金文原形字 出自《殷周金文集成》 第10386器銘文中

(translated) Lishu standardized form of Jinwen character; same as "炒" (stir-fry)

U+2BDF4

* 金文隶定字， 同"炒"。 字見《殷周金文集成引得》686 頁。 * 金文原形字 出自《殷周金文集成》 第10386器銘文中

(translated) clerical script form, same as "炒"; original form in bronze inscriptions

U+6E09 shè dié

* 古同"涉"

ford stream

U+7870 shā

* 〔～石〕古地名，在今中国山西省宁武县境

(translated) Shāshí: ancient place name, located in present-day Ningwu County, Shanxi Province, China

U+7D17 shā miǎo
Variants: 沙 纱 𠋝 𦀛 𦀟

* 用棉蔴纖維、化學纖維等紡成的細縷，用它可以撚成線或織成布。 棉～。紡～。 * 經緯線稀疏或有小孔的紡織品。 羽～。窗～。～布。～帽（古代文官戴的一種帽子，後作官職的代稱。亦稱"烏紗帽"）。 * 像紗布的。 鐵～。塑膠～

gauze, thin silk; yarn, thread

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 ->
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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_6C9927_E94B
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_E376
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 ->
85_E2DD
U+838E suō shā suī
Variants: 艸 𢘿 𦹈 𪌮 𪍬

suō:* 〔～草〕多年生草本植物，地下的块根称"香附子"，可入药。 shā:* 多用于人名、地名

kind of sedge grass, used anciently for raincoats

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_E080
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_838E
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_E08091_E4C591_E4C691_E4C791_E4C8
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+6BDF lie

* liě ㄌㄧㄝˇ 日本和字。 英语 to pluck， pick， tear

to pluck, pick, tear

U+2B8A1

* 金文隶定字， 同"抄"。 字见《殷周金文集成引得》255 頁

(translated) Clerical script form of bronze script, same as "抄"

U+2AD8B miào

* 拼音miào。中国人名用字

(translated) Pronunciation: miào; used in Chinese personal names

U+7300 shā

* 古代中国广西少数民族之一

(translated) One of the ancient Chinese ethnic minorities in Guangxi

U+75E7 shā
Variants: 𤵌

* 〔～子〕麻疹的俗称。 * 中医指霍乱、中暑、肠炎等急性病。 发～

cholera; colic

U+2C54D shā

* shā浅的笸箩。 粤语

(translated) Cantonese: shallow bamboo basket

U+2D0F9

* 佛教咒语用字。 * 见《 龙树五明论卷一》

(translated) Character used in Buddhist mantras

U+2DEC2

* 同"当"。字，"當"的讹字

(translated) Same as "当"; corrupted form of "當"

U+20D15 miào

* 拼音miào。〈方〉 抿嘴(表示轻蔑）

(Cant.) to purse the lips; to wriggle

U+27D41 mù

* 同"㣎"。中国人名用字

(translated) Same as "㣎"; Used in Chinese given names

U+2E677

* 同"省"。 见《 因明大疏抄》

(translated) Same as "省"

U+21B7A

* 读音nhí 轻声细语。[～穎] 嬉戏

(translated) speak softly and gently; frolic

U+8016 chào

* 在耕、耙地以后用的一种把土弄得更细的农具。 * 用耖弄细土块，使地平整。 ～田

(translated) An agricultural tool used after plowing and harrowing to further pulverize soil; To use a "chao" (耖) to break up soil clods and level the field

U+26667 chǎo
Variants: 䏚

* 同"䏚"

(translated) Same as "䏚"

U+5A11 suō
Variants: 𣯌

* 〔婆～〕见"婆"。（ pó ）。 * 〔～～〕轻扬、松散的样子，如"修初服之～～兮，长余佩之参参

dance, frolic; lounge; saunter

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_5A11
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+21B97

* 读音hoằn 偶尔

(translated) Pronunciation: hoằn; Occasionally

U+3E3A shā

* 母牛

a cow; female of certain animals

U+5057 shěng

* 直的样子。 * 长

(translated) straight manner; long

U+202DD miǎo
Variants: 紗

* 同"渺"

(translated) vast; indistinct

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 ->
85_E2DD
U+45A2 miáo

* 拼音miào。刚孵化出来的蚕

first-born silkworm

U+20CD5 chāo

* 拼音chāo。 * 粤语。 * 搜：～ 身。 * 翻：～ 咩吖（翻什么）

(Cant.) to search

U+6E3A miǎo
Variants: 淼 𠋝 𡙎 𢡾

* 微小。 ～小。～不足道。 * 水势辽远。 浩～。～邈。～～。～然。 * 茫茫然，看不清楚。 ～茫。～无人迹

endlessly long, boundless, vast

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+6E3B shèng xǐng
Variants: 省 𣹴 𨜜

* 古同"省"，减少。 * 水门。 * 姓

(translated) Ancient form of "省", meaning reduce; Water gate; Surname

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 ->
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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 ->
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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_6E3B
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+3B5E liè

* 拼音liè。 * 恶木。 * 《八辅》 第32区， 第83字

a kind inferior wood

U+8D7B xiǎn
Variants: 鮮

* 古同"鲜"，少。 * 走不及

(translated) Same as "鲜" in ancient times, meaning few; to walk too slow and fall behind

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 ->
33_EDD733_EDDD33_EDDE33_EDDB33_EDE033_EDDF33_EDDC33_EDD833_EDD933_EDDA33_EDE1
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 ->
57_E9B4
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_9BAE
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+6332 suō shā
Variants: 挱

suō:* 〔摩（ mó ）～〕抚摸。 sa:* 〔摩（ mā ）～〕用手轻轻按着一下一下地移动。 shā:* 〔挓～〕张开，如"他～～着手"

to feel or fondle with the fingers

U+23EC5

* 〈喃〉义同沙

(translated) Vietnamese, same meaning as 沙

U+2ADBC

* 同"𡋥"

(translated) same as "𡋥"

U+9214 chǎo chāo miǎo
Variants: 抄 摷 钞

* 同"抄"。 * 紙幣。 ～票。現～。兌換外～

paper money, bank notes; copy

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 ->
53_F31E53_F31D57_F614
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_9214
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 ->
85_E915
U+2601B shā
Variants: 紗

* 同"纱"

(translated) Same as yarn

U+35C2 shěng
Variants: 省

* 拼音shěng。寡言少语， 说话谨慎

to keep the mouth shut; to be careful how one speak, (non-classical form of U+7701 省) to examine; to watch; (Cant.) to scour

U+26548 miǎo
Variants: 眇

* 同"眇"。中国人名用字

(translated) Same as "眇"; Used in Chinese personal names

U+28688
Variants: 𨙹

* 同"𨙹"

(translated) same as "𨙹"

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_E578
U+28692
Variants: 𨙹

* 同"𨙹"

(translated) Same as "𨙹"

U+20794 shěng

* 拼音shěng。中国人名用字

(translated) Pinyin: shěng; used in Chinese names

U+26A16 chào

* 同"觘"。 * 拼音chào。 * 船行不平稳

(translated) same as "觘"; boat traveling unsteadily

100 㲚
U+3C9A shā
Variants: 𣮅

* 毛发长的样子

long hair

101 裟
U+88DF shā

* 〔袈～〕见"袈"

a cassock or robe of a monk

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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