* 铃。 * 铃声
(translated) bell; bell sound; ringing
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* 鸟向上飞
(translated) bird flying upwards
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jiē。黑竹
(translated) black bamboo
* 拼音jí。皮黑
(translated) black skin
* 眼睛发光有神
(translated) bright and spirited eyes
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 ->
* 金文隶定字。 人名用字。字見《 殷周金文集成引得》867頁。 * 金文原形字 出自《殷周金文集成》 第11332器銘文中
(translated) clerical form of bronze script character; used as a personal name character
* 金文隶定字。 人名用字。字見《 殷周金文集成引得》319頁
(translated) clerical script form of bronze script character; used in personal names
* 〔～悙（ hèng ）〕自信好强
(translated) confident and assertive
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 ->
* "凷（塊）"的讹字
(translated) corrupted form of "凷 (塊)"
* "剓" 的讹字
(translated) corrupted form of "剓"
* "声" 的讹字
(translated) corrupted form of "声"
* "祰"的讹字
(translated) corrupted form of "祰"
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 ->
* "罬" 的讹字。见庚辰本《 脂硯齋重評石頭記》。 * 中国人名用字
(translated) corrupted form of "罬"; used in Chinese personal names
* "舝" 的讹字，同"辖"
(translated) corrupted form of "舝" ; same as "辖"
* "觌" 的讹字， * 从"覿"错讹
(translated) corrupted form of "觌"; corrupted form of "覿"
* "赃" 的讹字
(translated) corrupted form of "赃"
* "醢" 的讹字
(translated) corrupted form of "醢"
* "鼙" 的讹字
(translated) corrupted form of "鼙"
* "𤔎" 的讹字
(translated) corrupted form of "𤔎"
* "𤚲" 的讹字
(translated) corrupted form of "𤚲"
* "𩸔" 的讹字
(translated) corrupted form of "𩸔"
* 《永乐大典》 卷13136："再舍皷毁將公乃散師。 不果伐宋。"据语境， 当为"殪" 的讹字
(translated) corrupted form of 殪
* "𩸔" 的讹字
(translated) corrupted form of"𩸔"
* 〔～鵴（ jú ）〕布谷鸟
(translated) cuckoo
* 读音bongh。 * 猛冲； 向前冲。 * 蹿。 * 植物猛长
(translated) dash; charge forward; spring; vigorous growth (of plants)
* 拼音péng。[聋～] 聋子
(translated) deaf person
* 读音sì， * （đen～）深黑的。 * （sù～）粗糙的， 不平整的
(translated) deep black (đen~); rough, uneven (sù~)
* 〔～厥〕妇人貌
(translated) describes a woman"s appearance, used in the term "嬄厥"
* 拼音chǒu。弃； 讨
(translated) discard; demand
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 ->
* 陈列乐器。 * 姓
(translated) display musical instruments; 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 ->
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 ->
* 读音sẻ 划分、分配、 共有
(translated) divide; distribute; possess jointly
* 拼音bēng。狗名
(translated) dog name
* 拼音dú。抽
(translated) draw out; twitch
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 ->
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 ->
* 拼音sāng。鼓框
(translated) drum frame
* 拼音sǎng。鼓框木
(translated) drum frame wood; wood for drum frame
* 拼音dǒng 音董。[～～]鼓声
(translated) drum sound
* 拼音yìn。鼓声
(translated) drum sound
* 拼音tán。[～～]鼓声
(translated) drum sound
* 拼音liè。鼓声
(translated) drum sound
* 拼音liè。鼓聲
(translated) drum sound
* 拼音lóng。鼓声
(translated) drum sound
* 鼓声
(translated) drum sound
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 ->
* 〔～～〕鼓声，如"～～不已，声以发之。"
(translated) drum sound (onomatopoeia)
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lóng。 * 鼓声。 * 鼓宽的样子
(translated) drum sound; appearance of a wide drum
* 拼音dēng。 * 鼓声。 * 注：《 中华字海》中字形为⿱ 鼓井，是《 中华字海》的讹误字形
(translated) drum sound; corrupted form in *Zhonghua Zihai*, where the character form is given as ⿱ 鼓井
* 拼音xūn。鼓鸣
(translated) drum sound; drumming
* 拼音dòng。鼓声。 疑同"鼘"
(translated) drum sound; possibly same as 鼘
dú,:* 同"讀"。诵读、理解书的意义 * 阅，看 * 说出；宣扬 * 文体名 术语题跋一类 用以记心得于书后，以备遗忘 * 姓 dòu:* 句中的短暂停顿 今以逗号标志 也作"逗"
(translated) dú: Same as "讀"; To recite and understand books; To read; To look; To speak out; To proclaim; Literary style name, a type of postscript to record insights after reading to prevent forgetting; Surname; dòu: Short pause in sentence; Marked by comma; Also written as "逗"
* 拼音gǔ。土
(translated) earth;
* 拼音dé。土
(translated) earth; soil
* 卵未孵出雏而坏死
(translated) egg that has not hatched a chick and becomes necrotic
* 拼音gòu。够， 足够。吴语
(translated) enough; sufficient
* 拼音yì。 * [～] 细察，详审。 * yì[～] 审查订正。古方言、 江淮官话
(translated) examine closely; scrutinize; examine and correct; review and revise
* 虎豹一类的猛兽。 * 古书上说的一种像狗的野兽，腰以上是黄色，腰以下是黑色："虎豹黄熊游其下，～玃猱㹶戏其巅。"
(translated) fierce beasts like tigers or leopards; a dog-like wild animal described in ancient books as having a yellow upper body and a black lower body
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 ->
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zhuàng。装米入甑
(translated) fill rice into a zeng (steamer)
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 ->
* 澳门财政用字，（ 见财政局）
(translated) fiscal character used in Macau
* 酒食；熟食。 * 炊。 * 黍稷
(translated) food and drink; cooked food; to cook; millet
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 ->
* 拼音mài。邪视
(translated) glare
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xớt，"ngọt～" 油嘴滑舌的，花言巧语的
(translated) glib; smooth-tongued; flowery words
* 拼音tái。[欯～] 喜
(translated) happy; joy
* 石坚。 * 奔突
(translated) hard as stone; rush violently
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gặt， 收割
(translated) harvest; to reap
* 读音chấy 头虱
(translated) head louse
* 拼音jié。 * 头倾。 * 壮勇
(translated) head tilted; valiant
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ào。[～顤] 头高
(translated) high head
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 ->
* ～皮， 糠。见《 大智度论》
(translated) husk; bran
* 拼音guó。[～(lì)] 鼓声
(translated) in [𧰒(lì)], drum sound
* 读音súi 煽动，教唆
(translated) instigate; abet
* 同"鼘"
(translated) is the same as "鼘"
* 玉器。 * 玉名
(translated) jade article; name of jade
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 ->
xì:* 欢喜；欢笑。 kài:* 声音
(translated) joy; laughter; sound
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 ->
* 跳
(translated) jump
* 拼音dú。 * 刀伤。 * 剑鞘
(translated) knife wound; sword sheath
* 拼音bēng。结
(translated) knot
* 拼音kuǎn。中国人名用字
(translated) kuǎn; used in Chinese personal names
* 拼音ké。中国人名用字
(translated) ké; Used in Chinese personal names
* 读音sẩy 。 * 大肠。 * 内心深处
(translated) large intestine; inner depths
jié:* 皮子。 * 屈。 jí:* 套在牛马颈上的皮带。 * 马鞍
(translated) leather; pliable; neck strap (for livestock); saddle
* 拼音jí。[～羊] 传说中的一种羊
(translated) legendary sheep
* 拼音tēng。[倰～] 长长的样子
(translated) long appearance
* 拼音qìng。长声
(translated) long sound
* 读音hênh 失态，散开
(translated) lose composure; scatter
* 读音maij 爱，爱好， 喜欢
(translated) love; fondness; liking
* 拼音qì。走貌。 疑同"趌"
(translated) manner of walking; suspected to be the same as "趌"
* 拼音péng。即蝠鲼, 一种鱼
(translated) manta ray, a type of fish
* 多
(translated) many
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 ->
* xī ㄒㄧ 义未详
(translated) meaning unclear
* 拼音cǎn。义未详
(translated) meaning unknown
* 拼音zī。义未详
(translated) meaning unknown
* 拼音jié。 * 蠸， 一种瓜虫。 * 蝗类
(translated) melon worm; locust-like
* 读音sãi 僧人，和尚
(translated) monk; Buddhist monk
* 拼音hù。朝霞
(translated) morning glow
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jié。马名
(translated) name of a horse
* 拼音gǔ。山名
(translated) name of mountain
* 显著
(translated) notable; significant; prominent
* 拼音gòu。取牛乳
(translated) obtain milk
* 〔〕象声词。鼓声。单用义同
(translated) onomatopoeia; sound of drum
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 ->
* 声音安和
(translated) peaceful and harmonious sound
* 拼音jiā 人名用字。见《 康熙字典》(增订版)
(translated) personal name character
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 ->
* 拼音lóng。声
(translated) phonetic
* 拼音yì。戟锋
(translated) point of a halberd
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 ->