* 同"泰"
(translated) same as "泰"
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亅 * 疑同"擟"
(translated) Presumed to be same as "擟"
* 〈方〉扔。中原官话、兰银官话
(translated) dialectal: to throw
* 读音hamyeo。 * 韩国口诀字（ 吏读汉文时标注在句读点处的字）。 * 地名用字。 * 同"弥"
(translated) Pronunciation hamyeo; Korean gugyeol character (used to mark punctuation in Idu Hanmun); Used for place names; Same as "弥"
* 〈韓〉同"旀"
(translated) Korean, same as "旀"
* 〔～子木〕古书上说的一种树，亦称"即来"、"松杨"、"灯台树"。 * 〔～鸟〕鸟类的一科，喜群飞，食种子和昆虫，有的善于模仿别的鸟叫。如"八哥"、"鸥椋"等
fruit
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 ->
* 拼音zhū
(translated) Pinyin: zhū
* 同"窈"
(translated) Same as "窈"
* "𦀎" 的类推简化字。的类推简化字
(translated) Analogously simplified form of "𦀎"
* 拦阻，古代帝王外出时派武士列队警戒，阻止人们通行："张弓带鞬，遮～出入。" * 通"列"，排列："相与～乎高原之上。"
(Cant.) row
Bronze Inscriptions
c. 1200–221 BCE (Shang–Zhou; continues into the Warring States)
Inscriptions cast or engraved on ritual bronzes, especially prominent from the Western Zhou onward; a major source for early political, ritual, and social history.Wikipedia ->
Qin Script
c. 475–206 BCE (Qin, Warring States → Qin dynasty)
Qin-area character forms attested on bamboo/wood slips (e.g., Shuihudi, deposited 217 BCE), overlapping chronologically with the standardization of seal script and the emergence of clerical tendencies.Wikipedia ->
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
* 疑同"剟"
(translated) suspected to be same as "剟"
* "𤟆" 的讹字
(translated) corrupted form of "𤟆"
* 同"京"
(translated) Same as 京
* 《八辅》 第30区， 第3字
(translated) 《Ba Fu》, Section 30, 3rd character
* 同"涼"
(translated) Same as "涼"; cool
* 印，自秦代以后专指帝王的印。 玉～。掌～大臣。～书。～节（印章）。～绶
imperial signet, royal signet
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
* 见"綡"
(translated) See 綡
* 退避，退让。 ～位。～遁。 * 谦让，恭顺。 ～让。谦～。 * 次，差，不及。 ～色
humble, modest; yield
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"剂"
Semantic variant of 劑: medicinal preparation
* 同"𡳝"。读音chút 少许，一点儿， 些许
(translated) Same as "𡳝"; a little; a bit; slightly
* 同"𡮇"
(translated) Same as "𡮇"
* 拼音liè。忧愁
grieved; distressed
* 恨。 * 懈怠。 * 喜悦
(translated) hate; negligence; joy
Chu Script
c. 770–221 BCE (Chu, Spring & Autumn–Warring States)
A regional script tradition used in the state of Chu, best known from brush-written bamboo and silk manuscripts with distinctive local forms.Wikipedia ->
* 同"黎"。 * 拼音lí。 * 中国人名用字
(translated) Same as "黎"; Pinyin: lí; Used in personal names
* 同"恭"。中国人名用字
(translated) Same as "恭"; Used in Chinese personal names
* 同"诊"
(translated) Same as "诊"
qiǎo:* 好。 * 优质金属。 * 微。 * 净。 jiǎo:* 利
(translated) Good; Premium metal; Tiny; Minute; Subtle; Slight; Clean; Pure; Net; Sharp; Keen; Sharpness
* 同"愻"
(translated) Same as 愻
* 同"泰"
(translated) same as "泰"
* 同"挱"
(translated) same as 挱
* "瀰" 的类推简化字。 * 《八辅》 第30区， 第31字
(non-classical abbreviated form of 瀰) a watery expanse, to be covered with, to disseminate every where, currents of the water
* 中国人名用字
(translated) Used as a given name character in Chinese
* 同"紾"
(translated) Same as "紾"
* 疑同"隙"。 * 拼音xì 中国人名用字
(translated) Same as "隙"; Chinese personal name character
* 同"冽"
(translated) Same as 冽
* "你"的敬称
honorific for "you"
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"漆"
(translated) Same as "漆"; lacquer; paint; varnish
* 同"漆"
(translated) same as lacquer
* 古代刑罚之一，割去耳朵
punishment by cutting off ears
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"荆"。 * 拼音jīng。 * 中国人名用字
(translated) same as "荆"; used in Chinese personal names
* 同"侴"
Same as "侴"
* 指空间，人面所向的一面；房屋等正门所向的一面；家具等靠外的一面，与"后"相对。 ～面。～边。～方。面～。～进。～程。 * 指时间，过去的，往日的，与"后"相对。 以～。～人。～此。～科。～嫌。～言。～车之鉴。 * 顺序在先的。 ～五名。 * 向前行进。 勇往直～
in front, forward; preceding
Bronze Inscriptions
c. 1200–221 BCE (Shang–Zhou; continues into the Warring States)
Inscriptions cast or engraved on ritual bronzes, especially prominent from the Western Zhou onward; a major source for early political, ritual, and social history.Wikipedia ->
Chu Script
c. 770–221 BCE (Chu, Spring & Autumn–Warring States)
A regional script tradition used in the state of Chu, best known from brush-written bamboo and silk manuscripts with distinctive local forms.Wikipedia ->
Qin Script
c. 475–206 BCE (Qin, Warring States → Qin dynasty)
Qin-area character forms attested on bamboo/wood slips (e.g., Shuihudi, deposited 217 BCE), overlapping chronologically with the standardization of seal script and the emergence of clerical tendencies.Wikipedia ->
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
Clerical Script
c. 300 BCE–220 CE (emerged late Warring States/Qin; dominant Han)
A practical script that evolved from late Warring States/Qin writing; it matured and became dominant in the Han dynasty, favoring faster, more rectilinear strokes.Wikipedia ->
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
* 同"刮"
(translated) Same as "刮"
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 ->
* 厉害，猛烈，迅速。 ～变。～痛。～烈。～毒。加～。 * 文艺的一种形式，作家把一定的主题编出来，利用舞台由演员化装演出。 戏～。～本。～情。～种。～院。～坛。京～。话～。 * 姓
theatrical plays, opera, drama
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kān
(translated) Pinyin kān
* 拼音guā。[～喇(lǎ)] 名声象声词
(Cant.) onomatopoetic
* 同"𪰬"
(translated) same as "𪰬"
* 音未详， 水名
(translated) Pronunciation unknown; river name
* 读音ri， 韩国人名用字
(translated) Pronounced as ri; used for Korean given names
* 同"瞇"
(translated) same as squint
* 古同"𡚽"。 * 姓
surname
* 均见"侧"
side; incline, slant, lean
Bronze Inscriptions
c. 1200–221 BCE (Shang–Zhou; continues into the Warring States)
Inscriptions cast or engraved on ritual bronzes, especially prominent from the Western Zhou onward; a major source for early political, ritual, and social history.Wikipedia ->
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
Clerical Script
c. 300 BCE–220 CE (emerged late Warring States/Qin; dominant Han)
A practical script that evolved from late Warring States/Qin writing; it matured and became dominant in the Han dynasty, favoring faster, more rectilinear strokes.Wikipedia ->
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 ->
* 疑同"俞"
(translated) Suspected to be same as "俞"
* 规定。 因地～宜。～定。～式。～宪。 * 限定，约束，管束。 ～止。～裁。专～。～约。抵～。节～。～动。～海权。 * 法规，制度。 民主集中～。公有～。 * 造，作。 ～造。～做。～品。～图。～革。～版。如法炮（ páo ）～。 * 依照规定的标准做的。 ～钱（中国明、清两代称本朝的铜钱）。～服。 * 古代帝王的命令。 ～诰。 * 古代父母死亡守丧；守～
system; establish; overpower
Bronze Inscriptions
c. 1200–221 BCE (Shang–Zhou; continues into the Warring States)
Inscriptions cast or engraved on ritual bronzes, especially prominent from the Western Zhou onward; a major source for early political, ritual, and social history.Wikipedia ->
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
Clerical Script
c. 300 BCE–220 CE (emerged late Warring States/Qin; dominant Han)
A practical script that evolved from late Warring States/Qin writing; it matured and became dominant in the Han dynasty, favoring faster, more rectilinear strokes.Wikipedia ->
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"刚"
Semantic variant of 剛: hard, tough, rigid, strong
* 金文隶定字。 象聲詞。字见《 殷周金文集成引得》888頁
(translated) Clerical form of bronze script character; onomatopoeic word
* 剜
to pick up with knife
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"廁"。"厕"的繁体字
mingle with; toilet, lavatory
* 鸟叫声
the cry of a bird
jǐng:* 环境的风光。 ～色。～致。～物。～观。～气（ａ．景色；ｂ．指经济繁荣现象，统指兴旺）。～深。 * 情况，状况。 ～象。～况。年～。 * 佩服，敬慕。 ～仰。～慕。 * 高，大。 ～行（ xíng ）。 * 姓。 yǐng:* 古同"影"，影子
scenery, view; conditions
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 ->
* 把衣服等放在阳光下，或放在通风透气的地方使干。 ～晒。～干
air-dry; sun-dry
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"首"。 * 拼音shǒu
(translated) Same as "首"
* 同"胗"
(translated) same as 胗; gizzard
* 见"刚"
hard, tough, rigid, strong
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 ->
* 同"雕"
(same as 雕) to engrave; to carve; to tattoo
* 同"列"
Semantic variant of 列: a line; to arrange in order, classify
* 同"纠"
(translated) Same as "纠"
* 同"鍔"
(same as 鍔) swords; a double-edged sword
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 ->
* 《人天眼目》: 絃著力处不消一～断絃故射不中的我要那射不中底翼折故空
(translated) minimal amount; a little bit
* 同"𠜯"
(translated) Same as "𠜯"
* 有力
(translated) forceful
* 疑同"剓"。 * 拼音lí。 * 中国人名用字
(translated) Same as "剓"; Used in Chinese personal names
* 同"𠯲"
(translated) same as "𠯲"
* 拼音lì。中国人名用字
(translated) Used in Chinese personal names
* 读音may 一点点
(translated) Pronounced approximately "may"
* 拼音lì。剩余的帛
remains; remnants
* 同"㡂"
(translated) Same as "㡂"
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rae。 指雄性动物发情
(translated) rutting of male animals; male animals in heat
* 拼音xīng。行走的样子
to walk; to go
* 同"挒"
(translated) same as the character 挒
* 同"霹"。 * 《八辅》 第36区， 第58字
(translated) Same as "霹"
* 拼音là。 * 石。 * 《八辅》 第36区， 第85字
rocks; stones; minerals, etc
* 苇花。 * 苕帚："赞牛耳桃～。" * 药草名，即"石芸"
sedges; rushes
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 ->
* 〔茉～〕见"茉"
white jasmine
Chu Script
c. 770–221 BCE (Chu, Spring & Autumn–Warring States)
A regional script tradition used in the state of Chu, best known from brush-written bamboo and silk manuscripts with distinctive local forms.Wikipedia ->
* 同"郗"
(translated) Variant of "郗"
* 同"𠛪"
(translated) same as "𠛪"
bāo:* 去掉外面的皮或其他东西。 ～皮。～花生。 bō:* 义同"剥"（ bāo ），用于复合词。 ～夺。～削（ xuē ）。～落。～蚀。生吞活～
peel
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 ->
* 同"划"
(translated) Same as "draw"
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xẻ，（ 切割）木头； 做木工活
(translated) cutting wood; engage in carpentry
* 拼音suì。《靜簋》：" 王賜靜鞞。張亞初： 讀若璲。"
(translated) pronounced as suì; read as 璲
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 ->
dá:* 钩，镰刀。 zhá:* 同"札"
brief note; official communique
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 ->
* 拼音shěng。中国人名用字
(translated) Pinyin: shěng; used in Chinese names
* 强。 ～敌。强大
strong, powerful, mighty; violent
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"鼾"
(translated) Same as "鼾"
* 方言，捕捉老鼠、雀鸟等的工具。 * 用弶捕捉
a snare
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
* 见"恻"
feel anguish, feel compassion
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 ->
Clerical Script
c. 300 BCE–220 CE (emerged late Warring States/Qin; dominant Han)
A practical script that evolved from late Warring States/Qin writing; it matured and became dominant in the Han dynasty, favoring faster, more rectilinear strokes.Wikipedia ->
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
* 同"醒"。醒悟
intelligent, tranquil
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 ->
* "𢯩" 的类推简化字
(translated) Analogical simplified form of "𢯩"
* 〈韓〉地名用字。 * 〈韓〉人名用字
place name
* 见"测"
measure, estimate, conjecture
Bronze Inscriptions
c. 1200–221 BCE (Shang–Zhou; continues into the Warring States)
Inscriptions cast or engraved on ritual bronzes, especially prominent from the Western Zhou onward; a major source for early political, ritual, and social history.Wikipedia ->
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
Clerical Script
c. 300 BCE–220 CE (emerged late Warring States/Qin; dominant Han)
A practical script that evolved from late Warring States/Qin writing; it matured and became dominant in the Han dynasty, favoring faster, more rectilinear strokes.Wikipedia ->
* 疫疾
ulcer, a sore; swelling and sores caused by varnish-poisoning; pestilence; epidemic, leprosy, (interchangeable 勵) to exhort to great effort; to urge