* 同"莿"
(translated) Same as "莿"
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亅 * 同"裂"
(translated) Same as "split"
* 同"跈"
(non-classical form of 跈), (same as 踐) to step upon; to tread upon; to trample, (same as 趁) to take advantage, hard to proceeding
* 《吽迦陀野仪轨》: 次又可说～曼陀罗法印；～ 字三二十八字眞言四天王梵本明妃五大禁
(translated) Related to Mandala Mudra; Dharma Seal; Appears in a 328-character mantra of the Four Heavenly Kings, Sanskrit version, Vidyādevī, and the Five Great Prohibitions
* 拼音jǐng。中国人名用字
(translated) Used in Chinese given names
* 同"刳"。 * 拼音kuā。 * 中国人名用字
(translated) Same as "刳"; Used in Chinese personal names
* 读音laun 捞（钱）
(translated) to rake in money
* 拼音tóu。剜
to cut; to cut out; to pick out; to scoop out, (same as 鄃) name of a county in today"s Shandong province
* 同"劘"
Semantic variant of 劘: make into mince
* 同"𠳹"
(translated) Same as "𠳹"
* 夺取。 ～夺。～取。抢～。劫～。 * 擦过。 ～视。浮光～影。 * 拷打。 ～笞。～治。拷～。 * 砍伐。 ～林。 * 顺手抓取。 随手～起一根棍子
rob, ransack, plunder; pass by
* 夺取。 ～夺。～取。抢～。劫～。 * 擦过。 ～视。浮光～影。 * 拷打。 ～笞。～治。拷～。 * 砍伐。 ～林。 * 顺手抓取。 随手～起一根棍子
rob, ransack, plunder; pass by
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
Clerical Script
c. 300 BCE–220 CE (emerged late Warring States/Qin; dominant Han)
A practical script that evolved from late Warring States/Qin writing; it matured and became dominant in the Han dynasty, favoring faster, more rectilinear strokes.Wikipedia ->
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
* 拼音suō。一种树
(translated) a kind of tree
* 同"傑"
(translated) Same as 傑
* 同"𭥮"
(translated) same as "𭥮"
* 拼音liáng。牻牛
generally called the animals (cattle, sheep etc.) with mixed color of white and black
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suō。[～盘] 即"婆娑"， 舞姿旋转轻盈的样子
(translated) same as "婆娑", describing a light and graceful whirling dance
* 拼音chuò。 * 石。 * 同"䃗"
(translated) Stone; same as 䃗
* 拼音wěn。截竹
(translated) cut bamboo
* 同"镾"。 * 拼音miǔ
(translated) Same as "镾"
* 疑同"就"。 * 拼音jiù。 * 中国人名用字
(translated) Same as 就; Chinese given name character
* 同"刳"
(same as 刳) to cut open; to rip up; to cut out
* 同"刚"。《正字通》：" 剛，本作～， 九画。"
(translated) Same as 剛; original form of 剛
* 同"㓼"
(translated) Same as "㓼"
* 拼音gùn。削
(translated) pare; whittle
* 同"罚"
(translated) same as "罚"
* 拼音qián。笑
(translated) smile; to laugh
* 同"恧"
(translated) same as "恧"
* 同"啀"
(translated) Same as "啀"
* 同"𣄴"
(translated) Same as "𣄴"
* 同"𡥴"
(translated) Same as "𡥴"
* 读音xíu 一点点。[～] 最小，极小
(translated) A tiny bit; minimal, extremely small
* "𡾱" 的类推简化字
(non-classical and abbreviated form) shape of the mountain
* 同"篮"。 * 拼音lán。 * 遮
(translated) Same as "篮"; To cover
yú:* 和悦，快意。 ～快。～悦。欢～。不～之色。 tōu:* 古同"偷"，苟且敷衍
pleasant, delightful; please
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 ->
* 形近"憭"
(translated) Resembles "憭"
* 改变，违背（多指感情或态度） 忠贞不～。生死不～。 * 中国重庆直辖市的别称。因为重庆境内嘉陵江古称渝水，"渝"也作为重庆的简称沿用至今
change; chongqing
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shuò。[～濯] 淘米水
(translated) rice water
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 ->
tián:* 〔～菜〕即"甜菜"，一种草本植物，根肥大，含有糖质，是制糖的主要原料之一。 tiàn:* 草木茂盛
beet
* 拼音lì。言美
(translated) beautiful speech
* 话讲得漂亮
(translated) well-spoken
* 同"趁"
(translated) same as 趁
* 同"剖"
Semantic variant of 剖: split in two, slice; dissect
* 拼音gōng。中国人名用字
(translated) Used in Chinese personal names
* 中国人名用字
(translated) Used in Chinese personal names
* 中国人名用字
(translated) Used in Chinese personal names
* 见"谅"
excuse, forgive; guess, presume
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 ->
* 见"谅"
excuse, forgive; guess, presume
* 同"隙"
a crevise, fissure; time, leisure; unpreparedness
* 拼音chóng。锹一类的工具
a kind of farm tool; iron spade; spade
* 拼音jìn。制
(translated) make; manufacture; produce
* 拼音dēng。～钩
a kind of tool; a hook; a barb; a sickle
cān:* 古同"参"。 shēn:* 古同"参"。 cēn:* 古同"参"。 sān:* 古同"参"
to counsel, to consult together; to take part in; to intervene
Bronze Inscriptions
c. 1200–221 BCE (Shang–Zhou; continues into the Warring States)
Inscriptions cast or engraved on ritual bronzes, especially prominent from the Western Zhou onward; a major source for early political, ritual, and social history.Wikipedia ->
Chu Script
c. 770–221 BCE (Chu, Spring & Autumn–Warring States)
A regional script tradition used in the state of Chu, best known from brush-written bamboo and silk manuscripts with distinctive local forms.Wikipedia ->
Qin Script
c. 475–206 BCE (Qin, Warring States → Qin dynasty)
Qin-area character forms attested on bamboo/wood slips (e.g., Shuihudi, deposited 217 BCE), overlapping chronologically with the standardization of seal script and the emergence of clerical tendencies.Wikipedia ->
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
* 拼音tiān。粤语语气词： 唔记得买电池（哎呀， 忘了买电池）
(translated) Cantonese modal particle; expresses exclamation, for example in "唔記得買電池" (Oops, forgot to buy batteries)
* 拼音qī。古地名
name of a place in ancient times, (same as 5380 膝) the knee
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 ->
* 古同"玺"
Acquired from 鉨: [nǐ] nihonium (element 113); silk string; [niè] (same as U+9477 鑷) tweezers; [xǐ] (same as 鉨) a seal
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 ->
* 同"𨨹"
(translated) Same as "𨨹"
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"剑"
(translated) Same as "剑"
* 同"整"
(translated) Same as "整"
* 同"憀"
Semantic variant of 憀: to rely on
* 同"洌"
(translated) Same as "洌"
* 同"浙"
(translated) Same as "浙"
* 中国人名用字
(translated) Used in Chinese personal names
* 拼音chì。同"㓼"
(translated) same as "㓼"
* 疑同"釗"。 * 拼音zhāo。 * 中国人名用字
(translated) Suspected to be the same as "釗"; Used in Chinese personal names
* 同"烈"
(translated) fierce; intense
* 拼音mó。中国人名用字
(translated) Pinyin: mó; Used in Chinese given names
* 拼音guǒ。割
(translated) cut
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 ->
* 用刀刮去毛发。 ～头。～刀。～度（佛教指给要出家的人剃去头发，使成为僧尼）
shave
* 同"劓"
(same as 劓) to cut off the nose; cut off
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 ->
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 ->
* 〔～叭〕a。一种管乐器，铜制。b。喇叭筒状，有扩音作用的东西，如"汽车～～" * 〔～嘛教〕佛教的一派，传播于中国藏族、蒙古族地区。 * 〔～嘛〕中国藏语，喇嘛教的僧人，原意"上人"、"师傅"
horn, bugle; lama; final particle
* 〔～叭〕a。一种管乐器，铜制。b。喇叭筒状，有扩音作用的东西，如"汽车～～" * 〔～嘛教〕佛教的一派，传播于中国藏族、蒙古族地区。 * 〔～嘛〕中国藏语，喇嘛教的僧人，原意"上人"、"师傅"
horn, bugle; lama; final particle
* 疑同"湾"。 * 拼音wān。 * 水曲
(translated) Suspected to be same as "湾"; water bend
* 读音mọn 小
(translated) Pronounced as mọn; small
* 同"𡮆"
(translated) Same as "𡮆"
* 读音quắc 炫目
(translated) dazzling
* 同"眉"
Semantic variant of 眉: eyebrows; upper margin of book
* 方言造字， 同"䁽"。 眼有疾病。河北定兴《 五言杂字》已有此字， 原文"瞪公與婆， 一定剜眼睛。"
(translated) dialect-coined character, same as "䁽"; eye disease
* 〈方〉瘦小
(translated) dialectal, small and thin
* 〈方〉俗称男性外生殖器。粤语
(Cant.) sexual intercourse (vulg.)
* 克。 * 割截。 * 信
(translated) to conquer; to cut off; to believe
* 同"劑"
medicinal preparation
* 同"劙"
(same as 劙) to divide, to partition, to cut; to hack; to reap
* 同"鎅"
(Cant.) to cut with a knife or scissors
* 金文隶定字， 同"俎"。 字见《殷周金文集成引得》814 頁
(translated) Clerical script form of bronze script character, same as "俎" (zǔ)
chuàng:* 開始，開始做。 ～造。～制。首～。開～。～立。～演。～議。 * 獨特的。 ～見。～意。～舉。 chuāng:* 傷。 ～傷。～口。～巨痛深（喻遭受重大的損失）
establish, create; knife cut
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 ->
* 《翻梵语》: 仚薜师子王应云～波 译曰踯也 集三乘第三之内须檀延译
(translated) stamp the feet; halt; hesitate; linger
* 同"景"
sunshine; sunlight
* 同"䀶"。斜视病
(same as 䀶) strabismus; squint, to look askance; to ogle, (a dialect) bright; light; brilliant, bright eyes
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"聄"
(translated) Same as "聄"
* 方言，牲畜的舌头。亦称"脷子"
(Cant.) tongue
* 古同"前"
(translated) ancient form of "前"
Bronze Inscriptions
c. 1200–221 BCE (Shang–Zhou; continues into the Warring States)
Inscriptions cast or engraved on ritual bronzes, especially prominent from the Western Zhou onward; a major source for early political, ritual, and social history.Wikipedia ->
Chu Script
c. 770–221 BCE (Chu, Spring & Autumn–Warring States)
A regional script tradition used in the state of Chu, best known from brush-written bamboo and silk manuscripts with distinctive local forms.Wikipedia ->
Qin Script
c. 475–206 BCE (Qin, Warring States → Qin dynasty)
Qin-area character forms attested on bamboo/wood slips (e.g., Shuihudi, deposited 217 BCE), overlapping chronologically with the standardization of seal script and the emergence of clerical tendencies.Wikipedia ->
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
* 砍伐；加工木材。 * 治（玉）："剒犀～玉。"
(translated) to fell; to work timber; to work 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 ->
* 同"䐑"
(translated) same as "䐑"
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 ->
* tǒng ㄊㄨㄥˇ 同"桶"
(translated) Same as "桶"
* "㔋" 的类推简化字
(translated) Analogically simplified form of "㔋"
jiǎo:* 讨伐，灭绝："西～桓歆，北殄索虏。" * 砍；削："数～竹箭，伐檀柘。" chāo:* 通"抄"，袭取，抄袭
(translated) attack; exterminate; chop; cut; interchangeable with 抄, to seize, to plagiarize
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 ->
* 比方。 比～。譬～。 * 明白，了解。 不言而～。家～户晓。 * 说明，使人了解。 晓～。～之以理。 * 姓
metaphor, analogy; example; like
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 ->
* 拼音shāo。鬆軟
(Cant.) soft, sodden
* 拼音cè。 * 土筑的障碍物。 * 充物
(translated) earthen barrier; filler
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 ->
* 同"省"
Semantic variant of 省: 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 ->
Bronze Inscriptions
c. 1200–221 BCE (Shang–Zhou; continues into the Warring States)
Inscriptions cast or engraved on ritual bronzes, especially prominent from the Western Zhou onward; a major source for early political, ritual, and social history.Wikipedia ->
Qin Script
c. 475–206 BCE (Qin, Warring States → Qin dynasty)
Qin-area character forms attested on bamboo/wood slips (e.g., Shuihudi, deposited 217 BCE), overlapping chronologically with the standardization of seal script and the emergence of clerical tendencies.Wikipedia ->
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
Clerical Script
c. 300 BCE–220 CE (emerged late Warring States/Qin; dominant Han)
A practical script that evolved from late Warring States/Qin writing; it matured and became dominant in the Han dynasty, favoring faster, more rectilinear strokes.Wikipedia ->
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 ->