* 詭詐
(Cant.) to importune, beg
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* 同"觤"
(same as 觤) goat with asymmetric horns
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 ->
* 古同"垝"，毁坏
(translated) Ancient form of "垝", meaning to destroy
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guǐ。穴
(translated) Hole; cavity
* 《永樂大典》：" 乎集僧開石室"
(translated) Hu Jiseng excavated a stone chamber
* 〔～水〕河名，在中国湖北省
(translated) Name of a river in Hubei province, China
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nǐ。从风貌。 疑同"旎"
(translated) Pronounced nǐ; Derived from "wind appearance"; Suspected to be same as "旎"
* 读音ngvih 量词。粒
(translated) Pronunciation: ngvih; classifier, grain
* 拼音wá。见"䯞"
(translated) Refer to "䯞"
* 《十诵律》:～ 烂襵，失色易坏执
(translated) Rotten and pleated fabrics, prone to discoloration and damage
* 拼音guì。 * 奔跑。 * 同"跪"
(translated) Run; same as "kneel"
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"㞛"
(translated) Same as "㞛"
* 同"㩻"
(translated) Same as "㩻"
* 同"䞈"
(translated) Same as "䞈"
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"危"
(translated) Same as "危"
* 同"尯"
(translated) Same as "尯"
* 同"尯"
(translated) Same as "尯"
* 拼音guǐ。 * 同"觤"。角不齐。 * 䪌
(translated) Same as "觤"; horns not even; 䪌
* 同"𡧭"
(translated) Same as "𡧭"
* 同"䬇"
(translated) Same as 䬇
* 同"璇"
(translated) Same as 璇
* 《宋高僧传》:～ 难定明初不预其选出场擅美问道流曰老子;～困其劫尽之风有顶低摧倚其宿舂之杵讵云
(translated) Undetermined; Worn out
* 中国人名用字
(translated) Used in Chinese personal names
* 〈喃〉义同危
(translated) Vietnamese meaning: same as 危
* 古书上说的一种蟹。 * 传说中的一种异兽，状如龟，红头白身
(translated) a type of crab mentioned in ancient books; a legendary strange beast resembling a turtle, with a red head and white body
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wǎn。一种鹿
(translated) a type of deer
* 拼音wǎn。麻丛
(translated) clump of hemp
* 筍과 山雀氷魚가實踐古人之異事 니 誠孝所格에固能如是로다 其母以老病으로殆至危～이 嘗糞甛苦와祈天願代에 無所不至러니竟以命限으로
(translated) critically ill; near death
* 拼音jùn。危
(translated) dangerous
* 已毁庙的远祖
(translated) distant ancestor of destroyed temple
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 ->
* 读音nghèo 致命的，危及生命的
(translated) fatal; life-threatening
* 拼音wēi。酒醉的很厉害的样子
(translated) heavily drunk; severely intoxicated
* 读音giòn 响亮的
(translated) loud; resonant
* 〔三～〕山名，在中国甘肃省敦煌市东南，如"投三苗于～～。"亦作"三危"
(translated) mountain name, Sanwéi (三峗), located in southeastern Dunhuang City, Gansu province; also known as Sanwēi (三危)
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wéi。[～艧] 帆船
(translated) sailboat
* 拼音guì。同"㩻"。极度疲劳
(translated) same as "㩻"; extremely tired
* 同"卼"
(translated) same as "卼"
* 同"垝"。 * 拼音guì。 * 毁
(translated) same as "垝"; destroy
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"鼿"
(translated) same as "鼿"
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"𧹅"
(translated) same as "𧹅"
* 同"帨"。 * 拼音cuì。 * 巾
(translated) same as character 帨; towel
* 拼音guǐ。短矛
(translated) short spear
* "鮠" 的简体字。 * 拼音wéi。 * [～鱼] 体前部平扁，后部侧扁， 浅灰色，无鳞， 眼小，口有四对须， 尾分叉，身长可达三四尺。 生活于江河中
(translated) simplified form of "鮠"; pinyin wéi; [~ fish] describes a fish with a flattened anterior body, laterally compressed posterior body, light gray color, scaleless skin, small eyes, a mouth with four pairs of barbels, and a forked tail, reaching a body length of three to four *chi*, inhabiting rivers
* 拼音guǐ。[牴～] 置于华表顶上或大门前的两石兽名
(translated) stone beasts placed atop Huabiao columns or before main gates
wěi:* 〔磈～〕ａ．石头。ｂ．足曲。 guì:* 〔石～〕古江名，在今中国安徽省宣城县境内。 * 古同"峗"，山貌
(translated) stone; bent foot; ancient river name, now located in Xuancheng County, Anhui Province, China; same as "峗", mountainous appearance
kuì:* 倦。 * 跛。 kuǐ:* 刖足
(translated) tired; lame; to amputate the feet
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kuǐ。侧一足。 疑同"尯"
(translated) to incline one foot; suspected to be same as "尯"
* 读音nguẩy[～]不舒服； 不满
(translated) uncomfortable; dissatisfied
* 拼音wéi。门危
(translated) unstable door; rickety door
* 拼音guǐ。极度疲劳
(translated) utterly exhausted
* 读音ngoe 摇尾巴，搞恶作剧
(translated) wag tail; play pranks
* 角长短不齐
Acquired from 䍯: (same as 䍯) goat with asymmetric horns
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"忧"
Semantic variant of 憂: sad, grieved; grief, melancholy
* 〔～鱼〕体前部平扁，后部侧扁，浅灰色，无鳞，眼小，口有四对须，尾分叉，身长可达三四尺。生活于江河中
a kind of shad with a head like a sturgeon
* 拼音zhī。五尺高的猪
a large, very strong pig (five hands in height)
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guǐ。 * 锸一类的起土工具。 * 有光泽的铁
agricultural implements; from tools, shining iron, a plectrum from stringed the teeth of a saw
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 ->
* 容易断，容易碎的。 ～性。～枣。～骨。青～爽口。～生生。～弱。 * 声音清爽（高音） ～亮。～美。清～悦耳。 * 说话做事爽利痛快。 干～。办事很～
crisp; fragile, frail; brittle
* 不安全。 ～险。～殆。～言（ａ．故意说吓人的话；ｂ．直言）。～难（ nàn ）。～如累（ lěi ）卵。 * 损害。 ～害。～及。 * 高的，陡的。 ～石。～樯。 * 使人惊奇的。 ～言耸听。 * 端正的，正直的。 正襟～坐。"邦有道，～言～行"。 * 指人临死。 病～。垂～。 * 星名，二十八宿之一。 * 姓
dangerous, precarious; high
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 ->
* 欺詐，奸滑。 ～稱。～道。～詐。～辯（➊無理強辯；➋邏輯學上指似是而非的論證，如"～～論"）。 * 怪異，出乎尋常。 ～異。～怪。～祕（隱祕難測）。～譎。 * 責成。 ～求（責求，索討，如"～～無已"）。 * 違反。 言行相～
deceive, cheat, defraud; sly
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 ->
* 欺诈，奸滑。 ～称。～道。～诈。～辩（➊无理强辩；➋逻辑学上指似是而非的论证，如"～～论"）。 * 怪异，出乎寻常。 ～异。～怪。～秘（隐秘难测）。～谲。 * 责成。 ～求（责求，索讨，如"～～无已"）。 * 违反。 言行相～
deceive, cheat, defraud; sly
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 ->
* 乘戾；背离。 * 累积；重叠。 * 依。 * 古通"诡"
depend upon; support; go against; (variant deceive)
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 ->
* 倒塌；倒塌的。 墙～塘汙。～垣。 * 高而危险的地方："（玄鹤）集于郎门之～。"
dilapidated, ruined
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 ->
* 古同"嵬"。 * 古同"峗"
high and uneven
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 ->
* 〔～卼〕不安
jumpy; jittery; worried; to grasp
* 两膝着地，腰和股都伸直。 ～拜。～叩。 * 足："蟹六～而二螯"
kneel
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 ->
* 竖立于船的甲板上的长杆，用来挂帆悬旗或兼做吊杆柱等。 ～杆。～樯（桅杆）。船～
mast of ship
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 ->
* 变异："恢～憰怪。" * 反悔。 * 独立的样子
to change; to alter; to accommodate oneself to
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 ->
* 音鬼。 毁撤
to ruin; to destroy; to break down, to hang up; to suspend
* 〔臲（ niè ）～〕惶惶不安
unsteady; dangerous
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 ->