* 同""
(translated) same as ""
Structure 氵 | HanziFinder
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氵 * "" 的本字
(translated) original form of 湀
* 水名
(translated) river name
* 〔滀（ chù ）～〕水貌。 * 影
(translated) Describing the appearance of water; shadow
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 ->
huǒ:* 〔～县〕村镇名，在中国北京市通县。 huò:* 水势相激貌。 kuò:* 〔～水〕今中国山东省南沙河的古称，源出滕州市，入运河
river in Hebei province
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""
(translated) same as cleanse
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 ->
* 读音ndaek 深
(translated) Pronounced ndaek; deep
* 拼音pú。中国人名用字
(translated) Used in Chinese personal names
* 同""
(translated) Same as ""
* 古同""
(translated) ancient form of 篪
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""
envy, admire; praise; covet
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chí。中国人名用字
(translated) Used in Chinese personal names
* 即"蕹菜"。 * 同""
vegetable
tàng:* 古代磨木使平的石制器具。 tāng:* 〔～锣〕小铜锣。 * （鐋）
gong
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""
(translated) Same as ""
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 ->
jiàn:* 液体受冲击向四外飞射。 水花飞～。 jiān:* 见"浅2"
sprinkle, spray; spill, splash
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""
name of a river in Shanxi
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 ->
* 同""
water current; water flow
* 拼音nù。中国人名用字
(translated) Used in Chinese personal names
* 水貌。 * 古同""
(translated) describing the appearance of water; ancient form of ""
* 清澈
clear, pure water; lucid; glossy
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 ->
* 〔滟～堆〕见""
place in Sichuan
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zuó。水名
(translated) pinyin zuó; name of a river
* 人名用字。 許～
(translated) Used in personal names; e.g., Xu
* 浮起的样子
(translated) floating appearance
* 拼音cuǐ。《類篇》："～， 取猥切。深也。△ 宏按，汲古閣本作㵏。"
(translated) Deep
* 同""
(translated) Same as ""
* 同""
(translated) Same as ""
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""
(translated) Same as ""
* 同""
(translated) same as ""
* 中国人名用字
(translated) Used in Chinese personal names
* 拼音gàn。中国人名用字
(translated) Pinyin gàn; Used in Chinese personal names
* 读音ghềnh。 翻山越岭
(translated) To cross mountains and valleys
* 拼音shèn。[廕～] 大屋，一说屋深
(translated) large house, in the context of "[廕𢊖]"; or deep house (said to be)
* 火熄。 熄～。 * 完，尽，使不存在。 ～口。～亡。不可磨～。～族（古代的一種殘酷刑罰，一人犯罪，株連他的父母兄弟妻子等親屬，都被一起殺掉）。 * 淹沒。 ～頂之災
extinguish; wipe out, exterminate
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 ->
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""。，水广
(translated) Same as ""; vast expanse of water
* 有光泽的
(translated) lustrous
* 洗濯。如：洗滌。 * 清掃。 * 去除。如：從今以後，我要滌除惡習，奮發向上
wash, cleanse, purify; sweep
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 ->
* 物体由孔或缝透过。 壶里的水～光了。～风。渗～。～泄（❶水、光等流出或透出；❷泄露）。～电（跑电）。 * 泄露。 走～消息。～底（泄露内情）。透～。 * 脱逃或无意放过。 疏～。遗～。挂一～万。～网之鱼。 * 〔～壶〕古代计时器，铜制有孔，可以滴水或漏沙，有刻度标志以计时间。简称""，如"铜壶滴～"（亦称"铜壶刻漏"），"～尽更深"。 * 中医指某些流出脓血黏液的病。 崩～（子宫大量出血的病）。痔～
leak, drip; funnel; hour glass
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 ->
* 物体由孔或缝透过。 壶里的水～光了。～风。渗～。～泄（❶水、光等流出或透出；❷泄露）。～电（跑电）。 * 泄露。 走～消息。～底（泄露内情）。透～。 * 脱逃或无意放过。 疏～。遗～。挂一～万。～网之鱼。 * 〔～壶〕古代计时器，铜制有孔，可以滴水或漏沙，有刻度标志以计时间。简称""，如"铜壶滴～"（亦称"铜壶刻漏"），"～尽更深"。 * 中医指某些流出脓血黏液的病。 崩～（子宫大量出血的病）。痔～
leak, drip; funnel; hour glass
* 汲
(translated) to draw water
* 古同""
puddle, hollow, swamp
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""
(translated) same as ""
* 中国人名用字
(translated) Character used in Chinese personal names
* 同""
(translated) same as ""
* 读音bớt 。 * [添～] 添加。 * 不义之财。 * 平息。[～]平息愤怒
(translated) To add; as in [添～]; ill-gotten gains; to pacify; to appease anger; e.g., "[～]平息愤怒"
* 疑同""。 * 拼音xī。 * 中国人名用字
(translated) Same as ""; Used in Chinese personal names
* 同""
(translated) Same as ""
pì:* 鱼游于水中："呼童放鲤～波去。" piē:* 〔～洌（ liè ）〕（水流）轻疾，如"横流逆折，转腾～～。"
rippling; pour
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 ->
* 〔～水〕同"黑水"，古河名，在古雍州境内
(translated) ["" water] same as "黑水" (Hēishuǐ), an ancient river name in ancient Yongzhou
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 ->
ào:* ào ㄠˋ 同""。其它字义 yù:* yù ㄩˋ 河灣彎曲處
(translated) same as ""; curved section of a river bend
* 堤岸。 * 〔～水〕古河名。 * 水边地，涯岸："夕济兮西～。"
shore; river in Hubei
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 ->
* 海边弯曲可以停船的地方（多用于地名） ～门（简称""）。 * 指"澳大利亚洲"（"大洋洲"的旧称，简称"澳洲"）
inlet, bay; dock, bank
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""
(translated) same as ""
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""
hollow; pit; depression; swamp
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""
(translated) same as ""
* 虎杖，一种草本植物，高约一米，茎中空，表面有红紫色斑点，根入药。亦称"花斑竹根"。 * 杂草
(translated) *Polygonum cuspidatum*, a herbaceous plant about one meter in height, with hollow stems and reddish-purple spotted surface, the root of which is used in medicine; Also, weed
* 疑同""。 * 拼音lì。 * 中国人名用字
(translated) Same as "" (suspected); Pronunciation is lì; Used in Chinese given names
* 同""
(translated) Same as ""
* "" 的俗字
(translated) non-classical form of ""
* 〔～汩（ yù ）〕水急速流动的样子，如"滭浡～～。"
(translated) describing the appearance of rapid water flow
* 波浪
(translated) wave
* 古河名。a。在今中国山西省西部；b。为今中国湖北省宜城县蛮河
(translated) ancient river name. a. located in the western part of present-day Shanxi Province, China; b. refers to the Man River in Yicheng County, Hubei Province, present-day 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 ->
* 《張融· 海賦》："汩湥～ 浡，頠石成窟。"
(translated) Describing turbulent water sounds; sound of gushing and surging water
* 同""
(translated) Same as ""
shù:* 及时的雨。 ～雨。"长吏各洁斋祷请，冀蒙嘉～"。 zhù:* 同""，灌注
timely rain, life-giving rain
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 ->
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 ->
* 中国人名用字
(translated) Used in Chinese personal names
* 同""。中国人名用字
(translated) Same as ""; used in Chinese personal names
* 同""，盐卤；盐碱地
(translated) Same as "", salt brine; saline-alkali soil
dàn:* 恬静、安然的样子。 ～泊。～漠。～薄。恬～。 * 水波纡缓的样子。 ～淡。～～。 tán:* 〔～台〕复姓
calm, quiet, tranquil
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 ->
* 水名
(translated) River name
* 拼音xiè。俗""
(translated) non-classical form of 瀉
* 读音dâm 芙蓉
(translated) Pronounced dâm; hibiscus
* 拼音yū。雨貌
(a variant) pouring with rain
* 读音dạm 临摹。[～墨] 描记墨水
(translated) to copy by tracing
* 同""
(translated) same as shuttle
* 见""
billows
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 ->
* "杜絶え"の 意。 * 音読み：サン。 * 訓読み：とだえ、とだ-える
(translated) meaning of "cessation"; meaning of "interruption"
* 拼音rán。 * 中国人名用字。 * 《八辅》 第30区， 第73字
(translated) pinyin rán; Used in Chinese personal names
* 拼音fú。一种有斑纹的竹子
(translated) mottled bamboo
* [～萍] 同浮萍。中国人名用字
(translated) same as duckweed; used in Chinese personal names
* 同""
(translated) Same as 沭
* 腹中有水气。 * 水气不和而作声
bellied in water-gas, belch; burp
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""
(translated) Same as ""
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 ->
* 古代人名用字。 如""， 见《宋史· 卷二百二十六·表第十七· 宗室世系十二》，"金奎"， 韩国人名
(translated) Used in ancient personal names; examples include "" and the Korean name "Jin Kui"
* 见""
a stream, eddy; to eddy
* 同""
(translated) same as ""
* 沉迷。 沉～（多指沉迷于酒色）
flushed with drink, drunk
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 ->
* 雷震声
(translated) thunderous 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 ->
* 同""。亦作""字。 * 中国人名用字
(translated) Same as ""; variant form of ""; used in Chinese personal names
* 水名。 * 古州名。 * 一种植物，即"菌芝"
(translated) name of a river; name of an ancient prefecture; a type of plant, namely "junzhi"
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 ->
* "" 的类推简化字
(translated) Analogically simplified form of ""
* 拼音méng。佛经音译字
(translated) Pronounced méng; a transliteration character used in Buddhist scriptures
yǒng:* 水由下向上冒出来。 ～泉。～流。汹～。泪如泉～。 * 像水涌出。 ～现。～动。风起云～。天边～出一轮明月。 chōng:* 方言，河汊
surge up, bubble up, gush forth
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 ->
píng:* 〔～滂〕风吹物发出的声音。 * 蹚水过河。 péng:* 〔普～〕地名，在中国云南省。今作"普朋"
roar of dashing waves
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 ->
* 〔～水〕水名，在中国安徽省。亦作"肥水"，如"～～之战"
name of an affluent of the Poyang Lake
* 同""
(translated) same as ""
* 同""
(translated) same as ""
* 拼音miàn。[滇～]( 水流)宽大
great current, flood, flowing water
* 拼音shǎn。水流急速
swift currents; swift flow of 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 ->
* "" 的类推简化字
(translated) simplified form of "" by analogy