* 〔濎（ dǐng ）～〕细小的水流，如"梁弱水之～～兮。"
(translated) tiny stream; small water flow
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氵 * 拼音liáo。 * 同"漻"。 * 水名， 在今湖北省孝感
(same as non-classical form of 漻) crystal-clear (water), fluent, name of stream; in today"s Hubei Province Xiaoganshi
* 〔～河〕水名，源出中国甘肃省，流入陕西省，会泾水入黄河
name of a river in Shanxi
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 ->
* 开，滚，液体受热到一定温度时，内部发生气泡，表面翻滚，变成蒸气。 ～点。～水。～涌。～腾（亦喻事物蓬勃发展或情绪高涨）。～反盈天（形容人声喧闹，乱成一片）。人声鼎～。 * 波涌的样子。 ～郁（ａ．翻涌的样子；ｂ．愤懑不平的样子）
boil, bubble up, gush
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 ->
* 水过满，四外流出，漾出来。 河水～出河床。～溢。～流。～漶（文字、图画等因受潮而模糊不清，如"字迹～～"）。 * 淹没。 大水～过桥面。 * 满，遍，到处都是。 迷～。～山遍野。 * 没有限制，没有约束，随意。 散～。～谈。～话。～步。～不经心。～骂（乱骂）。～～（时间或空间没有边际，如"～～长夜"）。～游
overflow of water; spreading
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 ->
* 疑同"潭"
(translated) Suspect same as "潭"
* 同"倲"
(translated) Same as "倲"
* "汇" 的讹字
(translated) corrupted form of "汇"
* 浸没（ mò ） 水～。～没（ mò ）。～灌。 * 皮肤被汗液浸渍。 胳肢窝被汗～得又痛又痒。 * 广。 ～博。～通。～贯（渊博而贯通）。～雅（渊博高雅）。 * 滞，久留。 ～留。久～。～滞。～月（滞留一月）
drown; cover with liquid, steep
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 ->
* 浸没（ mò ） 水～。～没（ mò ）。～灌。 * 皮肤被汗液浸渍。 胳肢窝被汗～得又痛又痒。 * 广。 ～博。～通。～贯（渊博而贯通）。～雅（渊博高雅）。 * 滞，久留。 ～留。久～。～滞。～月（滞留一月）
drown; cover with liquid, steep
* 古同"淄"
(translated) Ancient form of "淄"
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 ->
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biàn。小便
(translated) urination
* 金文隶定字。 字见《殷周金文集成引得》1009 頁。金文原形字出自《 殷周金文集成》第4436 器銘文中
(translated) Clerical script form of bronze script
* 光溜，不粗涩。 ～溜。光～。～润。～利。 * 在光溜的物体表面上溜动。 ～冰。～雪。～行。～翔。～梯。～坡。 * 狡诈，不诚实。 ～头。狡～。～头～脑。 * 姓
slip, slide; slippery, polished
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 ->
* 光溜，不粗涩。 ～溜。光～。～润。～利。 * 在光溜的物体表面上溜动。 ～冰。～雪。～行。～翔。～梯。～坡。 * 狡诈，不诚实。 ～头。狡～。～头～脑。 * 姓
slip, slide; slippery, polished
* 同"潨"。亦作" 潀"
(translated) Same as "潨"; also written as "潀"
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"淮"。民族名。《 中国大百科全书·考古卷》 第728页右上：" 在云塘和庄白发现的墓葬以西周中期的为多，随葬的铜器有鼎、 簋、鬲、 尊、卣、 爵、觯， 陶器有鬲、簋、 罐。庄白的伯墓， 随葬鼎、簋、 甗、爵、 觯、壶、 盉、饮壶、 盘等14件铜礼器， 其中的鼎和簋均有长铭，记述伯率师追击～ 戎，多有俘获， 由此可知西周中期周王朝和夷、戎的关系。"
(translated) Same as "淮"; name of a nationality
* 同"汨"
(variant of 汨) name of a river in Hunan 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 ->
* 年老的妇女。 老太～。苦口～心。 * 丈夫的母亲。 公～。～媳。～家。～～。 * 称长两辈的亲属妇女。 姑～。姨～。外～。 * 方言，泛指已婚的青年妇女，亦称妻子。 ～娘。～姨。 * 旧时指从事某些职业的妇女。 媒～。收生～
old woman; grandmother
* 拼音jiē。[～㳧(chè)] 水出状
(translated) state of water flowing out
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 ->
* 洗尸身："王崩，大肆，以秬鬯～。" * 饮
(translated) cleanse a corpse; drink
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 ->
* 定平直的东西。 水～。～绳。 * 标准，法则，可以做为依据的。 ～则。标～。 * 鼻子。 隆～（高鼻子）。 * 箭靶的中心。 ～的（ dì ）。 * 正确。 ～确。～星。瞄～。 * 〈介〉依照，依据。 ～此处理。 * 〈副〉一定，确实。 ～保。～定。 * 和某类事物差不多，如同，类似。 ～尉。～平原
rule, guideline, standard
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 ->
* 〔～～〕ａ．水声，如"飞下双鸳鸯，塘水声～～"；ｂ．寒冷的样子，如："沙堤十里寒～～"。 * 忽然；突然。 ～逝。～谢（溘逝）。～至（忽然而至）
abruptly, suddenly, unexpectedly
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 ->
* 〔～淢（ yù ）〕（水波）动荡的样子
(translated) undulating appearance of water waves
chù:* 积聚："镜湖～众水。" * 郁结："夫忿～之气，散而不反。" * 湍急："～水高陵。" xù:* 〔～仕〕越南地名
(translated) accumulate; pent-up; torrential; Vietnamese place name
* 古族名，在今中国云南省东部滇池附近地区。 * 中国云南省的别称。 ～红（云南出产的红茶）。～剧。～池
Yunnan 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 ->
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 ->
* 古族名，在今中国云南省东部滇池附近地区。 * 中国云南省的别称。 ～红（云南出产的红茶）。～剧。～池
Yunnan province
* 拼音zhī。 * 水之状。 * 水名
water current; water flow, name of a stream
* 见"沪"
Shanghai; river near Shanghai
* 古同"漱"
Alternate form of 漱: gargle, rinse; wash, scour
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tián。 * 韩国读音cheom。 * 注： 韩国读音来自naver字典， 拼音为类推
(translated) Pinyin: tián; Korean reading: cheom (from Naver Dictionary); Note: pinyin inferred
dàng:* 古同"荡"，荡漾："弥望广～。" xiàng:* 〔漭～〕水流急
(translated) ancient form of "荡", rippling; [Mang-Xiang] rapid water flow
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"𥁺"
(translated) Same as "𥁺"
* 读音dyang。 * 中间：～ 汏。河中间。 * （指容量、 高度的）一半。 * [～] 太阳
(translated) middle; mid-; in the middle; middle of river; half (referring to capacity or height); sun
* 同"𨔾"
(translated) Same as "𨔾"
* 同"𠛣"
(translated) Same as "𠛣"
* 同"满"（日本汉字）
fullness, enough; pride
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 ->
* 浇灌。 灌～。 * 洗涤
water, irrigate, flood; wash
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 ->
* 泥浆。 * 不凝结、半流动的。 ～便。～心儿。 * 水池
pool; not hardened, semi-soft
* 同"滕"。 * 拼音zhèn。 * 水流动之状
water current; water flow
* 拼音jùn。 * 大水。 * 水名
great flowing; big flood, name of a county in ancient times
* 拼音xiè。水名， 源出河南省新安县，流入洛水
a river in ancient times; head of source from today"s Henan Province Xinanxian; and flowing south to Luoshui
* 根据事理推广发挥。 推～。讲～（亦作"演讲"）。～义（以史书及传说的材料为基础，增添一些细节，用章回体写成的小说）。～绎（一种推理方法，由一般原理推出关于特殊情况下的结论）。 * 依照程式练习。 ～练。～示。～算。～武。～习。～兵场。 * 不断变化。 ～变。～化。 * 把技艺当众表现出来。 表～。～出。～播。～奏。主～。义～
perform, put on; exercise
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"漂"
(translated) Same as 漂
* 拼音làng。[～荡] 水渠名
(translated) name of a water channel
* 同"淜"
(translated) same as "淜"
* 淘米汁。 * 姓
surname; water in which rice has been rinsed; a river that flows into the Han
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"澺"
(translated) Same as "澺"
* 疑同"澔"。 * 拼音hào。 * 中国人名用字
(translated) Suspected to be same as "澔"; Pinyin: hào; Used in Chinese personal names
* 人名用字。 金鎮～
(translated) Used for personal names; e.g., Jin Zhen~
* 读音hóng 。 * 等待。[～]等待丈夫。 * [～] 呼吸新鲜空气。 * [～] 张大嘴巴地听
(translated) waiting; breathe fresh air; listen with mouth wide open
* 〔～荡渠〕古运河，故道自今中国河南省荥阳县北引黄河水东流。战国以来为中原水道交通干线。魏晋后自开封以下改称"蔡水"，以上改称"汴水"。亦称"狼汤渠"
(translated) Refers to [Langdang Canal], an ancient canal; its former course drew water from the Yellow River, eastward from present-day northern Xingyang County, Henan Province, China; served as a major waterway in the Central Plains since the Warring States period; later renamed "Cai River" (downstream from Kaifeng) and "Bian River" (upstream from Kaifeng) after the Wei and Jin Dynasties; also known as "Langtang Canal"
* 拼音wān。[～潾] 水流回旋的样子
circle of the moving water
* 水中拖船
(translated) Tugboat in water
* 逆着水流的方向走。 ～流而上。 * 追求根源或回想。 回～。追～。上～。追本～源
go upstream, go against current; formerly
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"洳"
(translated) same as "洳"
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qiàn。[～浰] 同"倩浰"、" 凄浰"，疾速
(translated) Refers to "[𣹥浰]", same as "倩浰", "凄浰"; rapid
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 ->
* 泔水，已酸臭的淘米水："兰槐之根是谓芷，其渐之～"。 * 古烹调方法之一，用淀粉拌和食物使之柔滑。 * 小便
water in which rice has been boiled
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 ->
* 将泡过的米滤干
(translated) to drain soaked rice
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 ->
piāo:* 浮在液体上不动或顺着风向、流向而移动。 ～浮。～流。～没（ mò ）。～移。～泊（喻职业生活不固定，东奔西走。亦作"飘泊"）。～零。～沦。～游。～萍。 piǎo:* 用水加药品使物品退去颜色或变白。 ～白。～染。 * 用水冲去杂质。 ～洗。 piào:* 〔～亮〕ａ．好看，如"长得～～"；ｂ．出色，如"这件事办得～～"。 * 方言，事情、账目等落空。 那事没什么指望，～了
float, drift; tossed about
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"滫"
(translated) ancient form of "滫"
* 中国人名用字
(translated) Used in Chinese personal names
* 读音té 水溅起，弄湿
(translated) To get wet by splashing
* 疑为"渐"讹字
(translated) Suspected to be a corrupted form of "渐"
cōng:* 水流会合的地方。 * 急流："龙潭下奔～。" * 水声："有声～然。" zòng:* 崖岸；水边高地
gather; flow into (water); sound of waters flowing together
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 ->
* 形容流泪。 ～然。～～（流泪不止）。～泫（流泪的样子）
weep; tears flowing
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xún。水貌
to flow; to move; to stray
* 拼音sè。见"𤅎"
(translated) Pronounced sè; see 𤅎
* 同"潸"
Alternate form of 潸: weep; tears flowing
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 ->
* 中国人名用字
(translated) Used in Chinese personal names
* 同"辽"
(translated) Same as "辽"
* 同"瀄"
(translated) Same as "瀄"
* 《密呪圆因往生集》: 末二合西～切身铭不囉二合也萨
(translated) pronounced using fanqie, taking "西" (xi) as the initial sound of a two-part pronunciation; related to "body inscription" and the phonetic elements "bu luo" (不囉) and "sa" (薩)
* 同"湵"。 * 拼音yǒu。 * 水名
(translated) Same as 湵; name of a river
* 拼音xuè。 * [～瀑]。 * (水） 沸腾汹涌。 * 象声词
(translated) used in "[𤀰瀑]"; turbulent boiling; onomatopoeia
* 古同"萍"，浮萍："～始生"。 * 古代对雨神"蓱翳"的省称："～号起雨，何以兴之？"
(translated) Anciently same as "萍", duckweed; Anciently, abbreviation for the rain god "蓱翳"
* 古同"萍"，浮萍："～始生"。 * 古代对雨神"蓱翳"的省称："～号起雨，何以兴之？"
(translated) ancient form of "萍", also meaning duckweed; anciently, short form of "蓱翳", the god of rain
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 ->
* 整理
(translated) organize
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 ->
* 〔澎～〕见"澎"
sound of waves; turbulent
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
* 鱼的跳跃。 * 有精神，朝气蓬勃（日本汉字）
pour, splash, water, sprinkle
* 拼音yí。夷则， 古乐十二律之一。比" 夷则"高两个八度记为" 㴣则"
(translated) Pronounced as *yí*; In ancient Chinese music, it refers to a pitch that is two octaves higher than "Yízé" (夷則), one of the twelve pitches; specifically used in "㴣則"
* 同"津"
Semantic variant of 津: ferry; saliva; ford
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 ->
* 古同"㳾"
Semantic variant of 㳾: (standard form of 羌) name of a river
* 同"浧"
(translated) same as 浧
* 见"满"
fill; full, satisfied
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 ->
* 水边："坎坎伐轮兮，置之河之～兮。" * 临水的山崖
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 ->
jiào:* 〔～～〕古同"皭皭"，洁白，清白，如"其谁能以己之～～，受人之掝掝者哉！" qiáo:* 〔～水〕古河名
(translated) Same as "皭皭", meaning spotless white; pure; Name of an ancient river
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 ->
* 大水
(translated) vast water; flood
* 雨点被风吹得斜洒。 雨往南～。 * 洒水。 熨衣服前先～点水。 * 泔水。 ～水。猪～
driving rain; to sprinkle
* 回旋的流水："迅～增浇。" * 姓。 * 古同"洑"，水潜流于地下
(translated) circular flowing water; surname; ancient form of "洑", water flows underground
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 ->
* "瀃" 的类推简化字
(translated) analogically simplified form of "瀃"
* 拼音：suì。或同"澻"。人名。《 古璽彙編·姓名私璽》：" 王。"
(translated) Same as 澻; Personal name
* 同"濬"
(translated) Same as "濬"
* 拼音gǔ。饮水
(translated) to drink water
* 软体动物，比蛤蜊大，生活在热带海中，壳可以做装饰品。 * 古同"璩"，耳环
(translated) Mollusk, larger than a clam, living in tropical seas, its shell can be used as ornaments; Anciently same as "璩", earring
* 〈方〉精液。闽语
(translated) dialectal: semen; Min dialect
* 粤语hou6
(translated) Cantonese: hou6
* 拼音pài 庹（两臂左右平伸时两手之间的距离）。 湘语。咯根竹篙有两～ 长
(translated) a unit of length, the distance between hands when arms are stretched out horizontally; Xiang dialect, e.g., "咯根竹篙有两～ 长" (that bamboo pole is two ~ long)
* 〔～海〕在中国山东半岛与辽东半岛之间的海
swelling; the Gulf of Hopei (Hebei)
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"糏"。中国人名用字
(translated) Same as "糏"; Chinese personal name character