* 拼音yuán。中国人名用字
(translated) Used in Chinese personal names
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氵 * 同"濃"
(translated) dense; thick; strong; concentrated
* 拼音líng。水曲
(translated) water bend
* 疑同"落"
(translated) Same as "落"
* 〔～魚〕海洋中的大魚，種類很多。有的種類頭上有一噴水孔。性兇猛，捕食其他魚類。鰭稱魚翅，肝可制魚肝油。亦作"沙魚"；亦稱"鮫"
shark
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"鯊"
shark
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"渁"字。 即"渊" 字。见《 字汇补·六》
(translated) Same as "渁"; which is "渊"
* 拼音sī。中国人名用字
(translated) Pronunciation: sī; used in Chinese personal names
* 拼音báo。水激
(said of flow of water) swift and torrential; turbulent flow of water
* 沾湿，润泽。 ～笔。～湿。～染。耳～目染。相～以沫（"沫"，唾沫，喻同处困境，以微薄之力相互救助）。 * 停留，迟滞。 ～滞。 * 含忍。 ～忍
immerse, moisten; wet, damp
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"涛"
large waves
Oracle Bone Script
c. 1300–1050 BCE (Late Shang)
Inscriptions carved on turtle plastrons and animal bones for divination and record-keeping in the late Shang royal court; the oldest large attested corpus of written Chinese.Wikipedia ->
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
* 同"溠"
(translated) Same as "溠"
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yóu。[～～]鸟飞的样子
(translated) appearance of birds flying
* 拼音báo 中国人名用字
(translated) Used in Chinese given names
* 同"濡"
(translated) Same as "濡"
* 同"𩡾"
(translated) same as "𩡾"
* 见"灍"
(translated) See "灍"
* 久雨
(translated) prolonged rain
* 拼音tēng。小水相添益貌
swept away, as by a flood; soaked, saturated; to settle, as with alum; to strain; to drain off
* 〔～霘〕水浪急，如"～～铁围之北。"
(translated) rapid water waves
* 拼音wā。牛马足迹坑中的水
puddle (water in the hoof"s track), (same as 窪) deep, a pit; a swamp; a hollow; a depression
* 同"𩄡"
rained for a long time
* 韩国人名用字。李
(translated) Used in Korean personal names, specifically for the surname Lee
* 同"冽"
(translated) Same as "冽"
* 读音疑为hyeop， 人名用字
(translated) Pronunciation is suspected to be *hyeop*; used in personal names
* 读音진 人名用字。申～
(translated) Name character; used in personal names, e.g. 申~
* 人名用字。《 雲麓漫鈔·卷一》："…… 前軍統制王～引軍先遁， 飛等敗，建康失守……"
(translated) Used in personal names
* 连绵不停的过量的雨。 ～雨（亦作"淫雨"）
long and heavy rain
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 ->
* 读音dam， 沉迷，沉没
(translated) indulge; sink
* 古同"盈"："胸前不觉泪～～。"
(translated) Same as "盈" in ancient times
* 〔～水〕水名，在中国湖北省。 * （灄）
river in Hubei province
* 同"溯"
(translated) Same as "溯", meaning trace back; go upstream
* 同"活"。水流声
(translated) same as "活"; sound of flowing water
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 ->
* 水
(translated) water
* 拼音huán。获
(translated) obtain; get
* 同"𡤊"
(translated) Same as "𡤊"
* 湿。 * 淫。 * 水大
wet; moist; damp, incessanty rains, flood; great current
* 中国人名用字
(translated) Used in Chinese personal names
* 水名，在中国河南省
(translated) river name in Henan province, China
* 象声词。水冲击声
roar
huáng:* 积水池。 ～污。～潦。弄兵～池（造反的讳称。"潢池"，即"天璜"，本星名，转义为天子之池，借指皇室）。 * 染纸。 装～（ａ．裱褙字画；ｂ．装饰货物的包装；ｃ．物品外表的装饰。均亦作"装璜"）。 guāng:* 〔～～〕ａ．水深广的样子，如"扬流波之～～兮"；ｂ．威武的样子，如"武夫～～"
expanse of water, lake, pond
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 ->
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 ->
* 不乾枯，溼燥適中。 溼～。～澤。滋～。 * 加油或水使不乾枯。 ～腸。～滑。浸～。 * 細膩光滑。 光～。滑～。珠圓玉～。 * 使有光澤，修飾。 ～飾。～色。 * 利益。 利～。分～。 * 以財物酬人。 ～筆
soft, moist; sleek; freshen
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 ->
* 《張融· 海賦》："汙況， 碨泱～。"
(translated) vast and turbid
* 中国人名用字
(translated) Used in Chinese personal names
* 同"闰"
(same as 閏) extra; inserted between others, as a day or month, to intercalate
* 中国人名用字
(translated) Used in Chinese personal names
* 读音giạm 求婚
(translated) propose marriage
* 润泽
(translated) moist; glossy
* 读音xới 翻，扒。[～ 坦]锄地， 松土。[～粓] 盛饭
(translated) turn up; rake; cultivate land, loosen soil; serve rice
* 水名。 * 中国唐代州名："十一月，以郾城县置～州"
(translated) river name; Tang Dynasty state name in China
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"𣱾"
(translated) Same as "𣱾"
* 水积聚。 停～。～积。～留（医学上指液体聚集停留，如"尿～～"）。 * 水积聚的地方
pond; a pool
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"湄"
(translated) Same as "湄"
* 同"𣿒"。 * 拼音cuǐ。 * 清
(translated) Same as "𣿒"; clear
* 澳门人名用字。（ 见教青局）
(translated) Used in Macanese personal names
* 金文隶定字， 同"漛"。 字見《殷周金文集成引得》616 頁。 * 金文原形字 出自《殷周金文集成》 第10099器銘文中
(translated) Lide script form in bronze inscriptions; same as "漛"; Original form in bronze inscriptions
* 同"眇"
(translated) same as "眇"
* 读音chứa 。 * [～鄧] 充满。 * [～執] 接受。 * [屹～] 积累。 * [家～] 风月场
(translated) to be full; filled with; to accept; to receive; to accumulate; to amass; pleasure house; brothel
* 读音rạo 义未详
(translated) Pronunciation: rào; meaning unknown
* "溉"的旧字形
water
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 ->
* 干燥。后作"乾"
Semantic variant of 乾: dry; first hexagram; warming principle of the sun, penetrating and fertilizing, heavenly generative principle (male)
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 ->
* 同"浛"
(translated) Same as "浛"
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 ->
* 隐在水面下活动。 ～水。～泳。～坝。～行（ａ．在水面以下行动；ｂ．在外边秘密行动）。 * 隐藏的，秘密地。 ～藏。～伏。～遁。～逃。～力。～心。～师。～在。～台词。～移默化。 * 姓
hide; hidden, secret, latent
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 ->
* 尽。 ～灭。 * 流水："候吏还白，河水流～"。 * 古同"嘶"，声音沙哑
to exhaust; to drain dry
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
* 拼音：tí。俗"醍"。《可洪音義》："湖：正作醍醐。"
(translated) non-classical form of "醍"
* 韩国古籍用字
(translated) Character used in ancient Korean texts
* 从沙石上流过的急水："石～兮浅浅"
swift current; rapids
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"渍"
(translated) Same as "渍"
Qin Script
c. 475–206 BCE (Qin, Warring States → Qin dynasty)
Qin-area character forms attested on bamboo/wood slips (e.g., Shuihudi, deposited 217 BCE), overlapping chronologically with the standardization of seal script and the emergence of clerical tendencies.Wikipedia ->
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
Clerical Script
c. 300 BCE–220 CE (emerged late Warring States/Qin; dominant Han)
A practical script that evolved from late Warring States/Qin writing; it matured and became dominant in the Han dynasty, favoring faster, more rectilinear strokes.Wikipedia ->
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
* 同"渔"
(translated) Same as "渔"
* 同"滄"
(translated) Same as "滄"
* 见"恿"
urge, incite, egg-on
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 ->
* 液体慢慢地渗下，滤过。 渗～。～网（造纸时滤掉纸浆中水分的网）
filter, strain; wet, dripping
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 ->
* 水虚；水的中心有空处。 * 古河名，在今中国河南省伊川县
(translated) water being hollow; the center of water is empty; name of an ancient river, located in Yichuan County, Henan Province, China today
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"閖"
(translated) same as "閖"
* 同"涿"
(translated) Same as "涿"
* 拼音guō。流
(translated) flow
* 见"滪"
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yì。烝葱
many; flourishing; luxuriant growth (of vegetation)
* 同"漮"
(translated) Same as 漮
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"瀁"。 见《 瑜伽论记》
(translated) Same as "瀁"
* 拼音huán。水波
waves; breakers; billows, dense; thick
* 疑同"漠"
(translated) Suspected to be the same as "漠"
* 同"篞"
(translated) same as "篞"
* 读音nách 手臂。[択～]用手臂搬运很多东西
(translated) arm; to carry something in the arms
* 拼音zāo。同"糟"。带渣的酒
(translated) same as 糟; wine with dregs
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 ->
* 隐花植物的一大类，无根、茎、叶等部分的区别，有叶绿素可以自己制造养料，种类很多，海水和淡水里都有，极少数可生活在陆地的阴湿地方。 水～。海～。小球～。～类植物。 * 泛指生长在水中的植物，亦包括某些水生的高等植物。 狸～。金鱼～。 * 指华丽的文彩、文辞。 ～思（多采的文思）。～丽。～绘（文采）。～井（中国传统建筑物天花板上一方一方的彩画）。～镜（指品评鉴别。亦称"藻鉴"）。辞～。～饰。 * 古代帝王冕上系玉的五彩丝绳。 玉～
splendid, magnificent; algae
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"䩖"
(translated) Same as "䩖"
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"渤"
(translated) same as "渤"
* 同"尿"
(translated) same as urine
* 古同"湰"
(translated) Same as "湰"
* 同"瀡"
(same as 瀡) slippery
* 同"漂"
(translated) Same as "漂"
* 同"溆"
(same as 潊) name of a stream; Xushui (or Shuanglongjiang) in ancient times, waterside; shore
* 同"溃"
(translated) Same as "溃"
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 ->
* 大竹。 * 笙箫之类的乐器。 * 古代使者盛符节的竹函
bamboo
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"涩"
Semantic variant of 澀: astringent; harsh; uneven, rough
* 〔～洒〕（行动举止）自然大方，不呆板，不拘束。 * 〔～～〕ａ．形容风雨暴疾的样子，如"风雨～～"；ｂ．形容小雨，如"～～细雨"。 * 水深而清
sound of beating wind and 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 ->
* 同"漭"。中国人名用字
(translated) Same as 漭; Used in Chinese personal names
* 拼音táo。中国人名用字
(translated) Used in Chinese personal names
* 滑
slippery, smooth
* 古同"浸"
(translated) ancient form of "浸"
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 ->
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 ->