* "洞" 的讹字
(translated) corrupted form of "洞"
Structure 氵 | HanziFinder
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氵 * 拼音àn。 * 中国人名用字。 * 《八辅》 第30区， 第19字
(translated) Used in Chinese personal names; Located in *Bafu* Section 30, Character 19
tíng:* 水积聚而不流动："禹凿龙门，通大夏，疏九河，曲九防，决～水，致之海。" * （水）深。 崇～。 tīng:* 古同"汀"，水边平地
(of water) not flowing; clear
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 ->
* 〔～～〕形容水面平静，如："白露烟分光的的，微涟风定翠～～"
(translated) describes calm water surface; often used in reduplicated form
* 同"涼"
(translated) Same as "涼"; cool
* 读音hoảnh 干的。[燥～] 干燥的
(translated) dry; dried
* 古同"範"
a bamboo form; a model
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măng 竹笋
(translated) Pronounced măng; bamboo shoot
* 中国人名用字
(translated) Used in Chinese personal names
* 〔～懘（ chì ）〕ａ．（声音）不和谐，如"五者（宫、商、角、徴、羽）不乱，则无～～之音矣。"ｂ．敝败，如"～～残疆，耻辱不恤如此。"ｃ．烦乱，如"借使小有～～之情，悴于胸次，忧思郁结，易以伤气。"
(translated) a. disharmonious (of sound); b. ruined; c. perturbed
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 ->
* 架在墙上或柱子上支撑房顶的横木，泛指水平方向的长条形承重构件。 房～。栋～。～上君子（指窃贼）。 * 桥。 桥～。津～（渡口和桥梁，借指学习的门径）。 * 器物、身体或其他物体上中间高起的部分。 鼻～。山～。车～。 * 中国战国时期国名，魏国于公元前361年迁都大梁（今河南省开封市）后，改称"梁"。 * 中国朝代名（ａ．南朝之一；ｂ．五代之一）。 * 姓
bridge; beam; rafters; surname
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 ->
* 架在墙上或柱子上支撑房顶的横木，泛指水平方向的长条形承重构件。 房～。栋～。～上君子（指窃贼）。 * 桥。 桥～。津～（渡口和桥梁，借指学习的门径）。 * 器物、身体或其他物体上中间高起的部分。 鼻～。山～。车～。 * 中国战国时期国名，魏国于公元前361年迁都大梁（今河南省开封市）后，改称"梁"。 * 中国朝代名（ａ．南朝之一；ｂ．五代之一）。 * 姓
bridge; beam; rafters; surname
* 义未详（日本汉字）
ditch, sluice, gutter, drain
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 ->
* "𣴖" 的讹字
to splash (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 ->
* 拼音bèn。 * 水声。 * 水出状
(translated) water sound; state of water emerging
* 凝雨。 * 古泽名
(translated) congealed rain; name of an ancient lake
* 中国人名用字
(translated) Used in Chinese personal names
hōng:* 象声词。浪涛冲击声。 * 大。 qìng:* 同"㵾"。冷
roar, crash
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"漆"
(translated) Same as "漆"
* 读音khoả 清洗(双腿)
(translated) wash both legs
* 疑同"渰"
(translated) Suspected to be the same as "渰"
* 〔～～〕ａ．形容宽广；ｂ．形容水流动；ｃ．形容月色荡漾。 * 在水中或其他液体中化开。 ～化。～解。～液。～剂。～洞
to melt, dissolve; overflowing with
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 ->
* 方言，指水相通处（多用于地名） 双～圩（ xū ）；道～（均在中国广东省）
a branching river (used in place names)
* 同"滔"。 * 拼音tāo。 * 中国人名用字
(translated) Same as 滔; Pinyin: tāo; Used in Chinese personal names
* 温度高，皮肤接触温度高的物体感觉疼痛。 ～手。～嘴。 * 用热的物体使另外的物体起变化。 ～酒。～衣服。～金。～伤。 * 特指"烫发（ fà ）" 电～。冷～
scald, heat; wash; iron clothes
* 〔～洝〕湿润
(translated) moist
* 读音ビツ 与ミチ 义未详
(translated) Pronounced as ビツ and ミチ; meaning unknown
suō:* 〔摩（ mó ）～〕抚摸。 sa:* 〔摩（ mā ）～〕用手轻轻按着一下一下地移动。 shā:* 〔挓～〕张开，如"他～～着手"
to feel or fondle with the fingers
* 同"挱"
(translated) same as 挱
* 同"饮"
(translated) Same as "drink"
* 古同"㴵"
(translated) ancient form of "㴵"
* "瀰" 的类推简化字。 * 《八辅》 第30区， 第31字
(non-classical abbreviated form of 瀰) a watery expanse, to be covered with, to disseminate every where, currents of the water
* 同"济"
(ancient form of 濟) various; varied; numerous, elegant and dignified
* 同"饮"
Semantic variant of 飮: drink; swallow; kind of drink
* 〔～漫〕（水流）宽广浩大
(translated) Expansive and mighty (of water flow)
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 ->
* 水流的样子
(translated) appearance of flowing water
* 读音dãi 义未详
(translated) Pronunciation dãi; Meaning unknown
* 拼音mí。[打～ 子]潜泳
(translated) swim underwater; e.g., [打～ 子] (dǎ mí zi)
* 疑同"滾"。中国人名用字
(translated) Suspected to be the same as "滾"; Used in Chinese given names
* 中国人名用字
(translated) Used in Chinese personal names
* 〈喃〉义同沙
(translated) Vietnamese, same meaning as 沙
* 同"𡋥"
(translated) same as "𡋥"
* 读音chườm 覆盖，热敷
(translated) cover; hot compress
* 同"𠽪"
(translated) Same as "𠽪"
* 拼音nǒu。水名
name of a river, to give suck to, (same as 醹) vintage wine, (same as 乳) milk; breasts
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"漆"
(translated) Same as "漆"; lacquer; paint; varnish
* 同"漆"
(translated) same as lacquer
* 同"淰"
(translated) Same as "淰"
* 同"澍"
(translated) same as "澍"
* 中国人名用字
(translated) Used in Chinese personal names
* 同"湛"
(ancient form of 湛) (interchangeable 沈 沉) sink, deep; profound, joy; delight, happy; peaceful (interchangeable 潭) deep water; deep pool, leisurely; relaxed, dewy, full; filled, wet; damp; moist, clear (interchangeable 浸) to dip; to immerse; to soak, swellings; roaring waves and billows, flowing water, (same as 霪 淫) to rain cats and dogs for a long time, a river in ancient times in Henan province Jiyuanxian (blocked)
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 ->
* 人名用字。 朱貴～，宜都王第八子
(translated) Used in personal names
* 同"纱"
(translated) Same as yarn
* 中国人名用字
(translated) Used for Chinese personal names
* 〔～海〕湖名，在中国云南省
a lake in Yunnan
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 ->
* 拼音mì。中国人名用字
(translated) Used in Chinese personal names
* 同"决"
(translated) Same as "决"
* 同"㳏"
(translated) Same as "㳏"
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 ->
* 大波。 波～。海～。巨～。风～。～涛。～潮（亦喻大规模的社会运动）。风平～静。 * 像波浪起伏的。 麦～。声～。 * 没有约束，放纵。 放～。流～。～费。～迹。～人。孟～
wave; wasteful, reckless
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 ->
* 大波。 波～。海～。巨～。风～。～涛。～潮（亦喻大规模的社会运动）。风平～静。 * 像波浪起伏的。 麦～。声～。 * 没有约束，放纵。 放～。流～。～费。～迹。～人。孟～
wave; wasteful, reckless
* 读音giương [～ 弓]拉弓。[～]炫耀实力
(translated) draw a bow; flaunt power
* 拼音bù。中国人名用字。 疑为"埠" 讹字
(translated) Used in Chinese personal names; thought to be the corrupted form of "埠"
* 读音hot 量词，首， 句（诗、 歌等）
(translated) Measure word, for poems, songs, etc.: classifier for poems, songs, etc.; classifier for lines in poems, songs, etc
* 拼音gèn。中国人名用字
(translated) Pronunciation: gèn; Used as a Chinese given name
* 〔～澼〕漂洗（丝绵）
(Cant.) mud, mire
* 〔～澼〕漂洗（丝绵）
sound
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"汐"
(translated) same as tide
* 拼音yòu。中国人名用字
(translated) Chinese personal name character
* 澄清的。 * 揩擦。 * 温水
(translated) clear; wipe; warm water
* 同"活"
(translated) Same as "live"
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) name of a 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 ->
* 水清的样子
(translated) look of clear water
* 人名用字
(translated) used for personal names
* 同"熙"
(translated) Same as "熙"
* 古同"洦"，浅水
(translated) Ancient form of 洦, shallow water
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 ->
* 读音aengh 名词之后附加成分：𥁟～～（ 血淋淋）
(translated) Pronunciation: aengh; Nominal suffix: as in 𥁟㴡㴡 (blood-dripping)
* 读音trề 嘟嘴，努嘴
(translated) pout; protrude lips
* 同"𣆗"
the sun is shining on the water
xǐ:* 用水去掉污垢。 ～脸。～涮。～涤。～澡。～心革面（喻彻底悔改）。 * 清除干净。 清～。 * 像水洗一样抢光，杀光。 ～劫。 * 昭雪冤枉。 ～雪。～冤。 * 照相的显影定影。 冲～。～印。 * 玩牌时把牌搀和整理。 ～牌。 * 基督教接受个人入教时的仪式。 受～。～礼。 * 盛水洗笔的器皿。 笔～。 * 把磁带上的录音或录像去掉。 xiǎn:* 同"冼"
wash, rinse; clean, purify
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"没"
(translated) same as "没"
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 ->
* 沸溢
(translated) boil over
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 ->
* 水名。 * 古同"得"
(translated) Name of a river; ancient form of "得"
* 同"洒"
(translated) Same as "洒"
* 拼音sǔ。碱土
(translated) alkaline earth
* 阴湿。 * 肉汤："如渴得美～。"
(Cant.) sticky, not smooth, slow
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 ->
* 水向上涌
to ooze out; to well out; to spring out, to well up; flood tide; the water is rising
* 粤语jūk
(translated) Cantonese: jūk
òu:* 长时间的浸泡。～麻。 ōu:* 水泡。 浮～
soak, steep; sodden, soaked; rotten; foam, froth
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"瀶"
(translated) Same as "瀶"
* 同"涎"
(translated) Saliva; drool
* 古人名用字
(translated) used in ancient personal names
* 同"𰲋"
(translated) Same as "𰲋"
* 金文隶定字， 同"挻"。 字見《殷周金文集成引得》429 頁。 * 金文原形字 出自《殷周金文集成》 第4694器銘文中
(translated) Clerical script form of bronze script, same as "挻"; original form of bronze script
* 粤语puǐ
(translated) Cantonese pui2
* 旺盛的样子。 ～然。 * 涌出。 泉～
burst forth; rise; vigorous
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"𣶞"
great billows; large waves; the waves swelling up
* 同"滨"
Semantic variant of 濱: beach, sea coast; river bank
* 同"汙"
(translated) same as "汙"
* 同"滨"。中国人名用字
(translated) Same as "滨"; Used in Chinese given names
* 同"濧"
(translated) Same as "濧"
* 古同"周"，围绕。 * 水回旋。 * 水名
(translated) Ancient form of "周", to surround; Water swirling; River name
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 ->
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 ->