suō:* 同"挲"。 shā:* 开；解开
to feel or fondle with the fingers
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扌 * 往下或往里拉。 ～动。～道岔。 * 扭转，～回败局。～本（赌博时贏回输掉的钱）
pull; drag; right itself
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 ->
* 使不受侵犯和损害。 保～。～卫。～理。～士。～航。～林。辩～。守～。 * 救助。 ～护。 * 掩蔽，包庇。 ～短。庇～
protect, guard, defend, shelter
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"抆"。 * 同"牧"。 * 同"扪"
(translated) Same as wipe; same as herd; same as grope
dān:* 用肩膀挑。 ～水。 * 承当，负责。 ～负。～任。～当。～待（①原谅；②担当责任）。～重任。～风险。 dàn:* 挑东西的用具，多用竹、木做成。 扁～。 * 一挑东西。 ～子。勇挑重～。 * 中国市制重量单位，一担等于一百斤。 * 量词，用于成担的东西。 一～水。 dǎn:* 同"掸"
carry, bear, undertake
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 ->
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 ->
* 用手指搓捏或拿东西。 ～须。～轻怕重
pick up with fingers; draw lots
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 ->
* 抵挡，抵抗。 ～守。～敌。抗～。 * 不接受。 ～绝。～谏（拒绝劝谏）。来者不～。 * 古同"矩"，方阵
ward off with hand, defend
* 拼音tú。中国人名用字
(translated) Used in Chinese given names
* 同"招"
(translated) Same as 招
* 〈方〉因觸摸而沾染。闽语。 * 〈方〉搓揉，輕磨。闽语
(translated) to be stained by touching; to rub; to lightly grind
* 古同"旅"
(translated) Anciently same as "旅"
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 ->
* 吆喝牲口前进的声音，也称"驾"！ * 〈方〉相当于"啊"。吴语
(Cant.) 啲咑, a trumpet
* 抛，投掷。 ～球。 * 丢弃，舍弃。 ～弃。～掉。 * 强牵引。 攘臂而～之。 * 摧。 * 古同"仍"，仍然
throw, hurl; throw away, cast
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 ->
* 缓
Semantic variant of 㧨: (ancient form of 扏) slow; gradual; tardy; leisurely, to delay; to put off; to defer
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 ->
* 用手掌承着东西。 两手～着下巴。 * 陪衬，铺垫。 衬～。烘～。 * 承着器物的东西。 ～盘。 * 寄，暂放。 ～身，～售。～儿所。 * 请求、帮助。 请～。恳～。 * 借故推诿躲避。 推～。假～。 * 依赖。 ～福。～庇。 * 委任。 ～付。委～。 * 压强单位
to hold up with palm; to support, rely on
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 ->
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 ->
* 折磨："天之～我，如不我克。" * 骚动。 * 姓
to thrust; to move
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lì。中国人名用字
(translated) Used in Chinese personal names
* 拼音fán。中国人名用字
(translated) Character used in Chinese personal names
bā:* 古同"拔"。 ào:* 量，称
(translated) same as 拔; measure; weigh
kuáng:* 〔～攘〕乱的样子。 wǎng:* 古同"枉"（a。曲，如"挢～过其正"；b。冤枉，如"血流满市，～法陵母，日月无光，树枝摧折"）。 zài:* 古同"在"
(translated) used in "抂攘" (kuángrǎng) to describe a chaotic appearance; ancient form of "枉"; same as "枉", meaning a. crooked, for example, in "挢抂过其正"; b. wronged, for example, in "血流满市，抂法陵母，日月无光，树枝摧折"; ancient form of "在"; same as "在"
Chu Script
c. 770–221 BCE (Chu, Spring & Autumn–Warring States)
A regional script tradition used in the state of Chu, best known from brush-written bamboo and silk manuscripts with distinctive local forms.Wikipedia ->
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
* 用指或爪挠。 ～挠。～痒。 * 用手或爪拿取。 ～药。～彩。 * 捉捕。 ～贼。～间谍。 * 把握住，不放过。 ～工夫。 * 特别注意，加强领导。 ～重点。 * 引人注意。 他一上场就～住了观众
scratch; clutch, seize, grab
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kuáng。俗"抂"。《金瓶梅詞話· 第六十五回》："白頭老叟， 盡將拐捧～髭鬚： 綠鬂佳人，也帶皃童來看。"
(translated) non-classical form of "抂"; to stroke or pull the beard
* 同"扚"
(translated) Same as "扚"
* 〈方〉盖住。胶辽官话、中原官话
(translated) dialectal: to cover; Jiaoliao Mandarin, Central Plains Mandarin
* 举，提高。 ～头。～手（喻通融宽恕）。 * 合力共举。 ～轿子。 * 〈方〉[抬杠]喻争辩。 * 〈量〉用于两人抬的东西。 十～妆奁
lift, carry
hē:* 指挥。 hè:* 古同"荷"，担负。 qiā:* 古同"揢"，扼。 * 握，持
(translated) to command; to direct; anciently same as "荷", to bear, to shoulder; anciently same as "揢", to strangle; to grasp, to hold
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 ->
* 用双手掐住。 ～脖子
(translated) To pinch and hold with both hands; To grip with both hands
* 读音kéo 拉
(translated) to pull; to draw; to drag
* 同"𭠞"
(translated) Same as "𭠞"
gǔ:* 擦拭："～嘉坛，椒兰芳。" * 取。 xì:* 喜悦："子路～然执干而舞。" * 击。 gē:* 〔～搭〕古同"疙瘩"，小球形或块状的东西。 * 〔～秃〕突起的头疮，如"亲母为其子治～～。" jié:* 颂扬。 扬～。 * 扬起。 把眉一～
caper
* 拼音xìn。振
(translated) Pinyin: xìn; shake
* "𢲫" 的类推简化字
(translated) Simplified form of "𢲫" by analogy
* 从上挹取或择取。 * 减；剥
(translated) To scoop or select from above; reduce; diminish
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 ->
lūn:* 手臂用力旋动。 ～刀。～拳。 lún:* 选择。 ～材（➊选择木材；➋选择人才）
swing, brandish, flourish
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 ->
* 见"掆"
(a simplified form of 掆) to carry on the shoulders of two or more men, to raise
* "引" 的俗字
Semantic variant of 引: to pull, draw out, attract; to stretch
* 同"𢭄"
(translated) Same as "𢭄"
* 同"𢫷"。 * 拼音nǔ。 * 义未详
(translated) Same as "𢫷"; Meaning unknown
* 拼音tāo。中国人名用字
(translated) Used in Chinese given names
* 挈。 * 古同"挟"，持
(translated) To lift; to carry; same as ancient "挟", meaning to hold
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 ->
lā:* 牵，扯，拽。 ～车。～网。～下马（喻使某人下台）。 * 用车载运。 ～货。 * 使延长。 ～延。～伸。 * 排泄粪便。 ～屎。 * 联络。 ～拢。～帮结伙。 * 摧折。 摧枯～朽。 * 带领转移。 把部队～出去。 * 牵引乐器的某一部分使乐器发出声音。 ～小提琴。 * 抚养子女。 ～扯。 * 帮助。 他有困难，～他一把。 lá:* 割，用刀把东西切开一道缝或切断。 手上～了一个口子。 * 闲谈。 ～话。～家常
pull, drag; seize, hold; lengthen
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 ->
lā:* 牵，扯，拽。 ～车。～网。～下马（喻使某人下台）。 * 用车载运。 ～货。 * 使延长。 ～延。～伸。 * 排泄粪便。 ～屎。 * 联络。 ～拢。～帮结伙。 * 摧折。 摧枯～朽。 * 带领转移。 把部队～出去。 * 牵引乐器的某一部分使乐器发出声音。 ～小提琴。 * 抚养子女。 ～扯。 * 帮助。 他有困难，～他一把。 lá:* 割，用刀把东西切开一道缝或切断。 手上～了一个口子。 * 闲谈。 ～话。～家常
pull, drag; seize, hold; lengthen
* 读音にてり 《 音訓篇立》に"ニテリ"とある。"ニテリ"は、語義不明
(translated) Pronounced as "niteri" (according to *Onkun Henritsu*); meaning unknown
shí:* 捡，从地上拿起。 ～草。～粪。～零（捡取某方面的零碎材料，常用于文章标题）。～取。俯～皆是。～人牙慧。 * 收，敛，整理。 收～。～掇。 * "十"的大写。 * 旧称射箭人穿在左臂上的皮制护袖。 shè:* 古同"涉"，历，经由。 ～级而上
pick up, collect, tidy up; accounting form of the numeral ten
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 ->
shí:* 捡，从地上拿起。 ～草。～粪。～零（捡取某方面的零碎材料，常用于文章标题）。～取。俯～皆是。～人牙慧。 * 收，敛，整理。 收～。～掇。 * "十"的大写。 * 旧称射箭人穿在左臂上的皮制护袖。 shè:* 古同"涉"，历，经由。 ～级而上
pick up, collect, tidy up; ten
* 化装。 ～演。打～。装～
dress up; dress up 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 ->
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 ->
* 疑同
(translated) Suspected to be same as
* 弹（ tán ）劾。 ～击（用评论来攻击对方的短处）。～弹（ tán ）
impeach, censure; attack
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 ->
* 提。 ～水。～提包
to haul; to lift; to take
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 ->
* 同"㧊"
(translated) Same as "㧊"
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mí。中国人名用字
(translated) Used in Chinese personal names
* 拼音chāo。 * 粤语。 * 搜：～ 身。 * 翻：～ 咩吖（翻什么）
(Cant.) to search
* 疑同"擟"
(translated) Presumed to be same as "擟"
* 〈方〉扔。中原官话、兰银官话
(translated) dialectal: to throw
* 疑同"挫"。 * 拼音cuò。 * 中国人名用字
(translated) Same as "挫"; Used in Chinese personal names;
* 同"𦀾"。 * 读音dan [～]风流韵事。[～]手牵手; 同"𥆀" "𢏠" "𠒥" "𤉜"
(translated) Same as "𦀾"; pronounced "dan", for example in "romantic affair", "holding hands"; same as "𥆀" "𢏠" "𠒥" "𤉜"
* 拼音duǎn。同"短"
(Cant.) to touch; to bump into; to take, get, receive; to lightly support something with the hand
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"挱"
(translated) same as 挱
* 同"舂"。 * 〈方〉打，揍。西南官话。 * 〈方〉冲出。客话
(translated) Same as "舂"; Dialectal: to hit, to beat (Southwestern Mandarin); Dialectal: to rush out (Hakka)
* 用手掌打。 ～击。～掌。～抚。～案叫绝。 * 浪涛冲击。 ～岸。 * 拍打东西的用具。 ～子（亦是计算乐音长短的单位）。 * 乐曲的节奏。 ～节。 * 摄影。 ～摄。～照。～片子。 * 发出。 ～发。～电报。 * 阿谀，巴结。 ～马屁。吹吹～～
clap, tap, beat; beat or rhythm
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 ->
* 擦。 ～泪
wipe, rub off
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 ->
ze:* ze ㄗㄜ 同"择"（日本汉字）。其它字义 zhbi:* zhBi ㄓㄞ 同"择"（日本汉字）。 英语 select， choose， pick out
select, choose, pick out
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 ->
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"攴"
Semantic variant of 攴: rap, tap lightly; KangXi radical 66
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 ->
* 古同"抵"
(translated) Same as "抵"
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 ->
* 〈方〉躲藏。闽语
(translated) dialectal: to hide (Min dialect)
* 同"投"
(translated) Same as 投
* 读音a
(translated) Pronunciation is a
* 同"扽"
(translated) Same as 扽
* 簸动，向上播散。 ～水。～场（ cháng ）。～汤止沸。 * 高举，向上。 ～手。～帆。趾高气～。～眉吐气。 * 在空中飘动。 飘～。 * 称颂，传播。 ～言。～威。颂～。～弃。～名。 * 姓
scatter, spread; praise
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 ->
* 同"𠉝"
(translated) Same as "𠉝"
* 搀，用手支持人或物，使不倒。 搀～。～正。～老携幼。 * 帮助，援助。 ～养。～植。～危济困。 * 用手按着或把持着。 ～梯。沙发～手。 * 姓
support, help; protect; hold on
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 ->
nè:* 按物于水中。 nì:* 〔挹～〕中制；一说手执的样子。 ruì:* 内。 * 捽。 nà:* 打
(translated) press object into water; manner of grasping; grasp; hit
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 ->
yá:* [扠～]不正。 yà:* 同"砑"。 qiā:* 抳。 * 同"抲"。扼。 * 將
forked branches, stone roller, to roll, to stop; to detain; to prohibit, to clutch; to grasp
* 拼音yè。 * 疑同"拽"的会意俗字。 * 拼音yì。 * 中国人名用字
(translated) Pronounced as yè; Thought to be the non-classical semantic compound form of "拽"; Pronounced as yì; Used in Chinese personal names
* 同"𢪇"
(translated) same as "𢪇"
* 〈方〉用竹条或小棍子抽打。闽语
(translated) dialectal: to whip or beat with bamboo strips or small sticks; Min dialect
xī:* 古通"析"。 zhé:* 折，散
(translated) anciently interchangeable with 析, meaning to separate and divide; break, scatter
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 ->
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 ->
mǒ:* 涂。 涂～。～粉（喻美化或掩饰）。～黑（喻丑化）。～子（瓦工用来抹灰泥的器具。亦称"抹刀"）。 * 揩，擦。 ～拭。哭天～泪。 * 除去，勾掉，不计在内。 ～煞。 * 轻微的痕迹："林梢一～青如画"。一～余晖。 mò:* 把和好了的泥或灰涂上后弄平。 ～墙。～石灰。 * 紧靠着绕过去。 ～头。～身。 * 用手指轻按，奏弦乐指法的一种。 mā:* 擦。 ～桌子。 * 按着向下移动、除去。 ～不下脸来（碍于脸面或情面）
smear, apply, wipe off, erase
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 ->
* 摸
(translated) to touch; to feel
* 张开大姆指和中指（或小指）量长度。 * 量词，指张开大姆指和中指（或小指）两端的距离。 两～宽
grope, press, span
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 ->
* 用手扶着杖或棍支持身体的平衡。 ～着拐棍走。 * 讽刺，驳倒："（云）既论难，连～五鹿君"
lean on; post; prod; ridicule
jū:* 逮捕或扣押。 ～捕。～系。～留。～拿。～囚。～禁。～押。 * 限，限制。 ～束。～谨。不～小节。 * 固执，不变通。 ～泥。～礼。～迂。 gōu:* 遮蔽："凡为长者粪之礼，必加帚于箕上，以袂～而退"
restrain, seize, detain
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 ->
* 〈方〉给；被，让。吴语
(translated) dialectal, meaning to give; to be given, to be made to; to allow. Used in Wu dialect
* 拼音zhèng。中国人名用字
(translated) Pronunciation: zhèng; Used in Chinese given names
* 同"扏"。 * 拼音qiú
(ancient form of 扏) slow; gradual; tardy; leisurely, to delay; to put off; to defer
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bó。高貌
high; tall; lofty
* 同"搄"
(translated) Same as "搄"
* 用手掌打。 ～颊（打嘴巴）。 * 刮。 ～凿。 * 口头或用文字判定是非、优劣、可否。 ～准。～示。～复。～语。～阅。～判。眉～（写在书页天头上的批语）。 * 大量。 ～购。～销。 * 量词，用于大宗的货物或数量众多的事物。 一～货物。 * 棉麻等未捻成线、绳时的细缕。 线～儿
comment, criticize; wholesale
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 ->
* 用力掐着，抓住。 ～杀。～腕（用一只手握住另一只手，表示振奋、失意、惋惜等情绪）。力能～虎。 * 抓要点，简要。 ～要。 * 把守，控制。 ～制。～喉拊背（喻控制要害，制敌于死命）。 * 古同"轭"，牛马等拉东西时架在脖子上的器具
grasp, clutch; choke, strangle
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 ->
* 古同"拘"
to collect; to join together
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 ->
* 消耗，损耗："罢车马之用，～士卒之精。" * 按摩。 * 削除稜角使圆。 * 懈怠，玩忽。 * 古通"玩"："悬乐奢泰，游～之脩。"
(translated) To consume; to deplete; to wear out; To massage; To remove edges and corners to make round; to round off; To be lax; to be negligent; to neglect; Anciently interchangeable with "玩" (wán)
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 ->
* 发出，表达，倾吐。 ～情。～怀。～愤。～发。各～己见。直～胸臆。 * 挹取，挹注。 * 古同"纾"，解除
express; eliminate; relieve
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 ->
* 抵御。 ～击。～争。～拒。抵～。顽～。 * 拒绝。 ～议。～上。～命。～税。 * 对等。 ～衡（力量不相上下的对抗）
resist, oppose, defy, reject
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 ->
qiǎng:* 夺，硬拿。 ～劫。～夺。 * 赶快，赶紧，争先。 ～先。～占。～购。～攻。 * 刮，擦。 磨剪子～菜刀。 * 当面责备或讽刺。 ～白他一顿。 qiāng:* 碰，撞。 呼天～地。 * 同"戗"。 chēng:* 〔～攘〕纷乱的样子，如"支离～～兮，遭世孔疚"。 * （搶）
plunder, rob, take by force
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"扴"
(translated) same as "扴"
* 拼音xuē
(translated) Pinyin: xuē
* 拼音bǎo。中国人名用字
(translated) Used in Chinese given names
* 疑同"挑"。 * 拼音tiāo。 * 中国人名用字
(translated) Suspected to be the same as "挑"; Used in Chinese personal names
* 拼音bào。中国人名用字
(translated) Pinyin bào; Used in Chinese personal names
* 拼音kàng。 * 同"抗"。 * 拼音dǎn。 * 同"抌"
(translated) Same as "抗"; Same as "抌"
* 古同"扩"
expand, enlarge, stretch
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 ->