* 读音thác 险滩，急滩
(translated) dangerous rapids; swift rapids
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扌 * 同""。 * 拼音bí。 * 大水
(translated) Same as ""; big water; flood
* 裂（韩国汉字）
to pluck, pick, tear; (Cant.) rubbing action
póu:* 引取；聚集。 pōu:* 以手捧物。 fū:* 击
Acquired from 㩠: a fierce or bloody battle, to untie; to unbind, (same as 㩠) to exchange; to trade, to guide, to quote
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 ->
Liushutong Seal Forms
Pre-Qin to Han seal-type forms (≤220 CE) / compiled 1661 (Min Qiji); collated and printed 1720 (Bi Hongshu)
A ten-volume compendium of seal-script variants arranged by the rhymes of Hongwu Zhengyun: each head character gives its Shuowen small seal form, then variants gathered from guwen, zhouwen, bronze inscriptions and Qin–Han seals. Long a standard reference for seal carvers, but the forms are compiled rather than excavated and were collected with little vetting, so many are of doubtful authenticity.Wikimedia Commons ->
* 读音sắp 组织，安排， 做准备
(translated) Organize; arrange; prepare
* 读音raq 量词。阵
(translated) Measure word, pronounced raq; a burst
* 古均同""
(translated) Ancient form of ""
* 〔捼～〕两手相摩
(translated) rubbing between hands
* "" 的类推简化字
(translated) Simplified form of "" by analogy
* 取
(Cant.) to grasp, 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 ->
Liushutong Seal Forms
Pre-Qin to Han seal-type forms (≤220 CE) / compiled 1661 (Min Qiji); collated and printed 1720 (Bi Hongshu)
A ten-volume compendium of seal-script variants arranged by the rhymes of Hongwu Zhengyun: each head character gives its Shuowen small seal form, then variants gathered from guwen, zhouwen, bronze inscriptions and Qin–Han seals. Long a standard reference for seal carvers, but the forms are compiled rather than excavated and were collected with little vetting, so many are of doubtful authenticity.Wikimedia Commons ->
* 同""
(translated) Variant form of ""
* 拼音zú。收早熟的庄稼
(translated) to harvest early-maturing crops
* 同""
(translated) Same as 担
* 拼音rèn。中国人名用字
(translated) Character used in Chinese personal names
* 同""
(translated) Same as ""
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
Clerical Script
c. 300 BCE–220 CE (emerged late Warring States/Qin; dominant Han)
A practical script that evolved from late Warring States/Qin writing; it matured and became dominant in the Han dynasty, favoring faster, more rectilinear strokes.Wikipedia ->
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
* 同""。 * 拼音bá
(translated) same as 拔
* 疑同""。 * 拼音bào。 * 中国人名用字
(translated) Variant form of ""; Used in Chinese given names
* 手伸出的支体（脚趾亦作"脚指"） 手～。巨～（大拇指）。～甲。～纹。～印。屈～可数。 * 量词，一个手指的宽度。 下了三～雨。 * （手指或物体尖端）对着，向着。 ～着。～画。～南针。～手画脚。 * 点明，告知。 ～导。～引。～正。～责。～控（指名控告）。～摘。～挥。～日可待。 * 直立，竖起。 令人发（ fà ）～（形容极为愤怒）。 * 意向针对。 ～标。～定。 * 古同""，意义，目的
finger, toe; point, indicate
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 ->
Liushutong Seal Forms
Pre-Qin to Han seal-type forms (≤220 CE) / compiled 1661 (Min Qiji); collated and printed 1720 (Bi Hongshu)
A ten-volume compendium of seal-script variants arranged by the rhymes of Hongwu Zhengyun: each head character gives its Shuowen small seal form, then variants gathered from guwen, zhouwen, bronze inscriptions and Qin–Han seals. Long a standard reference for seal carvers, but the forms are compiled rather than excavated and were collected with little vetting, so many are of doubtful authenticity.Wikimedia Commons ->
* 同""
fight
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 ->
Liushutong Seal Forms
Pre-Qin to Han seal-type forms (≤220 CE) / compiled 1661 (Min Qiji); collated and printed 1720 (Bi Hongshu)
A ten-volume compendium of seal-script variants arranged by the rhymes of Hongwu Zhengyun: each head character gives its Shuowen small seal form, then variants gathered from guwen, zhouwen, bronze inscriptions and Qin–Han seals. Long a standard reference for seal carvers, but the forms are compiled rather than excavated and were collected with little vetting, so many are of doubtful authenticity.Wikimedia Commons ->
* 音绚。 击
to strike; to beat; to attach, (same as 揈) to move; to shake; to wield
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hěn、hén。中国人名用字。 或同""
(translated) Used in Chinese given names; or same as ""
* 同""
(translated) Same as 擩
* 抓，逮。 ～拿。～奸。～贼。～弄。捕～。捕风～影。 * 握。 ～笔。～刀（代人作文）。～襟见肘
grasp, clutch; catch, seize
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 ->
* [拷～] 通拷贝。见于远东卡通动画公司出品的香港动画电影《 老夫子水虎传》片尾STAFF 字幕中有罕见出现
(translated) same as "copy"
* 读音vớ 义未详
(translated) Pronunciation: vớ; Meaning unknown
* 疑同""。 * 拼音pǐn。 * 较大的房屋。 地名用例：浙江省丽水市有地名" 大～"。来源： 浙江省丽水市地名志。 * 《八辅》 第25区， 第13字
(translated) Possibly same as ""; Large house; Used in place names, e.g., "大~"
* [软叽咯～] 软弱怯懦。江淮官话
(translated) [Ruanji ge~] weak and cowardly; in Jianghuai Mandarin dialect
* 见""
(translated) Refer to ""
* 用手臂围住。 拥～。～小孩儿。合～。～残守缺（形容保守，不知进取）。 * 围绕，环绕。 山环水～。～厦（房屋前面加出来的门廊，亦指后面毗连的小房子）。 * 胸怀愿望，志向。 ～负。 * 心里存着，怀有。 ～怨。～恨。～歉。～憾。～病。 * 密合。 衣服～身儿。 * 把他人的子女收养为自己的子女。 ～养。 * 量词：表示两臂合围的量：一～草。 * 孵。 ～窝。～小鸡
embrace, hold in arms, enfold
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 ->
Liushutong Seal Forms
Pre-Qin to Han seal-type forms (≤220 CE) / compiled 1661 (Min Qiji); collated and printed 1720 (Bi Hongshu)
A ten-volume compendium of seal-script variants arranged by the rhymes of Hongwu Zhengyun: each head character gives its Shuowen small seal form, then variants gathered from guwen, zhouwen, bronze inscriptions and Qin–Han seals. Long a standard reference for seal carvers, but the forms are compiled rather than excavated and were collected with little vetting, so many are of doubtful authenticity.Wikimedia Commons ->
* 用手臂围住。 拥～。～小孩儿。合～。～残守缺（形容保守，不知进取）。 * 围绕，环绕。 山环水～。～厦（房屋前面加出来的门廊，亦指后面毗连的小房子）。 * 胸怀愿望，志向。 ～负。 * 心里存着，怀有。 ～怨。～恨。～歉。～憾。～病。 * 密合。 衣服～身儿。 * 把他人的子女收养为自己的子女。 ～养。 * 量词：表示两臂合围的量：一～草。 * 孵。 ～窝。～小鸡
embrace, hold in arms, enfold
* 挡，拒，用力对撑着。 ～挡。～制。～抗。～赖。 * 顶撞，冲突，矛盾。 ～触。 * 代替，相当，顶替。 ～押。～偿。～充。～还（ huán ）。 * 到达。 ～京。～临
resist, oppose; deny; off-set
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""
do obeisance, bow, kowtow
* 用手指或棍棒等推动或挑动。 ～动。把钟～准了。～冗（推开繁忙的事物，抽出时间）。～云见日。 * 分给。 ～发。～款。～付。 * 治理。 ～乱反正。 * 掉转。 ～转马头。 * 量词，用于成批的，分组的。 分成两～儿
move; dispel; distribute
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 ->
zé:* 挑拣，挑选。 ～取。～优。抉～。～善而从。饥不～食。 zhái:* 义同""（ zé ），用于口语。 ～不开（分解不开；摆脱不开）。～菜。～食
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 ->
* 读音thư[~]宽限； 宽余。多作" 舒且"
(translated) grace period; ample
* 音而。 挐
to hold; to grasp, to maintain; to keep, a post, to lead on, (same as 擩) to rub, to crumble by hand, to massage; mixed-up; confused
w:* 同""。逆。 wū:* 同""。泥工塗泥的工具
(translated) Same as ""; reverse; Same as ""; plastering tool
* 拼音nié。採
(translated) Pick
* 拼音lěi。中国人名用字
(translated) Pinyin: lěi; used in Chinese given names
* "" 的类推简化字
(translated) Analogically simplified form of ""
* 择。 * 举
(translated) choose; select
jiǎo:* 古同""。 kù:* 打
(translated) same as ""; strike
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 ->
Liushutong Seal Forms
Pre-Qin to Han seal-type forms (≤220 CE) / compiled 1661 (Min Qiji); collated and printed 1720 (Bi Hongshu)
A ten-volume compendium of seal-script variants arranged by the rhymes of Hongwu Zhengyun: each head character gives its Shuowen small seal form, then variants gathered from guwen, zhouwen, bronze inscriptions and Qin–Han seals. Long a standard reference for seal carvers, but the forms are compiled rather than excavated and were collected with little vetting, so many are of doubtful authenticity.Wikimedia Commons ->
* 拼音tùn。搌
to wipe tears, to bind
* "" 的类推简化字
(translated) Analogical simplified form of ""
* "" 的讹字
(translated) corrupted form of ""
* 握持。 * 拈取。 * 《集韻》似絶切，入薛，邪
(translated) to hold; to pick up
* 读音nghĩ， * 认为， 思考。 * 计较， 难以释怀
(translated) To think; To consider; To fuss over; To be unable to let go
lā:* 拟声词，呼～。哇～。叽里呱～。 * 〔～～队〕体育比赛时，在不同现场给运动员呐喊助威的一组人。 * 方言。同""。闲谈。 la:* 助词，""（ le ）和""（ a ）的合音。兼有""和""的作用。你真的来～？他早走～。大楼終于建成～！
final particle of assertion
* 拼音qiè( 又音cù)。摩擦
(translated) friction
* 同""
Semantic variant of 捽: clutch, grasp; pull up; contradict
pàn:* pàn ㄆㄢˋ 舍弃，不顾惜。 ～命。～死。～弃。 pīn:* pīn ㄆㄧㄣˉ 同""。 fān:* fān ㄈㄢˉ 古同""，飞的样子
risk, disregard; go all out for
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guài。扰， 吵
to disturbe; to agitate; to harass, to quarrel; to wrangle
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 ->
zǐ:* 擊取。 * 以拳擊人。 jǐ:* 殺。 zhǐ:* 同""。側擊
to catch, to grasp with the hand, to pinch, to kill, to attach from the sideway, to strike with the hand; (Cant.) to tear, rip
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 ->
* 两手抱拳上举，以表敬意。 ～手。～揖。 * 两手合围。 ～抱。～木。～璧。 * 环绕。 ～卫。～护。～北（众星环卫北极星）。 * 耸起，隆起，弯曲成弧形。 ～肩缩背。～顶。～门。～桥。 * 向上或向前推，顶动。 ～芽。虫子～土。 * 姓
fold hands on breast; bow, salute
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 ->
Liushutong Seal Forms
Pre-Qin to Han seal-type forms (≤220 CE) / compiled 1661 (Min Qiji); collated and printed 1720 (Bi Hongshu)
A ten-volume compendium of seal-script variants arranged by the rhymes of Hongwu Zhengyun: each head character gives its Shuowen small seal form, then variants gathered from guwen, zhouwen, bronze inscriptions and Qin–Han seals. Long a standard reference for seal carvers, but the forms are compiled rather than excavated and were collected with little vetting, so many are of doubtful authenticity.Wikimedia Commons ->
yí:* 加。 chǐ:* 去："介者～画，外非誉也。" * 拍打："照着嘴儿只管～。" * 拽。 hài:* 动
(translated) add; go; pat; slap; strike; pull; tug; yank; move; stir
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 ->
* 悬吊。 悬～。～图。～牌。～锄。～镰。～帅（掌帅印，喻居于领导、统帅地位）。披红～绿。～一漏万。 * 牵记，牵连，牵累。 牵～。记～。～念。～连。～累（连累）。 * 登记。 ～号。～失。 * 切断电话，也指打电话。 给小张～个电话。 * 钩住。 衣服被钉子～住了。 * 物体表面蒙上或糊着。 脸上像～了一层霜。 * 量词，多用于成套或成串的东西。 一～珠子
hang, suspend; suspense
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 ->
* 用压力使排出。 ～压。～奶。 * 互相推、拥，用身体排开人或物。 ～塞（ sè ）。～开门。 * 排斥。 排～。～轧。～占。 * 许多人或物紧紧挨着，许多事情集中在同一时间内。 拥～。～做一团
crowd, squeeze, push against
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
* 同""
(translated) Same as ""
* 同""。 * 拼音bá。 * 中国人名用字
(translated) Same as ""; Used in Chinese given names
* 同""
(translated) Same as ""
* 《大佛顶如来放光悉怛多般怛罗大神力都摄一切呪王陀罗尼经大威徳最胜金轮三昧呪品》: 结界～契出倶胝经是； 指触地一迴如草～势三度作印
(translated) in the context of boundary setting, [𭠨] means in accordance with the principle of manifesting countless scriptures; describing the action of touching the ground once with a finger, [𭠨] indicates a grass-like manner, performed three times to form a mudra
* 疑同""。 * 拼音āi、ái。 * 中国人名用字
(translated) Suspected variant of ""; Used in Chinese personal names
* 拼音zuò。中国人名用字
(translated) Used in Chinese personal names
* 读音trỏ ( 用手指)指向
(translated) To point to with a finger; pronounced trỏ
pǒu:* 抨击。 ～击。 * 破开，剖。 ～斗（ dǒu ）折衡（毁弃斗和秤）。 póu:* 用手扒土。 * 聚敛。 ～敛。～聚
to extract; injure
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 ->
Liushutong Seal Forms
Pre-Qin to Han seal-type forms (≤220 CE) / compiled 1661 (Min Qiji); collated and printed 1720 (Bi Hongshu)
A ten-volume compendium of seal-script variants arranged by the rhymes of Hongwu Zhengyun: each head character gives its Shuowen small seal form, then variants gathered from guwen, zhouwen, bronze inscriptions and Qin–Han seals. Long a standard reference for seal carvers, but the forms are compiled rather than excavated and were collected with little vetting, so many are of doubtful authenticity.Wikimedia Commons ->
* 同""
collide; meet unexpectedly
* 拼音lǐn。 * 杀。 * 打
to kill, to slaughter, to beat; to strike; to hit; to attack; (Cant.) to pile, stack
* 拼音hā。扒拉。 西南官话。鸡～ 渣子丨把汤圆儿面～开晒
(translated) to spread out; to scatter. (Southwestern Mandarin)
* 织布机上的一种机件，经线从筘齿间通过，它的作用是把纬线推到织口
(translated) A component on a loom where warp threads pass through the reed teeth; its function is to push the weft threads to the fell
* 读音doek 播（种）
(translated) To sow (seeds)
* 揩擦。 擦～。拂～。～泪。～除。～目以待
wipe away stains with cloth
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 ->
Liushutong Seal Forms
Pre-Qin to Han seal-type forms (≤220 CE) / compiled 1661 (Min Qiji); collated and printed 1720 (Bi Hongshu)
A ten-volume compendium of seal-script variants arranged by the rhymes of Hongwu Zhengyun: each head character gives its Shuowen small seal form, then variants gathered from guwen, zhouwen, bronze inscriptions and Qin–Han seals. Long a standard reference for seal carvers, but the forms are compiled rather than excavated and were collected with little vetting, so many are of doubtful authenticity.Wikimedia Commons ->
* 拿着，握住。 ～笔。～枪。～牢（把稳）。 * 遵守不变。 坚～。～久。～操（保持节操）。～之以恒。 * 主张，掌管。 主～。～平。～国。～重。～之有故（立论有根据）。 * 对待，处理。 ～身（对待自己）。～盈。～胜。 * 扶助。 支～。撑～
sustain, support; hold, grasp
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 ->
Liushutong Seal Forms
Pre-Qin to Han seal-type forms (≤220 CE) / compiled 1661 (Min Qiji); collated and printed 1720 (Bi Hongshu)
A ten-volume compendium of seal-script variants arranged by the rhymes of Hongwu Zhengyun: each head character gives its Shuowen small seal form, then variants gathered from guwen, zhouwen, bronze inscriptions and Qin–Han seals. Long a standard reference for seal carvers, but the forms are compiled rather than excavated and were collected with little vetting, so many are of doubtful authenticity.Wikimedia Commons ->
kuò:* 古同""。 guāng:* 骗（多见于早期白话） ～嘴吃（骗东西吃）。 * 活
(translated) ancient form of ""; deceive (esp. early colloquial); live
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 ->
* 用鞭棍等打人。 鞭～。大张～伐（a。使用武力大规模征讨；b。指对人进行声讨或攻击）
flog, whip; chastise
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 ->
* "" 的讹字
(translated) corrupted form of ""
* 拼音xiān。持
(translated) Hold; Grasp
* "" 的类推简化字
(translated) 𫼧 is the analogically simplified form of ""
* 不顺利，失败。 ～折。～败。～伤。～失。 * 按下，使音调降低。 抑扬顿～。 * 摧折。 * 书法用笔的一种
push down; chop down; grind
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 ->
Liushutong Seal Forms
Pre-Qin to Han seal-type forms (≤220 CE) / compiled 1661 (Min Qiji); collated and printed 1720 (Bi Hongshu)
A ten-volume compendium of seal-script variants arranged by the rhymes of Hongwu Zhengyun: each head character gives its Shuowen small seal form, then variants gathered from guwen, zhouwen, bronze inscriptions and Qin–Han seals. Long a standard reference for seal carvers, but the forms are compiled rather than excavated and were collected with little vetting, so many are of doubtful authenticity.Wikimedia Commons ->
* 搬动，挥动。 ～动。～荡。～幅。～臂。～聋发聩（喻唤醒糊涂麻木的人）。 * 奋起，兴起。 ～奋。～作。～兴（ xīng ）。～～有辞。 * 古同""，救济。 * 古同""，威震
raise, excite, arouse action
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 ->
Liushutong Seal Forms
Pre-Qin to Han seal-type forms (≤220 CE) / compiled 1661 (Min Qiji); collated and printed 1720 (Bi Hongshu)
A ten-volume compendium of seal-script variants arranged by the rhymes of Hongwu Zhengyun: each head character gives its Shuowen small seal form, then variants gathered from guwen, zhouwen, bronze inscriptions and Qin–Han seals. Long a standard reference for seal carvers, but the forms are compiled rather than excavated and were collected with little vetting, so many are of doubtful authenticity.Wikimedia Commons ->
* 均见""
clasp under arm; hold to bosom
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chắng 义未详
(translated) Meaning unknown; pronounced chǎng
* mìng ㄇㄧㄥˋ 日本地名用字
(translated) Japanese place name character
* 拼音zhēng。 * 引。 * 《八辅》 第25区， 第1字
(translated) to lead; to draw; to pull
zā:* 逼迫："崩腾相排～"。 zǎn:* 压紧。 ～子。～指（用拶子套入手指，再用力紧收，是旧时的一种酷刑）
press, squeeze hard; force
* 掘，掏。 ～掘。～墙脚（喻拆台）。～空心思。 * 抓。 ～破了
dig, dig out, gouge out, scoop
zhuā:* 打，敲打。 鞭～。～鼓。～杀。 * 古同""，用指或爪挠。 wō:* 〔老～〕国名，在东南亚。 * （撾）
to beat; to strike
* 姓
(translated) Surname
* 拼音chòng。 * 跳。 * 撞击
(non-classical form) to jump; to leap; to bounce; (in general) get angry and leave away, to bump; (Cant.) to poke, jab
* 同""
long and curved
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 ->
tú:* 横引。 * 锐。 shū:* 古同""，抒发："～心中之所欲。" chá:* 掷
Acquired from 㷑: (same as 煙 㷑) smoke; fumes, tobacco; opium; cigarette, mist; vapor
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 ->
* 读音gạn 过滤
(translated) pronounced "gàn"; to filter
* 读音dìu,。 * 飞来飞去。 * 引导。 * 冷静
(translated) pronunciation dìu; flying to and fro; guide; calm; composed
* 告状，指出罪恶。 ～告。～诉。指～。被～。 * 节制，驾驭。 ～制。遥～。 * 开弓。 弓不再～。 * 投。 ～于地。 * 人的头部朝下或使让残液流出容器的口朝下。 ～净。～一～
accuse, charge; control
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 ->
* 同""
(translated) Same as ""
* 引急。 * 古通""
Alternate form of 揯: (Cant.) tight, distended
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ān。掠种
(translated) sow thinly
* 拼音diǎn。中国人名用字
(translated) Character used in Chinese personal names
xiè:* 火气。 chè:* 火燃
(translated) fiery vapor; to burn
* 同""
(translated) same as ""
kēng:* 同""。 qiān:* 古同""
(translated) same as ""; ancient form of ""
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""。忌讳
(translated) same as 忌; taboo