* 柄，镰柄
(translated) handle; sickle handle
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口 * 拼音hé。[～棔] 即"合欢树"
a scabbard; a sheath; a case for sword, a tree like the acacia
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 ->
* 中国人名用字。,hé,jí,jié,xiá
(translated) Used in Chinese personal names
* "㸕" 的类推简化字。 * 拼音zhǐ。 * 中国人名用字
(translated) analogously simplified form of "㸕"; used in Chinese personal names
* 拼音zǎi。豹身上的花纹
(translated) leopard markings
* 因殴打而形成的皮肤青肿的伤
(translated) A bruise on the skin caused by beating
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 ->
* 含水复盐的一类，是某些金属硫酸盐的含水结晶。最常见的是"明矾"，亦称"白矾"
alum
* 同"砎"
(translated) Same as "砎"
* 用刀斧等猛剁，用力劈。 ～柴。～伐。 * 方言，把东西扔出去。 ～砖头。 * 喻取缔（某组织）或取消（某项目、条款） 原定的基建项目～了三分之一
hack, chop, cut, fell
* 同"矿"
(translated) Same as mineral
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 ->
* "𥕐" 的类推简化字。 * 拼音tán。 * 同"磹"。，大石块。"磹"的错简字
(translated) analogy-based simplified form of "𥕐"; same as "磹", meaning large stone; mis-simplified form of "磹"
* 同"區"
(translated) same as "區"
* 中国人名用字
(translated) Used in Chinese personal names
* 聚集。 ～少成多。处心～虑。～储。～愤。～郁。～怨。～愿。～累（ lěi ）。～攒。 * 数学上指乘法运算的得数。 ～数。乘～。体～。容～
accumulate, store up, amass
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 ->
* 破旧的丝。 * 缓慢；倦怠。 * 混乱。 * 疑惑。 * 古同"诒"，欺骗；欺诈
cheat, fool, pretend
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 ->
* "絅" 的简体字。 * 拼音jiōng。 * 急引
(simplified form of 絅) (same as 褧) a garment of one colour with no lining, a dust coat
* 告诉，告诫。 为人父者，必能～其子。 * 帝王所发的文书命令。 ～书。～令。～谕。奉～。遗～
decree, proclaim; imperial decree
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 ->
jié:* 追问。 反～。盘～。～究。 * 谴责，问罪。 ～责。～让。～难（ nàn ）。 * 〔～朝（ zhāo ）〕早晨，亦指次日早晨。 jí:* 〔～屈〕曲折。亦作"佶屈"。 * 〔～屈聱牙〕（文章）读起来不顺口
question, interrogate
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 ->
* "𬣍" 的类推简化字。 * 拼音tuán 猜。客话
(translated) simplified form of "𬣍" by analogy; pronounced as tuán (guess); Hakka dialect
* "詺" 的类推简化字
(translated) Analogically simplified form of "詺"
* 赠给。 * 遗留，留下。 ～害。～误（使受到坏的影响）。～训。～笑大方（让内行见笑）
give to, hand down, bequeath
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 ->
* 远。 ～异（相差很远）。～然（显然，清清楚楚，如"～～不同"）。～乎。～殊。～若两人
distant, far; separated; different
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 ->
* 等到，达到："卒～于祸"。 * 趁。 ～吉（男女嫁娶及时）。"请～其未毕陈而击之"（趁着他们没有完全摆好阵势时攻击他们）
until, when; seize, arrest
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"佑"
(translated) same as "佑"
* 同"桐"
(translated) same as "桐"
yí:* 用麦芽制成的糖浆，糖稀。 ～糖。甘之如～。 * 某种糖果。 高粱～。 * 古同"贻"，赠送。 sì:* 同"饲"，粮也
sweet-meats; sweet-cakes; syrup
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"亟"
(translated) Same as "亟"
* 见"嘪"
(translated) See "嘪"
* 〔～呐〕管乐器，形状像喇叭，正面有七孔，背面一孔
flute-like musical instrument
* 拼音yí。[～嗞(zī)] 惭愧的样子
(translated) ashamed look; shamefaced look
* 拼音bù。 * 义未详。 * 中国人名用字
(translated) Meaning unknown; Used in Chinese personal names
* 读音ringz 拟声词
(translated) Pronounced as ringz; onomatopoeia
* "𡄖" 的类推简化字
(translated) Analogously simplified form of "𡄖"
* 同"营"（日本汉字）
encampment, barracks; manage
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 ->
* 疑同"訓"。 * 拼音xùn。 * 中国人名用字
(translated) Suspected to be the same as "訓".; Used in Chinese given names
* 包含，盛（ chéng ） ～器。～量（ liàng ）。～积。～纳。无地自～。 * 对人度量大。 ～忍。宽～。 * 让，允许。 ～让。不～人说话。 * 相貌，仪表，景象，状态。 ～止。～颜。～光。～貌。仪～。军～。市～。阵～。姿～。 * 或许，也许。 ～或。 * 姓
looks, appearance; figure, form
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 ->
* 同"訔"。 * 拼音yín。 * 和。 * 姓
(non-classical form) harmonoy; peace, pleasant; agreeable; delightful
* 同"容"
(translated) same as "容"
* 韩国古籍用字
(translated) Used in ancient Korean texts
* 山谷（多用于地名） 嘉～关（在中国甘肃省）。慕田～（在中国北京市）
valley, ravine
* 同"峪"
(translated) same as "峪"
* 同"薝"。 * 拼音yán。 * 人名用字； 姓氏。（释义缺证据）
(translated) Same as "薝"; Pinyin yán; Used in personal names; Surname, definition lacks evidence
* 同"吢"
(translated) Same as "吢"
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"悉"
(translated) Same as "悉"
* lǜ ㄌㄩˋ 同"慮"
(translated) same as 慮
* 金文隶定字， 同"𢖳"
(translated) Standardized form of bronze script, same as "𢖳"
* 〔～河〕古称"泇水"，源出中国山东省，流经江苏省入运河
(translated) Referring to Jia River, anciently known as "Jia Water", a river originating in Shandong Province, China, flowing through Jiangsu Province and into the Grand Canal
* 拼音jiǎn。通水道
(translated) waterway
* 金文隶定字， 同"污"。 字見《殷周金文集成引得》1006 頁。 * 金文原形字 出自《殷周金文集成》 第9704器銘文中
(translated) clerical form of Jinwen, same as "污"; original form of Jinwen
* 同"沰"
(translated) Same as "沰"
* 同"涪"
(translated) Same as "涪"
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 ->
* 拼音gě
(translated) pronounced "gě"
* 拼音yún。石名
(translated) stone name; type of stone
* "礏" 的类推简化字
(translated) Analogically simplified form of "礏"
* "𥗺" 的类推简化字。 * 拼音làn。 * 地名用字。 义为"一种片石名"， 今作"栏"， 在广西壮族自治区龙州县
(translated) analogical simplified form of "𥗺"; pinyin làn; used in place names, meaning "a type of 片石 name", now written as "栏" in Longzhou, Guangxi
* 拼音kòu。[紐～] 同"紐扣"
a button; a plaited knob; to fasten; to hook back
gěi:* 交付，送与。 ～以。～予。送～。献～。 * 把动作或态度加到对方。 ～他一顿批评。 * 替，为。 ～大家帮忙。 * 被，表示遭受。 房子～火烧掉了。 * 把，将。 请你随手～门送上。 jǐ:* 供应。 供～。补～。～养。自～自足。 * 富裕，充足。 家～人足。 * 敏捷。 言论～捷
give; by, for
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 ->
* 〔阿～〕伊斯兰教主持教仪、讲授经典的人。 * 形容大声。 ～的一声
the sound of a crash
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 ->
pǐ:* 同"䚹"。言具。 é:* 同"訛"
to prepare, all complete; all ready, (corrupted and abbreviated form of 訛) false; fake, errors; wrong
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 ->
* 金文隶定字， 同"䛌"。 字見《殷周金文集成引得》512 頁。 * 金文原形字 出自《殷周金文集成》 第2838器銘文中
(translated) Same as "䛌"; Lishu form of bronze inscription character; Original form of bronze inscription character
* 亂，衝突。 內～
confusion; internal strife
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 ->
* 〔～～〕争辩。 * 古同"誾"
(translated) [~~] dispute; anciently same as "誾"
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 ->
* 见"讪"
abuse, slander; vilify; ridicule
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xiá。疑同"𧥣"
(translated) Presumably same as "𧥣"
* 拼音jiāng。[～谷] 地名，在今湖北省荆州地区
name of a valley in today"s Hobei Province, (same as 谼) deep ditch; big valley
* 同"迢"
(translated) Same as "迢"
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qì。绕道而行
(translated) to detour
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 ->
* 行相及
mixed; abundant; assorted, repeated
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 ->
* 古地名，在今中国山西省沁水下游一带。 * 姓。 * 同"隙"
crack, opening; surname
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 ->
* 拼音yán。中国人名用字
(translated) Used in Chinese personal names
* 同"隙"
(non-classical form of 隙) a crack; a crevice; a fissure
* 金文隶定字， 同"隌"。 字見《殷周金文集成引得》1041 頁。 * 金文原形字 出自《殷周金文集成》 第3242器銘文中
(translated) Liding form in Jinwen, same as "隌"; Original form in Jinwen
* 喂养。 ～鸟。～育。～料。～草。～养。 * 喂家畜、家禽的食物。 打草储～
raise animals; feed; nourish
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 ->
* 〔～饹〕一种煮着吃的条状食品，多用荞麦面轧成。 * （餄）
(translated) A type of strip-shaped food, often made from buckwheat flour and cooked before eating; interchangeable with "餄"
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 ->
liàng:* 索求。 jìng:* 强有力
far
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 ->
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 ->
* 方言，象声词。 乒铃～～（劈里啪啦）
(Cant.) a bundle; onomatopoetic; round, circular; guys (slang)
* 同"咨"。 * 拼音zī。 * 中国人名用字
(translated) Same as 咨; Pronounced as zī; Used in Chinese personal names
* 幸运："我今日先认了那个孙儿大古来～。"（"大古来～"，特别的幸运。） * 理睬；理会
(Cant.) an interjection used to berate someone
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 ->
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duh 豆类
(translated) Beans; pronounced duh
* 拼音juàn。大
(translated) big
* 同"箕"
Semantic variant of 箕: sieve; dust pan, garbage bag
* 懒惰，忪懈。 ～惰。～倦。～工。懈～。 * 轻慢，不尊敬。 ～傲。～慢
idle, remiss, negligent; neglect
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 ->
* 同"怨"
Semantic variant of 怨: hatred, enmity, resentment
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 ->
* 拼音qiáo。心可两字的合体
(translated) combined form of the characters "心" and "可"
hēng:* 〔憉～〕自强。 hèng:* 〔怅（ chàng ）～〕粗疏，轻率
(translated) self-improvement; crude and careless, rash
* 拼音qià。入
(translated) Pronunciation is qià; entering tone
* 古同"豆"，古代盛食物的木制器皿："爵鹿柤～。"
(translated) Same as "豆" in ancient times; ancient wooden vessel for food
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 ->
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"梪"
(translated) Same as "梪"
* 姓
(translated) As a surname
* 同"渮"
(translated) Same as "渮"
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 ->
* 读音xuôi。 * 顺着， 沿着。 * 顺利， 顺当
(translated) Along; Following; Smoothly; Properly
tóng:* 〔～炀（ yáng ）〕地名，在中国安徽省巢湖市。热气。 dòng:* 火貌
heat
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nǎ。见"䃎"
(translated) Pronunciation nǎ. See "䃎"
* 同"磜"
(translated) same as "磜"
* 帮助。 ～护。～助。保～。庇～
help, protect, bless
* 拼音yì。祭名
(translated) name of a sacrifice
* 拼音sì。同"祀"
(translated) Same as "祀", meaning sacrifice; to sacrifice
* 拼音biàn。中国人名用字
(translated) Chinese given name character
* 拼音guò。疑同"諐"
(translated) suspected to be same as "諐"
* 同"黥"
brand
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 ->
liè:* 鸡鸣。 lǜ:* 鸣
(translated) cock-a-doodle-doo; sound