* 同"菵"
(translated) Same as "菵"
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口 * 古地名，在今中国山西省垣曲县。 * 姓
surname; various place names
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 ->
* 汉时乡名。在今河南省南阳市境
(translated) Township name in the Han Dynasty; located in present-day Nanyang City, Henan Province
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
(translated) Ancient place name
* 同"郄"
(translated) Same as "郄"
* 拼音fǒu。地名
(translated) place name
* 同"部"。居殽雜
(translated) Same as "部"; Located in mixed and disorderly
* 同"𨹸"
to turn over the clod of the earth with a shovel or a spade, to plough the land for rotation of crops, a channel for irrigation in farmland
* 人名用字
(translated) Used in personal names
* 粤语ngòi、òi
(translated) Cantonese pronunciations: ngòi, òi
* 中国人名用字
(translated) Character used in Chinese personal names
* 由下到上距离大的，与"低"相对。 ～峰。～空。～踞。～原。～耸。～山流水（喻知己、知音或乐曲高妙）。～屋建瓴（形容居高临下的形势）。～瞻远瞩。 * 高度。 他身～一米八。 * 等级在上的。 ～级。～考。 * 在一般标准或平均程度之上。 ～质量。～消费。～价。～档。～手。～能物理。 * 声音响亮。 引吭～歌。 * 敬辞，称别人的事物。 ～见。～就。～论。～寿。～堂。～徒。 * 热烈、盛大。 ～昂。兴～采烈。 * 显贵，道德水平高。 崇～。清～。～风亮节。～尚。～雅。～洁。 * 宗族中最在上之称。 ～祖。 * 酸根或化合物中比标准酸根多含一个氧原子的。 ～锰酸钾。 * 姓
high, tall; lofty, elevated
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"夙"
(translated) Same as "夙"
* 等于原数的两个。 加～。事～功半。～道而行（兼程而行）。 * 某数的几倍等于用几乘某数。 二的五～是十。 * 更加，非常："每逢佳节～思亲"。～加。～儿精神。 * 增益："焉用亡郑以～邻？" * 古同"背"，背弃，背叛。 * 古同"背"，背诵
times, fold, multiple times
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 ->
* 辭不達意。 故不能～脗合於高明之意耶
(translated) words fail to express the meaning
* 读音cạo 刮
(translated) scrape
* 象声词
hiss; call to come; syllable
* 同"哅"
to brawl; to scold, noise from a crowd; hubbub; noisy; loud noise
* 拼音é。中国人名用字
(translated) used in Chinese personal names
* 同"劬"
(translated) Same as "劬"
liě:* 嘴向旁边斜着张开。 ～嘴。～着嘴笑。 liē:* 〔大大～～〕形容随随便便，满不在乎的样子。 lié:* 〔～～〕方言，乱说乱讲，如"瞎～～"（后一个"咧"读轻声）。 lie:* lie ㄌㄧㄝ 助词，与"了"、"啦"、"喱"相似。 好～！他来～！ 英语 stretch mouth， grimace， grin德语 Mund verziehen， grinsen （V）法语 grimacer，babil，grimace，（particule modale exprimant l"exclamation）
stretch mouth, grimace, grin
* 同"噚"。 * 拼音xún
fathom
* 拼音shòu。驱逐鸟声
(translated) drive away birds with sound
* 拼音chéng。中国人名用字
(translated) Chinese personal name character
* 拼音cuān。中国人名用字
(translated) Pinyin cuān; used in Chinese personal names
* 拼音yí。同"咦"。叹词， 表示惊异(多见于早期白话文）
(translated) Same as "咦"; interjection expressing surprise
* 见"嘺"
(translated) See 嘺
* 《大云无想经》: 那坭波逻坭毘喏～提； 扇～波逻那因提梨远离色香味
(translated) dispelling; removing
* 古同"哩"，语气词
sound, noise; final particle
gòng:* 〔～吥〕地名，在柬埔寨。 * 地名用字。 hǒng:* 〔罗～曲〕词牌名。亦称"望夫歌"。 * （嗊） gǒng:* 推动，向上或向上推
(translated) Place name, as in "Gòngbù", a place in Cambodia; Character used in place names; Ci title, as in "Luó Hǒng Qǔ", also known as "Wàngfū Gē" (Song of Waiting for Husband); Same as "嗊"; To push; to push upwards
* 楚簡"巫"字。 * 同"靈"
(translated) Form of "巫" in Chu script; Same as "spirit"
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 ->
* 同"咨"。 * 拼音zī。 * 中国人名用字
(translated) Same as "咨"; Used in Chinese given names
* 同"𡸏"
(translated) Same as "𡸏"
* 同"吽"
(translated) same as 吽
* "唻" 的类推简化字
(translated) analogy-based simplified form of "唻"
* "噬" 的俗字。 * 《八辅》 第25区， 第70字
(translated) Non-classical form of "噬"
* 读音xạp 唼唼（ 猪咀嚼声）
(translated) onomatopoeia for the sound of pigs chewing
* 同"𭈂"
(translated) Same as "𭈂"
dòng:* 田地。 田～。 * 地名用字。 儒～（在中国广东省）。合伞～（在中国贵州省）。 tóng:* 〔～冢〕地名，在中国湖北省汉川县。 * 〈韩〉地名用字。 * 〈韩〉鑿地池貯水。 * 〈韩〉堤防。堰堤
a field; used in place names
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"嗣"
Semantic variant of 嗣: to connect, inherit; descendants, heirs
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 ->
* 拼音hé。中国人名用字
(translated) Chinese given name character
* 同"輶"
(translated) Same as "輶"
* 古代士人戴的一种丝织的便帽："裁缣帛以为～。"
Acquired from 㡊: (same as 㡊) a kind of cap worn by an officer in old China
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
* 杙，木柱
(translated) wooden post; stake
* 拼音xié。弓强劲有力
powerful and strong bow, (interchangeable 弽韘) archer"s thumb ring of leather
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
* 《大正新脩大藏經 諸宗部 觀心論疏》 原文:好處有三。 一深山遠谷。二頭陀抖擻。 三蘭若～藍
(translated) another name for 蘭若 (lánruò); variant of 蘭若 (lánruò); another term for 蘭若 (lánruò)
* 金文隶定字， 同"延"。 人名用字。字見《 殷周金文集成引得》471頁
(translated) Clerical form of bronze script; same as "延"; used in personal names
* 恭敬，谨慎。 ～遵。～守。～慎
respectful, reverent
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 ->
* "怓" 的讹字
(translated) corrupted form of "怓"
* 澳门人名用字，（ 见身份證明局）
(translated) Used in Macau given names, (as per Identification Services Bureau)
* 也许，有时，表示不定的词。 ～许。～者（①也许；②连词，用在叙述句里，表示选择关系。均亦单用"或"）。～然。～则。 * 某人，有的人。 ～告之曰。 * 稍微。 不可～缓。不可～忽。不可～缺
or, either, else; perhaps, maybe
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 ->
zhǐ:* 开。 zhǎi:* 击
(translated) open; 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 ->
* 〔泡（ pāo ）～〕落叶乔木，叶大，开白色或紫色花，木材可做琴、船、箱等物。 * 〔梧～〕见"梧"
name applied various trees
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"桐"
(translated) Same as "桐"
* 同"呵"。 * 张口息。 * 张口大笑。 * 权卧
to laugh heartily; to roar with laughter, to breath
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 ->
* 饮
to drink, to swallow
* "㱒" 的讹字
(translated) corrupted form of "㱒"
* 水激石的样子
(translated) appearance of water dashing against stone
* 〔～河〕水名，在中国陕西省。又叫北洛河。 * 〔～水〕水名，源于中国陕西省洛南县，东流经河南省入黄河。古作"雒"
river in Shanxi province; city
Oracle Bone Script
c. 1300–1050 BCE (Late Shang)
Inscriptions carved on turtle plastrons and animal bones for divination and record-keeping in the late Shang royal court; the oldest large attested corpus of written Chinese.Wikipedia ->
Bronze Inscriptions
c. 1200–221 BCE (Shang–Zhou; continues into the Warring States)
Inscriptions cast or engraved on ritual bronzes, especially prominent from the Western Zhou onward; a major source for early political, ritual, and social history.Wikipedia ->
Chu Script
c. 770–221 BCE (Chu, Spring & Autumn–Warring States)
A regional script tradition used in the state of Chu, best known from brush-written bamboo and silk manuscripts with distinctive local forms.Wikipedia ->
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
Clerical Script
c. 300 BCE–220 CE (emerged late Warring States/Qin; dominant Han)
A practical script that evolved from late Warring States/Qin writing; it matured and became dominant in the Han dynasty, favoring faster, more rectilinear strokes.Wikipedia ->
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
* 〔～河〕水名，在中国陕西省。又叫北洛河。 * 〔～水〕水名，源于中国陕西省洛南县，东流经河南省入黄河。古作"雒"
river in Shanxi province; city
* 〔沮（ jù ）～〕见"沮2"
damp, boggy, marshy
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"湎"
(translated) same as 湎
* 拼音huí。中国人名用字
(translated) Chinese given name character
* 拼音hāi。病
illness; disease (a dialect) a chronic disease; never recover after a long illness
* 〔～～〕努力、勤劳的样子，如"终日～～"、"孜孜～～"
toil, slave away; busy
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 ->
* 代表数目的符号。 ～子（➊数目符号；➋圆形的筹码；➌金融界称自己能调度的现款）。号～。页～。价～。 * 计算数量的用具。 筹～。砝～。 * 指一件事或一类的事。 这是两～事。 * 英美制长度单位，一码等于0。9144米。 * 堆叠。 ～垛。～放。 * 古同"玛"，玛瑙（亦作"码碯"）
number, numerals; yard; symbol
* 一种机器，能把液体或气体抽出或压入。 水～。～房（安装泵的房屋）
pump
* 踏着石磴渡水
Semantic variant of 濿: cross on stepping-stones
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 ->
* 写毛笔字磨墨用的文具，多数用石做成。 ～台。笔～。 * 旧指同学关系（因同学共笔砚） 同～。～友
inkstone
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yáo。 * 石名。 * 石不平
a kind of stone, rugged rocks, difficult; hard; difficulty; hardship
* 同"硡"
(translated) Same as "硡"
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"砥"
(translated) Same as "砥", meaning whetstone; grindstone
* "碙" 的类推简化字
(translated) Simplified form of "碙", by analogy
* 同"砥"字
(translated) same as "砥"
lì:* 石药。 lā:* 石头碰撞声。 lá:* 〔～子〕方言，岩石，如"石～子"
big stone
* 中国古代用以治病的石针。 ～石。～针。 * 用石针扎皮肉治病，引申为刺或规劝。 ～灸。针～（喻指出人的过错，劝人改正）
stone probe; pierce; counsel
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 ->
* 混凝土
concrete
* 石头的样子
(translated) stony appearance
* 封建制度下供奉祖宗、鬼神或有功德的人的房屋。 ～堂。～庙。宗～。 * 古代指春祭（品物少，多文词）
ancestral temple; offer sacrifice
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 ->
* 古代天子或诸侯把远近祖先的神主集合在太庙里进行祭祀
triennial sacrifice to one"s ancestors
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 ->
* 公石的略记。1 公石=100升=1 竡
capacity unit in France (Hectolit) equal to one hundred times of one litre
* 〔～箩〕用柳条或篾条编成的器具，帮较浅，有圆形或长方形的（"箩"读轻声）。 * 〔～篮〕用柳条或篾条等编成的篮子
flat basket for grain
* 自急敕
to be circumspect, cautious in ones behaviour (distinguish DKW 30790 gou3)
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 ->
* 同"笥"
(translated) Same as "笥", meaning bamboo box
* 同"答"。 * 小豆："菽～麻麦"。 * 厚："～布皮革千石"
answer: small bean; thick
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 ->
* 同"只"
(translated) same as "只"
* 拼音xī。笑声
(translated) laughter
* 见"䝭"
(translated) See "䝭"
* 拼音qiú。拘留
(translated) detain;
* 同"驱"
(translated) Same as "驱"
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 ->
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 ->
* 〔邂～〕见"邂"
meet unexpectedly
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 ->
* 古国名，在今中国湖北省安陆县。 * 古地名，在今中国江苏省如臬县。 * 姓
county in Hubei province
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 ->
* 中国人名用字
(translated) Character used in Chinese personal names
* 坠落。 ～落。～灭。～星。～石。～铁。 * 毁坏。 * 古同"殒"，死亡
fall, slip; let fall; die
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 ->
* "䬲" 的类推简化字。 * 拼音gōu[～ 草]吃草的货， 吃草的畜生（骂人的话）。 江淮官话
(translated) Simplified form of "䬲" by analogy; grass-eating creature (derogatory)
* "𩛎" 的类推简化字。 * 拼音mǎn 喂孩子。古南方方言
(translated) Simplified form by analogy of "𩛎"; Pronounced "mǎn", meaning "to feed a child" (ancient Southern dialect)
* 鸟兽或昆虫叫。 ～啭。～唱。～叫。～禽。鸟～。 * 发出声音，使发出声音。 ～响。～奏。孤掌难～。 * 声明，发表意见、情感。 ～谢。～冤。百家争～。 * 闻名，著称："以文～江东"
cry of bird or animal; make sound
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 ->
* 明，有光。 天～了，敞～。明～。豁～。～光。～度。 * 光线。 屋子里一点～儿也没有。 * 明摆出来，显露，显示。 ～相。 * 明朗，清楚。 心里～了。 * 声音响。 洪～。响～。 * 使声音响。 ～开嗓子唱
bright, brilliant, radiant, light
tǎng:* 假使，如果。 ～或。～若。～使。～然。 cháng:* 同"徜"
if, supposing, in event of
* 金文隶定字， 同"令"
(translated) Clerical script form of bronze inscription, same as "令"
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 ->
* 同"抵"。 见《 菩萨从兜术天降神母胎説广普经》
(translated) same as "抵"