* 同"宝"
(translated) same as "宝"
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口 * 古人名用字
(translated) Used in ancient personal names
* "祰"的讹字
(translated) corrupted form of "祰"
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 ->
* 拼音yīn。 * 成就。 * 同"禋"
achievement; accomplishment, (non-classical form of 禋) to worship with sincerity and reverence, to offer sacrifices to the Heaven
* "捆"的讹字
(translated) corrupted form of "捆"
* 读音huat。 * 音译字
(translated) Pronounced as huat; Transliterated character
* 同"䅃"
(translated) same as "䅃"
* 拼音hòu
(translated) pronounced as hòu
* 缆，系舟的竹索
Acquired from 䈫: (same as 䈫) a hawser; a cable; a bamboo rope used to tie on a boat
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 ->
tiáo:* 古书上指凌霄花。 * 〔～子〕一年生或二年生草本植物，茎细长，羽状复叶，花紫色，可作绿肥。亦称"野豌豆"。 * 指苇子的花。 sháo:* 〔红～〕甘薯的别称
rush plant
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niǎn。一种草
(translated) a type of grass
* 茶树的嫩芽。 * 茶。 香～。品～。～具。煮～。 * 古同"酩"，酩酊
tea; tea plant
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 ->
* 铺垫的东西，垫子、褥子、毯子的通称。 ～褥。～席。～饪（寝褥和烹饪，引申为睡眠和饮食）。绿草如～
a cushion, mattress; wormwood; Skimmia japon
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 ->
* "桔" 的俗字
(translated) Non-classical form of "桔"
* 同"荇"
a water plant, Nymphoides peltalum
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 ->
* 拼音fū。花茂盛的样子
flourishing; luxuriant; a lush growth of flowers
* 同"菌"
(translated) Same as "菌"; fungus
hè:* 衣袖。 kè:* 夹衣
(translated) sleeve; lined jacket
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 ->
* 粤语jau6
(translated) Cantonese pronunciation: jau6
* 同"超"
(translated) Same as "超"
* 古地名，在今中国山东省成武县东南。 * 姓
name of fief in Shantong bestowed on the eldest son of Wen Wang
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 ->
* 古代中国楚国的都城，在今湖北省江陵县附近
state in today"s 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 ->
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kū。大土山
a big mound, name of a mound in today"s Shanxi 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 ->
* 拼音tūn。坑
(translated) pit
* "蓲" 的讹字
(translated) "𠄾" is the corrupted form of "蓲"
* 疑同"亭"。 * 拼音tíng。 * 中国人名用字
(translated) Same as "亭"; Pinyin tíng; Used in Chinese personal names
* 靠着，～靠。～赖。～傍。～托。～重。 * 仗恃。 ～势。～恃。～仗。 * 偏，歪。 不偏不～。 * 随着，和着："使慎夫人鼓瑟，上自～瑟而歌"
rely on, depend on; lean heavily
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 ->
* 同"停"。 * 拼音tíng。 * 中国人名用字
(translated) Same as "停"; Used in Chinese personal names
* 古同"始"
Semantic variant of 始: begin, start; then, only then
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 ->
* 金文隶定字。 人名用字。字见《 殷周金文集成引得》1342頁
(translated) Clerical script form of bronze script; Used in personal names; Appears in *Index to Yin and Zhou Bronze Inscriptions*, page 1342
* 疑同"寄"。 * 拼音jì。 * 中国人名用字
(translated) Suspected to be same as "寄"; Pinyin jì; Used in Chinese personal names
* 剥～。 疑同"磍"
(translated) To peel 𠝛; suspected to be the same as 磍
* 特殊功劳。 ～劳。～业。屡建奇～。 * 勋章。 授～
meritorious deed; merits; rank
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"訇"
(translated) Same as "訇"
* 同"淳"
(translated) same as 淳
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 ->
* 粤语tǎm。 * 用作前缀。 见《學生粵英詞典》
(Cant.) to fool, trick, cheat
* 同"夸"
to revile
* 〈书〉全，都。 ～受其益。老少～宜。 * 像盐的味道，含盐分多的，与"淡"相对。 ～味。～盐。～水湖。 * 用盐腌制的。 ～肉。～鱼。 * 六十四卦之一。卦形䷞为艮下兌上。 * 姓
together; all, completely; united
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 ->
* 〔～叽〕一种斜纹的纺织品。 * （嗶）
used in transliterations
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 ->
huá:* 〔～变〕军队突然叛变。 * 人多声杂，乱吵。 ～笑。～然。喧～。～众取宠（用言语行动迎合众人，以博得好感或拥护）。 huā:* 象声词。 雨～～地下
rushing sound; gush forward
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hòng。鸣叫声
(translated) onomatopoeia of cries; sound of cries
* 拼音zhǎng。 * 中国人名用字。 * 《篇海》："，張、 帳二音。"
(translated) Chinese personal name character
* 同"咩"
(translated) Same as "bleat"
* "𠼤" 的类推简化字
(translated) analogical simplified form of "𠼤"
* "𰈝" 的类推简化字
(translated) Analogical simplified form of "𰈝"
* 呼声
(translated) exclamation
* 咬。 ～齿动物。虫咬鼠～。～合（①牙齿咬紧；②像牙齿那样咬紧，如"齿轮～～得很好"）
bite, gnaw
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 ->
* 拼音tóng。中国人名用字
(translated) Pronounced as tóng; Used in Chinese personal names
* 读音căn 盘问
(translated) to interrogate
* 读音nuengx 弟，妹
(translated) Pronunciation nuengx: younger brother; younger sister
* 读音đúm 结伙
(translated) to form a group
* 同"嗒"
(translated) same as 嗒
* 粤音wang6。 * 光晕， 戒指
(translated) Cantonese pronunciation wang6; halo; ring
* 《八辅》 第21区， 第8字
(translated) In 《Eight Assistants》, Section 21, it is the 8th character
* 拼音chuī。中国人名用字
(translated) Used in Chinese personal names
* 古女子人名用字
(translated) Used in ancient women"s given names
* 同"培"。 * 拼音pǒu。 * [～塿(lǒu)] 小山
(same as 培) to bank up with earth, to nourish; to strengthen; to cultivate
* 同"哉"。 * 拼音zāi
(translated) Same as "哉"
* 理解，明白，觉醒。 醒～。领～。参（ cān ）～。感～。觉～。大彻大～
to apprehend, realize, become aware
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"惇"
(a variant of 惇) honest; sincere; kind; generous
* 读音にてり 《 音訓篇立》に"ニテリ"とある。"ニテリ"は、語義不明
(translated) Pronounced as "niteri" (according to *Onkun Henritsu*); meaning unknown
shí:* 捡，从地上拿起。 ～草。～粪。～零（捡取某方面的零碎材料，常用于文章标题）。～取。俯～皆是。～人牙慧。 * 收，敛，整理。 收～。～掇。 * "十"的大写。 * 旧称射箭人穿在左臂上的皮制护袖。 shè:* 古同"涉"，历，经由。 ～级而上
pick up, collect, tidy up; accounting form of the numeral ten
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
Clerical Script
c. 300 BCE–220 CE (emerged late Warring States/Qin; dominant Han)
A practical script that evolved from late Warring States/Qin writing; it matured and became dominant in the Han dynasty, favoring faster, more rectilinear strokes.Wikipedia ->
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
shí:* 捡，从地上拿起。 ～草。～粪。～零（捡取某方面的零碎材料，常用于文章标题）。～取。俯～皆是。～人牙慧。 * 收，敛，整理。 收～。～掇。 * "十"的大写。 * 旧称射箭人穿在左臂上的皮制护袖。 shè:* 古同"涉"，历，经由。 ～级而上
pick up, collect, tidy up; ten
* 木弩
(translated) wooden crossbow
* 同"荷"
(translated) Lotus
* 拼音chuī。《殷周金文集成》：～ 册
(translated) Pronounced chuī
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 ->
* 《翻梵语》: 反婆罗婆利亦云～羽乌甘婆利 译者曰菴婆罗者树名婆利者
(translated) Transliterations of Sanskrit terms "Fanpoluopoli" (反婆罗婆利) and "Yuwugangpoli" (羽乌甘婆利); "Anboluo" (庵婆罗) is a tree name; "Poli" (婆利) is [a term in Sanskrit context]
* 健貌
(translated) robust appearance
yì:* 气逆。 yīn:* 〔～㱊〕感叹；叹息
(translated) adverse flow of qi; sigh; exclamation
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 ->
xì:* 欢喜；欢笑。 kài:* 声音
(translated) joy; laughter; sound
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 ->
* 义未详 见《康熙字典》
(translated) Meaning unknown; see Kangxi Dictionary
* 中国人名用字
(translated) Chinese personal name character
* 〔～水〕水名，在中国山东省
name of a river in Shandong
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 ->
* 古同"淳"
pure, unmixed, genuine; honest
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 ->
lào:* 用器物烫熨。 ～衣服。～印。～花（亦称"烫花"）。 * 把面食放在烧热的铛或锅上加热使熟。 ～饼。～锅贴。 luò:* 〔炮（ páo ）～〕见"炮"
brand, burn; branding iron
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 ->
lào:* 用器物烫熨。 ～衣服。～印。～花（亦称"烫花"）。 * 把面食放在烧热的铛或锅上加热使熟。 ～饼。～锅贴。 luò:* 〔炮（ páo ）～〕见"炮"
brand, burn; branding iron
* 读音nhừ 成熟，熟了的
(translated) mature; ripe
* 古同"燥"
(translated) Anciently same as "燥"
* 牙齿咬合
(translated) occlusion of teeth
* 同"𤙣"
(translated) Same as "𤙣"
tóng:* 〔～～〕古书上说的一种野兽："（泰山）有兽焉，其状如豚而有珠，名曰～～，其鸣自叫。" dòng:* 中国西南地区少数民族之一，今作"侗"
(translated) as reduplicated form ～～, described in ancient texts as a type of wild beast; one of the ethnic minorities in Southwest China, now written as "侗" (Dong)
* 拼音tóng。 * 中国人名用字。 * [珙～] 鸽子花。来源：《 云南省贡山独龙族怒族自治县地名志》 * 楚簡帛隶定字， 同"銅"
(translated) Pronunciation: tóng; used in Chinese personal names; Dove Tree (in [珙𪻛]); same as "銅"
tōng:* 古同"恫"，痛苦。 ～瘝在抱（喻关怀人民的疾苦）。 tóng:* 创伤溃烂
ache, be in pain; painful
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 ->
* 〔～〕大砖
(translated) large brick
* 硫酰基与烃基或芳香基结合成的有机化合物。 二甲～。氨苯～
an organic compound
* 同"矺"
(same as 矺) to rap; to tap; to beat(same as 磔) torture of dismemberment used in the ancient times, sound of throwing something to the ground
* 中国人名用字
(translated) Character for Chinese personal name
* 碾盘上的石轮。 碾～。 * 秤锤。 秤～。 * 打磨玉器的砂轮，称"砣子"。 * 用砣子打磨玉器。 ～一个玉环
a stone roller; a heavy stone, a weight, a plummet
* 打，捣。 ～碎。～地基。～明火（方言，抢劫）。～饭碗（喻失业）。～锅（喻办事失败）。 * 打坏，打破。 碗～了。 * 失败。 戏演～了
smash, crush, break; pound, mash
* 拼音dǒng。石头落地的响声
sound of falling rocks, fallen rocks
* 中国人名用字
(translated) Used in Chinese personal names
* 同"硇"
(translated) Same as "硇"
* 拼音tán。 * 悬崖峭壁。 * 巨大石块， 孤石。（注: 使用于浙江丽水地区，同"䃪"。）
(translated) cliff; precipice; huge rock; isolated rock (used in Lishui area, Zhejiang, same as "䃪")
* 同"𥕡"
(translated) Same as "𥕡"
shuò:* 〔～士〕学位名，高于"学士"。 * 大。 ～老。～材。～学（博学，亦指博学的人）。～壮。～果累累（喻巨大的成绩）。～大无朋（形容无比的大）。 shí:* 古同"石"，形容坚固
great, eminent; large, big
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"矿"
(translated) same as "矿"
* "磒" 的类推简化字
(translated) analogically simplified form of "磒"
* 庄稼长得茂盛的样子。 * 谷类植物的总花梗
(translated) lush and vigorous growth of crops; rachis of cereal plants
* 金文隶定字， 同"宫"。 字見《殷周金文集成引得》679 頁。 * 金文原形字 出自《殷周金文集成》 第11347器銘文中
(translated) Liding form in Jinwen, same as "宫"; Original form in Jinwen
qǔ:* 雄伟："（匠人）受令而为室，其始成，～然善也。" * 匠人。 kǒu:* 治。 * 巧
(translated) grand; artisan; govern; skillful
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 ->
* 叫人住嘴。西南官話
(translated) Tell someone to shut up; Used in Southwest Mandarin dialect