* 梵语"达嚫"简称，指布施（僧尼）
(Cant.) aspect marker of injury
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* 叹词。表示提醒或应答等。 * 饮料名。 * 助词。用于句中或句末。多见于散曲和杂剧
(Cant.) imperative final particle
* 〈方〉縫綴。 ～紐扣
(a dialect) to sew some ornaments (button; decorations, etc.) on the clothes
* 同"姺"。 * 拼音shēn
(same as 嫀) name of a family or a clan, name of country (in ancient times)
* "䞋" 的类推简化字
(translated) Analogically simplified form of "䞋"
* "𧜁" 的类推简化字。 * 拼音shā 缝合。冀鲁官话、 中原官话、晋语
(translated) Analogically simplified form of "𧜁"; To sew; To stitch
* "榝" 的类推简化字
(translated) Analogy-based simplified form of "榝"
* 古壮字。新
(translated) Ancient Vahcuengh character meaning "new"
* 古同"条"，植物的细长枝
(translated) Ancient form of "条"; slender branch of plants
* 粤语cān
(translated) Cantonese pronunciation: can
* 金文隶定字。 地名。字見《 殷周金文集成引得》1049頁。 * 金文原形字 出自《殷周金文集成》 第2835器銘文中
(translated) Clerical script form of Jinwen (Bronze inscription); place name; original Jinwen (Bronze inscription) form
* 金文隶定字， 同"殺"。 字見《殷周金文集成引得》474 頁。 * 金文原形字 出自《殷周金文集成》 第10374器銘文中
(translated) Clerical script form of bronze inscription, same as "殺"; Original form in bronze inscription
* 〔杳～〕深远、深邃的样子。亦作"窈窱"、"窅窱"
(translated) deep and profound appearance
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 ->
shā:* 古书上说的茱萸一类的植物。 xiè:* 櫼。 * 山桃
(translated) Evodia-like plant; tenon; mountain peach
* 拼音chā。[雍～] 用罪被贬谪的人
(translated) Exiled person for crime
* 拼音suī。义未详
(translated) Meaning not detailed
* ：读音ならのき かれき 楢の木，" 奈良乃木又枯木"とある
(translated) Oak; withered tree
* 拼音shà
(translated) Pinyin is shà
* 读音わかさぎ， 鱼的一种，即鰙。( 学名 Hypomesus nipponensis）
(translated) Pronounced *wakasagi*, a type of fish, i.e., 鰙; (scientific name: *Hypomesus nipponensis*)
* 读音chon
(translated) Pronounced as chon
* 拼音xīn。韩国人名用字
(translated) Pronounced as xīn; used in Korean personal names
* 读音choè，（chimchích～） 鹊鸲
(translated) Pronounced choè; Oriental Magpie-Robin, as in chimchích~
* 读音uguisu。 黄莺。日本树莺。 来源:《天治本新撰字鏡》
(translated) Reading uguisu; oriole; Japanese bush warbler
* 见"𥻦"
(translated) Refer to "𥻦"
* 同"杀"
(translated) Same as "kill"
* 同"凊"。 * 拼音qìng。 * jìng。 * 中国人名用字
(translated) Same as "凊"; Used in Chinese given names
* 同"與"
(translated) Same as "與"
* 同"興"
(translated) Same as "興"
* 同"𤯊"
(translated) Same as "𤯊"
* 同"𫥝"
(translated) Same as "𫥝";
* 古同"亲"
(translated) Same as ancient "亲"
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 ->
* 同"褋"。 见《 维摩义记》
(translated) Same as character "褋"
* 同"绦"
(translated) Same as 绦
* 同"鵴"
(translated) Same as 鵴
* 同"𩳰"
(translated) Same as"𩳰"
* "𪄅" 的类推简化字。 * 拼音shā 在眼前飞快掠过。吴语
(translated) Simplified form by analogy of "𪄅"; Flashes quickly before the eyes; Wu dialect
* 拼音sǎ。辣味
(translated) Spicy flavor
* 拼音qīn。姓
(translated) Surname
* 读音chè 。 * 茶。[ 渃～]饮茶。 * [掽～] 膝盖骨。 * [～ 矣]坐不住， 不足的，欠缺
(translated) Tea; Kneecap; Restless, Insufficient, Lacking
* 读音신 章拖引不干之事叫嚷捃～無所不至其旨意所至皦然
(translated) To clamor about irrelevant matters; to be indiscriminate; to go to extremes
* 《勅修百丈清规》: 覆左膊及右腋盖～三衣故即天竺之仪也竺道祖魏録云魏宫人
(translated) To cover the left shoulder and right armpit with the three robes, which is an Indian custom
* 中国人名用字
(translated) Used for Chinese personal names
* 中国人名用字
(translated) Used in Chinese personal names
* 中国人名用字
(translated) Used in Chinese personal names
* 中国人名用字
(translated) Used in Chinese personal names
* 同"㲔"
(translated) Variant of "㲔"
* 读音mới [～]新年
(translated) Vietnamese pronunciation mới; New Year
* 〈喃〉义同老
(translated) Vietnamese: same as "老"
* 〔～水〕今中国河南省沙河的古称
(translated) [Qin Shui] ancient name for Sha River, now in Henan province, China
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 ->
* "儭" 的类推简化字。 * 拼音chèn。 * 中国人名用字
(translated) analogically simplified form of "儭"; used as a Chinese given name character
* 古同"杀"
(translated) ancient form of "杀"
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 ->
* 古同"杀"
(translated) ancient form of "杀"
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 ->
* 古同"櫬"，木槿
(translated) ancient form of "櫬"; hibiscus
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 ->
* 古河名，在今中国河南省
(translated) ancient river name in present-day Henan, China
* 古同"樧"，食茱萸："苏～紫姜。"
(translated) anciently the same as "樧"; Evodia rutaecarpa
* 读音lườn 胸脯肉
(translated) breast meat
* 读音chạ 同住；同床
(translated) cohabit; sleep in the same bed
* 读音diều 嗉子。[～] 鸡嗉子
(translated) crop; chicken crop
* 〔杳～〕深远、深邃的样子。亦作"窈窱"、"窅窱"
(translated) deep and profound appearance
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 ->
* 《梵网戒本疏日珠钞》: 川蒜三臭葱四秽～五如解新此五种各有五种川蒜五者一家蒜
(translated) fifth
* 金石
(translated) metals and stones
* 读音đèo 隘道，山坡。[～]山路
(translated) narrow pass; mountain slope; mountain road
* 读音già 老；老人
(translated) old; elder
* 《梵网戒本疏日珠钞》: 蒜四野蒜五土蒜五者谓家山土野水～五
(translated) one of five types, referring to domestic mountain soil, wild water, and 𭏻
* 寄生虫。比蛔虫长（日本汉字）
(translated) parasite, longer than roundworm
* 读音chè 茶，粥
(translated) pronounced as chè, tea; porridge
* 读音chọi，（ 尤指动物之间）搏斗， 格斗；面对， 对阵；撞击
(translated) pronounced chọi, (especially between animals) combat, fight; face, confront; collide, strike
* 宋• 薛尙功《歷代鐘鼎彝器款識法帖• 卷九•周器款識• 鼎》："伯鼎： 伯作～鼎。"
(translated) referring to a tripod
* 拼音chèn。詶言
(translated) reply
* 同"亲"
(translated) same as "亲"
* 同"新"
(translated) same as "新"
* 同"杀"
(translated) same as "杀"
* 同"藽"
(translated) same as "藽"
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"𩲺"
(translated) same as "𩲺"
* 同"𭪍"
(translated) same as "𭪍"
* 同"雜"
(translated) same as miscellaneous
* 同"窥"
(translated) same as peep
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"衬"
(translated) same as 衬
* 同"親"
(translated) same as 親
* 读音quanh，[ 光～]宽敞明亮
(translated) spacious and bright, as in 光𠓐
sà:* 侧手击。 * 按揉。 * 抛散。 * 灭除。 * 中药炮制法，雷公炮制法之一。 shā:* 〔弊～〕杂糅，如"不与物相～～。" shǎi:* 〔摆～〕抖擞
(translated) strike with the side of the hand; press and rub/massage; scatter; eliminate; a processing method in Traditional Chinese Medicine, specifically a Lei Gong Pao Zhi method; 〔Bì～〕to mix, blend, mingle; 〔Bǎi～〕to rouse, invigorate, perk up
* 拼音cuó。[攫～] 搏
(translated) to wrestle; to fight
* 拼音xīn。中国人名用字
(translated) used in Chinese personal names
* 读音chòi [～ 櫊]瞭望塔， 岗亭
(translated) watchtower; guardhouse
* 拼音chèn。水石
(translated) water stone
* 同"啥"
(translated) what;
* 细竹。 * 竹器
Alternate form of 篠: dwarf bamboo; diminutive in person"s name
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 ->
qīn:* 古同"亲"，亲密无间。 qìn:* 屋内空空
Semantic variant of 親: relatives, parents; intimate
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"亲"
Semantic variant of 親: relatives, parents; intimate
* 拼音zá。 * [～草] 一种水草，可作猪饲料。 * 同"𥷩"
a curtain; a shade; screen; blinds
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 ->
* 有机化合物的一类
an organic compound
diào:* 古代一种竹编的耘田农具："遇丈人以杖荷～。" tiáo:* 羊蹄菜，一种草本植物，根可入药。 * 古同"条"。 dí:* 一种盛种子的竹编农具
bamboo basket; weeder; rake
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:* 植物的细长枝。 枝～。柳～儿。荆～。 * 泛称条形的东西。 ～子。面～儿。便（ biàn ）～儿。金～。铁～。 * 细长的形状。 ～形。～纹。～案。～几（ jī ）。～凳。～幅（直挂的长条字画）。苗～。身～。 * 项目，分项目的。 ～例。～令。～文。～陈（ａ．分条叙述；ｂ．旧时向上级分条陈述的文件）。 * 层次，秩序。 ～理。～贯。有～不紊。 * 量词。 tiāo:* 挑取："蚕月～叠"
clause, condition; string, stripe
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 ->
* 均见"条"
clause, condition; string, stripe
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 ->
* 棺材。 * 古代多以梧桐木做棺，故为梧桐的别称
coffin; tung tree
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 ->
chèn:* 古稱椑棺、空棺為櫬。後泛指棺材。 * 梧桐的一種，即青桐。 * 樵薪。 qìn:* 木名，即木槿。 guàn:* 汲水器
coffin; tung tree
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 ->
* 小竹；细竹。可以制箭。 * 竹器。 * 通"蓧"。芸田器，在田里除草的工具。北周庾信
dwarf bamboo; diminutive in person"s name
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 ->
* 柴火。 ～苏（打柴割草）。～尽火传（ chuán ）（柴火烧完，又引燃了后一根柴，火永远不灭。原指人形骸有尽而精神未死，后亦用以喻思想学问、技艺代代相传）
fuel, firewood; salary
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 ->
* 使人或动物失去生命。 ～生。～敌。～鸡取卵。～一儆百。 * 战斗，搏斗。 ～出重围。 * 消减。 ～风景。 * 药物等刺激身体感觉疼痛。 肥皂水～了眼睛。 * 收束。 ～价。～尾。 * 勒紧，扣紧。 ～车。 * 用在动词后，表示程度深。 笑～人。恨～
kill, slaughter, murder; hurt
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 ->
* 使人或動物失去生命。 ～生。～敵。～雞取卵。～一儆百。 * 戰鬥，搏鬥。 ～出重圍。 * 消減。 ～風景。 * 藥物等刺激身體感覺疼痛。 肥皂水～了眼睛。 * 收束。 ～價。～尾。 * 勒緊，扣緊。 ～車。 * 用在動詞後，表示程度深。 笑～人。恨～
kill, slaughter, murder; hurt; to pare off, reduce, clip
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 ->
* 使人或動物失去生命。 ～生。～敵。～雞取卵。～一儆百。 * 戰鬥，搏鬥。 ～出重圍。 * 消減。 ～風景。 * 藥物等刺激身體感覺疼痛。 肥皂水～了眼睛。 * 收束。 ～價。～尾。 * 勒緊，扣緊。 ～車。 * 用在動詞後，表示程度深。 笑～人。恨～
kill, slaughter, murder; hurt; to pare off, reduce, clip
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 ->