* 拼音dù。木中蛀虫
(translated) wood borer
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* 读音giun 蠕虫、蚯蚓
(translated) worm; earthworm
* 读音khoải 担心的，担忧的
(translated) worried; anxious
* 忧；忧患："启代益作后，卒然离～。" * 同"孽"
(translated) worry; anxiety; same as "孽"
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 ->
yuán:* 蝾螈、蜥蜴等："龙蟠于泥，～其肆矣。" * 古书上说的一种树。 wán:* 古书上说的一种毒蛇。 ～膏。～脂（蚖蛇的脂膏，可以点灯）
(translated) yuán: salamander and lizard, etc.; a type of tree in ancient texts; wán: a type of venomous snake in ancient texts
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 ->
* ốc蜗牛； 螺蛳
(translated) ốc snail; river snail
* 猴的一种。 * 小蜃
Acquired from 㺟: a kind of beast; looks like a deer; white-tailed (same as 㺟) a kind of animal (of monkey tribe)
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 ->
* 〔～蟒（ mǎng ）〕蚱蜢。 * 地鳖
Acquired from 䖨: mantis, (same as 䖨) ground beetle (Eupolyphage sinensis)
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 ->
* 〔～螬（ cáo ）〕金龟子的幼虫
Acquired from 䖪: (same as 䖪) grub ( a kind of larva); maggots, looper; inchworm; geometer
* 马陆，一种节肢动物，有很多对腿："腐草化为萤～。" * 萤火虫
Acquired from 䗗: (same as 䗗) the millipede, firefly
* 〔～〕一种青色的小蝉，如"蝼蛄兮鸣东，～～兮号西。"
Acquired from 䘁: (same as 䘁) a blue-green colored cicada
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 ->
* 即"蛅蟖"，一种毛虫，背毛蜇人
Acquired from 䘃: a kind of crab, (same as 䘃) a caterpillar
nài:* 小虻虫。 něng:* 蜂类
Acquired from 䘅: (same as 䘅) a small gadflies and mosquitoes, (non-classical form of 能) a bear like animal, turtle family, bee family
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 ->
* 古书上说的水獭一类的动物
Acquired from 䳋: a pheasant-like bird with black and body and red feet, a kind of bird, (same as 䳋) an otter-like animal
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"蚉（蚊）"
Alternate form of 蚊: mosquito; gnat
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 ->
* 土蛹，一些昆虫的蛹，比蚕蛹大，埋在土里
Alternate form of 蠁: larvae, grubs
* 〔～虿〕古书上指蝎子之类的小虫。 * 古同"歲"
Alternative form of 歲 ("year; age; harvest"); (historical) a kind of small insect similar to a scorpion
* 拼音cì。 * 蝇虎， 蜘蛛的一种。 * [～蜼] 蝾螈，一种像蜥蜴的两栖动物
Diemyctylus pyrrhogaster, a kind of amphibious reptile, a kind of spider; a fly-eating spider
* 见"闽"
Fujian province; a river; a tribe
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yú。蠹鱼， 即蠹虫
Lepsima saccharina, a kind of silvery worm that eats clothes, books, etc
* 拼音kāng。[～] 蜻蛉，一种虫
Libellulidae, a variety of dragonfly
* 同"𧐙" "蟊"。 * 拼音wù。 * mào
Semantic variant of "蟊": a fly which is used similarly to cantharides; same as "𧐙"
* 同"剔"
Semantic variant of 剔: pick out; scrape off; scrape meat
* 拼音běi。一种虫， 像蟹，四足
Semantic variant of 北: north; northern; northward
* 〔～～〕淘米声。 * 洗："水既洁，然后可以～身。"
Semantic variant of 叜: old man
* 同"嗤"。 * 拼音chī。 * 讥笑
Semantic variant of 嗤: laugh at, ridicule, sneer; snort
* 同"毒"
Semantic variant of 毒: poison, venom; poisonous
* 同"蚳"
Semantic variant of 蚔: ant eggs
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"蛇1"
Semantic variant of 蛇: snake
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"蛇"
Semantic variant of 蛇: snake
* 同"蛩"
Semantic variant of 蛩: cricket, locust; anxious
* 同"蜜"
Semantic variant of 蜜: honey; sweet; nectar
* 同"蜴"
Semantic variant of 蜴: lizard
* 同"蝣"
Semantic variant of 蝣: mayfly (Ephemera strigata)
* 同"融"
Semantic variant of 融: melt, fuse; blend, harmonize
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 ->
* 同"螬"
Semantic variant of 螬: grubs in fruit
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 ->
* 同"螽"
Semantic variant of 螽: katydid
* 同"蟊"
Semantic variant of 蟊: a fly which is used similarly to cantharides
* 同"蜂"
Semantic variant of 蠭: bees, hornets, wasps
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"蠵"
Semantic variant of 蠵: large turtles
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 ->
* 同"蚕"
Semantic variant of 蠶: silkworms
* 同"蠽"
Semantic variant of 蠽: Acquired from 䘁: (same as 䘁) a blue-green colored cicada
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"贝"
Semantic variant of 貝: sea shell; money, currency
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 ->
tóng:* 赤色。 * 赤虫。 xióng:* 同"雄"
Semantic variant of 雄: male of species; hero; manly
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 ->
* 同"蜇"。 * 拼音zhé。 * 有毒腺的虫子刺人或牲畜
Semantic variant of 𧋍: to sting, a sting
zhòu:* 鸟嘴。也作"咮"。 * 星名。柳星的别名，南方朱雀七宿之一。 zhuó:* 同"啄"。鸟啄食。 zhú:* 〔噣〕鸟名。 dú:* 毕星的别名
a beak; to peck; to order, enjoin upon
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"蚺"
a boa constrictor
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 ->
* 〔～蛇〕蟒蛇
a boa constrictor
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 ->
* 〔～蟖（ sī ）〕a。一种毛虫，背毛蜇人，如"～～处处树上有之，牡丹上尤多。入药惟取榴棘上房内有蛹者。"b。鳞翅目昆虫的幼虫。均亦作"蛅蛅"
a caterpillar
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 ->
* 〔～蛆（ jū ）〕a。蜈蚣；b。蟋蟀
a centipede
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 ->
* 〔～蛸〕螳螂的卵块，产在桑树上的称"桑螵蛸"，可入药。 * 〔海～蛸〕乌贼鱼体内的骨状硬壳，可入药
a chrysalis
* 拼音jiāng。[～蚕] 同"僵蚕" 感染白僵病而僵死的干燥蚕体，可入药
a disease attacked silkworm, a dying silkworm
* 割。 ～面（割破脸皮）
a divide, to partition
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 ->
* 古代传说中一种没有角的龙。古建筑或器物、工艺品上常用它的形状作装饰。 ～头。 * 古同"魑"，魑魅
a dragon whose horns have not grown; cruel
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 ->
* 传说中一种在水里暗中害人的怪物。 鬼～（喻阴险的人）
a fabulous creature like a turtle; a toad
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 ->
* 〔～蚤〕昆虫，赤褐色，善跳跃，寄生在人畜的身体上，吸血液，能传染鼠疫等疾病。亦称"跳蚤"。 * 〔～螂〕蜣螂
a flea; species of beetle
* 〔斑～〕昆虫，腿细长，鞘翅上黄黑色斑纹，成虫危害农作物，可入药
a fly which is used similarly to cantharides
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 ->
* 吃苗根的害虫。 ～贼（喻坏人）
a fly which is used similarly to cantharides
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 ->
* 〔蛗螽〕也作"阜螽"。蚱蜢
a grasshopper, locust
* 同"𧌛"
a grasshopper, locust; same as "𧌛"
* 古书上说的一种虫
a house cricket
* 拼音hóu。见"螔"
a house-lizard or gecko, a kind of insect; living in the water
* 拼音bì。黑蜂
a kind of bee; black bee
* 古书上指一种较小的蝉
a kind of cicada
* 〔～蛄〕一种小蝉，青紫色，吻长，身体短。亦称"伏天儿"
a kind of cicada
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 ->
jì:* 蟬名。 qī:* 長腳蜘蛛
a kind of cicada, long-legged spider
* 拼音chēng。蛤类动物
a kind of clam
* 拼音bìng。见蝏
a kind of clam; long and narrow
* 海蟹蝤蛑的一类，螯足强大，不大对称，第四对步足像桨，适于游泳，常见的日本蟳是主要的食用蟹
a kind of crab
* 拼音mò。见蟙
a kind of crab, (same as 蟔) a caterpillar
* 古同"蜞"
a kind of crab; worm, leech
* 〔蟛～〕见"蟛"
a kind of crab; worm, leech
* 拼音pài。[蠓～] 一种小飞虫
a kind of gnat; a small flying insect
* 拼音xī。一种虫
a kind of insect
* 拼音yān。一种虫
a kind of insect
* 虫名
a kind of insect
* 拼音yì。一种虫
a kind of insect
* 拼音shuǎng。一种虫
a kind of insect
* 拼音xūn。虫
a kind of insect
* 拼音jiān。一种虫
a kind of insect
* 拼音xún。虫名
a kind of insect (looks like cicada)
* 拼音yáo。 * 一种虫。 * 同"珧"。，通称江珧， 一种海蚌
a kind of insect, (non-classical form of 珧) scallops, found in abundance in the China Sea; the shells contain mother-of-pearl, and the compressor muscle or ligament is dried and imported into China as Compoy ( 干貝); also called ( 江瑤柱) it is highly esteemed as an article of food, both in China and Japan
* 拼音guǎn。雨下虫名
a kind of insect, ant
* 拼音jìn。 * 一种虫。 * 蛤属
a kind of insect, clam family
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。 * [～䘎]。 * 一种虫。 * 虫曲息貌
a kind of insect, name of a place recorded in ancient books
* 拼音pú。[～] 一种虫
a kind of insect, snail family, snake family
* 同"𧖇"
a kind of insect; a weevil found in rice, etc
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fǔ。一种昆虫， 又叫金花虫或叶甲，身体卵形或圆形， 种类很多，其中有不少是农业害虫
a kind of insect; golden beetle
* 拼音nìng。见
a kind of insect; mole cricket
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shǔ。玉
a kind of jade
* 古书上说的蝎子一类的毒虫。 ～芒（虿的毒刺）。蜂～有毒
a kind of scorpion
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 ->
* 蠍子一類的毒蟲。 ～芒（蠆的毒刺）。蜂～有毒
a kind of scorpion; a sting in the tail
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 ->
* 拼音jié。即麦秆虫或海藻虫， 节肢动物，体呈细秆状， 胸部有脚七对，生活在海藻上
a kind of sea crab
* 〔～蛸〕蜘蛛的一种，腿很长，结网成车轮状。亦称"喜蛛"、"蟢子"。 * （蠨）
a kind of spider with long legs
* 见"蟏"
a kind of spider with long legs
* 拼音shú。一种似柳， 红色，大叶的树
a kind of tree (as willow) with big leaves and in red color
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 ->
* 拼音yì。蠮螉
a kind of wasp
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 ->
* 〔青～〕a。古书上说的一种虫；b。古代用作钱的别称
a kind of water-beetle cash, then dollars and money generally
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yóng。见䖺
a kind of worm produced in water
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 ->
* 地鱉蟲。又名"土鱉"
a kind of worm; can be used in Chinese medicine
* 〔～蜞〕螃蟹的一种，身体小，常见的头胸甲略呈方形。螯足无毛，淡红色，步足有毛。穴居海边或江河泥岸，对农作物有害。亦作"彭蜞"、"螃蜞"
a land-crab