* 拼音chù。切断的菖蒲根
(translated) cut sweet flag root
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虫 * 中国人名用字
(translated) Used for Chinese personal names
* 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 ->
* 同"螶"
(translated) same as "螶"
* 见"嘱"
order, tell, instruct, leave word
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 ->
* 同"蟠"
(translated) same as "蟠"
* 〔蛴～〕见"蛴"
grubs in fruit
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"𧓦" "𧕭"
(translated) Same as "𧓦" "𧕭"
* 同"𧔄"
(translated) Same as "𧔄"
* 读音nòng 蝌蚪
(translated) Pronounced nòng; tadpole
* 同"蟁（蚊）"
(translated) Same as "蟁 (蚊)"
* 同"醛"。 * 拼音gǒng。 * 咸菜
(translated) same as aldehyde; pickles
* 同"虱"
(translated) same as louse
* 拼音tuán。鳖， 俗称团鱼
(translated) turtle; commonly known as tuányú
* 同"𧕱"
(translated) Same as "𧕱"
* 中国人名用字
(translated) Used in Chinese personal names
* 同"髑"
(same as 髑) human skull
* 拼音dú。粥
(translated) Porridge; congee
* 疑为"蠖"的讹字。 中国人名用字
(translated) Believed to be a corrupted form of "蠖"; Used in Chinese personal names
* 中国人名用字
(translated) Used for Chinese personal names
* 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 ->
* 俗"蠵"
(translated) non-classical form of "蠵", which refers to loggerhead sea turtle
* 拼音yuè。见"𧐔"
(translated) Pinyin yuè; refer to "𧐔"
* 疑为"融"讹字。 雨水上流添下本鎭江氷盡爲～解故自今日爲始行人與牛馬一
(translated) Suspected to be a corrupted form of "融"
* 〔～～〕熏烤，如"自冬及春暮，不雨旱～～。" * 旱热之气："时又吐旱火之～融。"
(translated) to roast; to scorch; to parch (referring to heat and dryness), as in "from winter to late spring, without rain, the drought parches."; hot and dry air of drought; scorching heat of drought, as in "at that time, it also emanates the scorching heat of drought."
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"𧓋"
(translated) same as "𧓋"
* 同"𧒎"。 * 拼音è。 * 虫名
(translated) same as "𧒎"; pinyin è; name of an insect
* 同"蠢"
(translated) Same as "蠢"
* 拼音dú。[～萿] 同"独活"， 一种药草
(translated) Same as 独活, a medicinal herb
* 同"𧕱"
(translated) Same as "𧕱"
* 同"蠛"
flies; small insects produced in damp places; a kind of gnat
* 同"𧏾"
gadfly
* 《南院國師語録· 題歡喜光院閣三首》："數椽新架竹間屋。 燕雀頻頻賀落成。一枕分甘幽獨樂。 蕭～時作下灘聲。"
(translated) soughing sound
* 〔螞～〕昆蟲的一科，種類很多，一般體小，呈黑、褐紅等色，多在地下做窩，群居生活。簡稱"蟻" ～封（蟻穴外隆起的小土堆）。～聚。～命（喻微賤的生命）。～民（舊時人民對官府的自稱，多用於訴狀呈文）
ants
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"𧕾"
(translated) Same as "𧕾"
* 拼音máo。 * [～蜩] 一种小蝉。 * 同"蟊"
(translated) a type of small cicada; same as "蟊"
* 同"𧓋"
(translated) Same as "𧓋"
* 中国人名用字
(translated) Used in Chinese personal names
* 同"䘋"
(same as U+460B 䘋) a kind of insect
* 拼音xiǎn。[寒～] 蚯蚓的别名
earthworm
* 同"螣"
(translated) same as "螣"
* 读音trạch 泥鳅
(translated) Loach, pronounced trạch
* 古同"烛"："东～沧海，西耀流沙。"
simmer, cook over slow fire
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 ->
* 拼音jiǎn。紫蕨， 一种蕨类植物
(translated) Purple fern, a kind of fern plant
* 同"茧"
(translated) Same as "茧"; cocoon
* 〔～蛄〕昆蟲，褐色，有翅，前腳強化為挖掘足，能掘地，咬農作物的根。亦稱"天螻"、"蛞螻"、"土狗"；簡稱"螻"，如"～蟻"（用以代表微小的生物，喻力量薄弱或地位低微的人）
a mole cricket, Gryllotalpa orientalis
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dōng。[蛞～] 蝌蚪
(translated) Tadpole
* 〔蜚（ fěi ）～〕见"蜚2"
(translated) In "蜚蠊", see definition "蜚2"
* 同"蝎"
(translated) same as "scorpion"
* 同"蠊"。中国人名用字
(translated) Same as "蠊"; Used in Chinese given names
pí:* 〔蛸〕也作"螵蛸"。螳螂的卵块。 bī:* 同"螕"
(translated) also written as "螵蛸" (蛸); mantis egg case; same as "螕"
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 ->
* 《成唯识论述记集成编》: 祈～
(translated) Prayer
* 拼音yì。蟲名
(translated) Name of an insect
* 同"独"
(translated) same as "独"
* 同"蠏"
(translated) Same as 蠏
* 金文隶定字。 族名。字见《 殷周金文集成引得》1034頁
(translated) Clan name
* 〔～蠵（ xī ）〕古书上说的一种大龟
a species of tortoise found near the mouth of the Yellow River
* 愚笨，笨拙。 ～人。～材。～话。～事。～然。～拙。～笨。 * 虫子蠕动。 ～动。～～。～～欲动（指坏人伺机欲动或敌人准备进犯）
wriggle; stupid; silly; fat
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"蝘"
(translated) Same as "蝘"
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"蠵"
(translated) Same as "蠵"
* 拼音zhí。[蠋～] 一种虫
(translated) an insect
* 拼音qù。中国人名用字
(translated) Used in Chinese personal names
* 拼音jiǎng
(translated) Pinyin: jiǎng
* 同"蛾"
(translated) same as moth
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 ->
* 梭子蟹，生活在海里的一种螃蟹，甲壳略呈梭形，肉味鲜美
(translated) Swimming crab, a sea crab with a slightly spindle-shaped carapace and delicious meat
* 同"（蠽）"
(same as 蠽) a blue-green colored cicada
* 同"㒔"。 * 拼音zhú
(translated) Same as "㒔"
* 疑同"瀜"
(translated) same as "瀜"
* 拼音lǜ。[诸～] 一种虫
(translated) a type of insect
* 拼音xuán。一种虫
(translated) a type of insect
* 拼音yīng。寒蝉
(translated) winter 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 ->
* 拼音méng。 * 销。 * 矛
to melt, to sell, to fling a lance or a spear; to brandish spears as if they were flying
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"趼"
(translated) Same as "趼"
* 古代锄头一类的农具："恶金以铸斤斧鉏夷锯～，试诸木土。" * 斧、锄等自然弯曲的把："半矩谓之宣，一宣有半谓之～。" * 树木弯曲的地方："（盐长之国）有木，……百仞无枝，有九～。"
(translated) an ancient agricultural tool like a hoe: "use inferior metal to cast axes, hoes, yi, saws, and ~ to test them on wood and soil."; naturally curved handles of tools such as axes and hoes: "half a *ju* is called *xuan*, and one and a half *xuan* is called ~."; curved part of a tree: "The country of Yanchang has trees that are hundreds of *ren* tall without branches, and have nine ~."
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jì。[～英] 又作"～蝧"， 一种虫
(translated) a type of insect; also written as "𧓧蝧"
* 同"蠘"。中国人名用字
(translated) Same as "蠘"; Used in Chinese personal names
* 同"螱"
(translated) Same as "螱"
* 同"𣀸"
(translated) Same as "𣀸"
* 同"𧍍"
(translated) Same as "𧍍"
* 丝绵衣服："重～衣裘。" * 丝绵："厥赋，布、～。"
(translated) garment made of silk floss; silk floss
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"𣟵"
(translated) Same as "𣟵"
* 〔～没（ mò ）〕勉力，努力
(translated) strive; endeavor
* "𧕦" 的类推简化字
(translated) Analogy-based simplified form of "𧕦"
* 拼音fèi。一种怪兽
(translated) a kind of monster
* 拼音jī。中国人名用字
(translated) Pinyin ji; Used in Chinese personal names
* 同"鸀"
(translated) same as "鸀"
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"（蠆）"
(translated) Same as "scorpion"
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"𧕦"
(translated) Same as "𧕦"
* 拼音jīng
(translated) Pronounced as jīng
* 古同"蠨"
small spider with long legs
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chán。[蠦～] 壁虎
(translated) gecko
* 虫蛀木，引申为器物经久磨损要断的样子
wood-boring insect; bore into wood
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 ->
* 〔牡～〕軟體動物，有兩個貝殼，生活在淺海泥沙中。肉可食，味鮮美，亦能提制蠔油。殼燒成灰可入藥。亦稱蠔、"海蠣子"
oyster
* 同"𧔏"
(translated) Same as "𧔏"
* 拼音jìn。蛤类
(translated) shellfish
* 中国人名用字
(translated) used in Chinese personal names
* 即"黄守瓜"，瓜类的害虫，成虫吃瓜叶，幼虫咬细根："瞀芮生乎腐～。"亦称"瓜萤"
(translated) Also known as "Huangshougua", a pest of melons and gourds (Cucurbitaceae); adults feed on leaves, larvae on roots; also called "Guaying" or "melon fly"
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
Clerical Script
c. 300 BCE–220 CE (emerged late Warring States/Qin; dominant Han)
A practical script that evolved from late Warring States/Qin writing; it matured and became dominant in the Han dynasty, favoring faster, more rectilinear strokes.Wikipedia ->
* 同"蟥"
(translated) Same as "蟥"
* 古书上说的一种龟，能吃蛇。亦称"摄龟"
(translated) According to ancient texts, it is a type of turtle that can eat snakes; also known as "She Gui"
* 金文隶定字。 人名用字。字见《 殷周金文集成引得》344頁
(translated) Clerical script form of bronze inscription character; used in personal names
* 〔鲑（ guī ）～〕古代传说中的神名，如"东北方之下者，倍阿～～跃之。" * 古书上说的一种大蚂蚁
(translated) name of a god in ancient legends; large ant mentioned in ancient books
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 ->