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2588 UDxfHgnU
2001 蛴 U+86F4 qí

* 〔～螬〕金龟子的幼虫，圆柱形，白色，身上有褐色毛，生活在土里，吃农作物的根和茎，害虫。俗称"地蚕"、"土蚕"、"核桃虫"

maggots, grubs

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 ->
33_F7D833_F7D9
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 ->
27_8810
2002 蠐 U+8810 qí

* 〔～螬〕金龜子的幼蟲，圓柱形，白色，身上有褐色毛，生活在土裏，吃農作物的根和莖，害蟲。俗稱"地蠶"、"土蠶"、"核桃蟲"

maggots, grubs

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 ->
33_F7D833_F7D9
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 ->
27_8810
2003 螳 U+87B3 táng

* 〔～螂〕昆虫，全身绿色或土黄色，头呈三角形，前脚呈镰刀状。捕食害虫，对农业有益，如"～～捕蝉，黄雀在后"。俗称"刀螂"；简称"螳"，如"～臂当车"（喻不自量力）

mantis

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 ->
27_87B3
2004 蟷 U+87F7 dāng

* 〔～蠰（ náng ）〕螳螂。 * 〔螲～〕见"螲"

mantis

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 ->
27_87F7
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 ->
85_E369
2005 䖨 U+45A8 shí

* 拼音shí。[～蜋] 螳螂

mantis, (same as 蟅) ground beetle (Eupolyphage sinensis)

2006 螂 U+8782 láng

* 〔螳～〕见"螳"。 * 〔蜣～〕见"蜣"。 * 〔蟑～〕见" 蟑"。 * 〔蚂（ mǎ ）～〕见"蚂2"

mantis, dung beetle

2007 蜋 U+870B láng

* 同"螂"

mantis, dung beetle; insect

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 ->
27_870B
2008 蜃 U+8703 shèn

* 蛤蜊。 ～景（亦称"海市蜃楼"）

marine monster which can change its shape; water spouts; clams

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 ->
27_8703
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 ->
85_E3A485_E3A5
2009 蝣 U+8763 yóu

* 〔蜉～〕见"蜉"

mayfly (Ephemera strigata)

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 ->
85_E440
2010 蜉 U+8709 fú

* 〔～蝣〕昆虫，幼虫生在水中，成虫褐绿色，有翅两对，在水面飞行。成虫生存期极短，交尾产卵后即死。 * 〔蚍～〕见"蚍"

mayfly; kind of large insect

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 ->
27_EB3627_8709
2011 融 U+878D róng

* 固体受热变软或化为流体。 ～化。～解。消～。 * 调合，和谐。 ～合。～洽。～汇贯通。其乐～～。 * 流通。 ～泄（飘动，浮动）。金～（货币的流通，即储蓄，信贷、汇兑、股票和证券交易等经济活动的总称）。 * 长远、永久。 ～裔（形容声调悠长）

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 ->
35_F06435_F06535_F066
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 ->
51_EF4E51_EF4B51_EF4C55_EF8E55_EF8F55_EF9055_EF9151_EF4D
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 ->
27_878D27_E26E
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 ->
91_F03B91_F03D91_F03F91_F03E91_F03C
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 ->
81_F4C081_F4C181_F4C281_F4C381_F4C481_F4C581_F4C6
2012 蠓 U+8813 měng

* 昆虫的一科，比蚊子小，褐色或黑色。雌蠓吸人畜的血。能传染疾病

midges; sandflies

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 ->
27_8813
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 ->
85_E387
2013 䖡 U+45A1 nǜ

* 拼音nǜ。[～妮] 蛐蜒，俗称草鞋虫

millipede

2014 蚰 U+86B0 yóu zhú

* 〔～蜒〕节肢动物，像蜈蚣而略小，黄褐色，触角和脚很长，毒颚很大，栖息房屋内外阴湿处。 * 〔蜒～〕见"蜒"

millipede

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 ->
85_E42185_E422
2015 蚿 U+86BF xián

* 〔马～〕即"马陆"，一种节肢动物，有很多对腿

millipede

2016 蜒 U+8712 yàn dàn yán

* 〔～蚰〕即"蛞蝓"。 * 〔蚰～〕见"蚰"。 * 〔蜿～〕见"蜿"

millipede

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 ->
27_8711
2017 䗅 U+45C5 cháng

* [～躧]蛐蜒，俗称草鞋虫

millipede, (of a road) winding; zigzag

2018 蚡 U+86A1 fén

* 同"鼢"

mole

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 ->
27_9F2227_86A1
2019 蛄 U+86C4 gǔ gū

* 〔蝼～〕见"蝼"。 * 〔蟪～〕见"蟪"

mole cricket

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 ->
27_86C4
2020 蜕 U+8715 shuì

* 蝉或蛇等脱下来的皮。 蛇～。蝉～。 * 蛇、蝉等动物脱皮。 ～皮。 * 鸟换毛。 * 解脱，变化。 ～化。～变

molt

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 ->
27_86FB
2021 蛻 U+86FB yuè tuì shuì

* 蟬或蛇等脫下來的皮。 蛇～。蟬～。 * 蛇、蟬等動物脫皮。 ～皮。 * 鳥換毛。 * 解脫，變化。 ～化。～變

molt, exuviate, shed

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 ->
71_E43671_E43771_E438
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 ->
27_86FB
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 ->
82_E6BF82_E6C082_E6C1
2022 蜎 U+870E yuān xuān

* 〔～～〕形容虫子爬行的屈曲蠕动的样子。 * 古书上指孑孓

mosquito larva

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 ->
27_870E
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 ->
85_E3AB
2023 蜎 U+2F9B9 yuān

* 〔～～〕形容虫子爬行的屈曲蠕动的样子。 * 古书上指孑孓

mosquito larva

2024 蠉 U+8809 xuān

* 虫子屈曲爬行或飞："跂行喙息～飞蠕动。" * 孑孓，蚊子的幼虫

mosquito larvae, wrigglers

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 ->
27_8809
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 ->
85_E38F
2025 蚊 U+868A wén

* 昆虫，种类很多。雄的吸植物的汁液，雌的吸人畜的血液，有的传染疾病。幼虫称"孑孓" ～子。～香。～帐。聚～成雷

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 ->
33_F7DF
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 ->
27_EB3027_EB3127_868A
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 ->
94_E437
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 ->
85_E3E485_E3E585_E3E685_E3E785_E3E8
2026 蛾 U+86FE é yǐ

é:* 昆虫，与蝴蝶相似，体肥大，触角细长如丝，翅面灰白，静止时，翅左右平放，常在夜间活动，有趋光性。 ～子。～眉。～扬（眉扬，形容美人笑貌）。～绿。飞～扑火。 yǐ:* 古同"蚁"

moth

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 ->
27_86FE
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 ->
85_E35B85_E35C85_E35D85_E35E
2027 蠹 U+8839 dù

* 蛀蚀器物的虫子。 ～虫。木～。书～。～鱼。 * 蛀蚀。 流水不腐，户枢不～。～蛀。～害。～弊（弊病，弊端）

moth; insects which eat into clot

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 ->
71_ED6A
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 ->
27_883927_EB33
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 ->
71_ED6A
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 ->
85_E3EA85_E3EB85_E3EC85_E3ED85_E3EE
2028 蠧 U+8827 dù

* 同"蠹"

moth; insects which eat into cloth

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 ->
71_ED6A
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 ->
27_883927_EB33
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 ->
85_E3EA85_E3EB85_E3EC85_E3ED85_E3EE
2029 䮷 U+4BB7 dú

* 拼音dú。马行进的样子

movement of a horse, a traveling horse

2030 浊 U+6D4A zhuó

* 水不清，不干净。 浑～。污～。～浪。～流。 * 混乱。 ～世。 * 声音低沉粗重。 ～声～气。～音

muddy, turbid, dirty, filthy

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 ->
33_EC1E
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 ->
53_E53153_E53253_E53357_E88557_E88657_E887
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 ->
27_6FC1
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 ->
84_EAB984_EABA84_EABB84_EABC84_EABD84_EABE
2031 濁 U+6FC1 zhuó

* 见"浊"

muddy, turbid, dirty, filthy

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 ->
33_EC1E
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 ->
53_E53153_E53253_E53357_E88557_E88657_E887
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 ->
27_6FC1
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 ->
93_EF7993_EF7A93_EF7C93_EF7D93_EF7B
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 ->
84_EAB984_EABA84_EABB84_EABC84_EABD84_EABE
2032 蚍 U+868D bǐ pí

* 〔～蜉〕大蚂蚁，如"～～撼大树"

mussels; various shellfish

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 ->
27_EB3927_868D
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 ->
85_E40D85_E40E85_E40F
2033 螣 U+87A3 téng tè

* téng ㄊㄥˊ 〔～蛇〕古代传说中一种能飞的蛇。亦作"腾蛇"

mythological wingless dragon of

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 ->
27_87A3
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 ->
94_EED2
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 ->
85_E32A
2034 䗏 U+45CF sōu

* 同"螋"

name of a insect; a black insect with six legs, capable of ejecting poison for self-defense; the spider millipede

2035 䧝 U+49DD yí zhì dì

chī:* 地名。 zhì:* 山名

name of a place, name of a mountain

2036 𣶨 U+23DA8 é

* 广西省一条河流的名称

name of a river in Guangxi

2037 㵃 U+3D43 shé

* 水名

name of a stream

2038 蜀 U+8700 shǔ

* 中国四川省的别称。 ～本（宋代在四川刻印的书籍）。～客（旅游蜀地的人）。～椒。～绣（四川出产的刺绣）。～锦。得陇望～。 * 中国朝代名。 ～汉。 * 中国周代诸侯国名，在今四川省成都市一带

name of an ancient state

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 ->
44_E2E344_E2E4
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 ->
33_F7D4
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 ->
57_F35C57_F35D57_F35E57_F35F57_F36057_F36157_F36657_F36257_F36357_F36457_F365
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 ->
71_ED5E
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 ->
27_8700
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 ->
94_E3EB94_E3EC94_E3ED94_E3EE94_E3EF94_E3F094_E3F171_ED5E94_E3E894_E3E994_E3EA
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 ->
85_E35485_E35585_E35685_E357
2039 䘎 U+460E wān

* 拼音wān。见䗡

name of an insect

2040 蚀 U+8680 shí

* 损伤，亏缺。 侵～。腐～。蠹～。～本。 * 同"食"

nibble away; erode; eclipse

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 ->
71_E54C
2041 蝕 U+8755 lì lóng shí

* 損傷，虧缺。 侵～。腐～。蠹～。～本。 * 同食

nibble away; erode; eclipse

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 ->
71_E54C
2042 螯 U+87AF áo

* 螃蟹等节肢动物变形的第一对脚，形状像钳子

nippers

2043 囑 U+56D1 zhǔ

* 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 ->
37_EF0C37_EF0D
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 ->
71_E98371_E98271_E98071_E98171_E984
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 ->
27_5C6C
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 ->
83_F0F583_F0F683_F0F783_F0F883_F0F983_F0FA83_F0FB
2044 蚵 U+86B5 hé kè

* 〔屎～郎〕同"屎壳郎"

oyster

2045 蛎 U+86CE lì

* 〔牡～〕软体动物，有两个贝壳，生活在浅海泥沙中。肉可食，味鲜美，亦能提制蚝油。壳烧成灰可入药。亦称"蚝"、"海蛎子"

oyster

2046 蠔 U+8814 háo

* 牡蠣。 ～油。～豉（牡蠣肉的幹製品）

oyster

2047 蠙 U+8819 pín bīn

* 〔～珠〕珍珠，如"玩夷水之～～。" * 古书上说的一种产珍珠的蚌

oyster

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 ->
27_73AD27_8819
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 ->
81_E26F
2048 蠣 U+8823 lì

* 〔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

2049 蚌 U+868C bàng fēng pí bèng

bàng:* 生活在淡水里的一种软体动物，介壳长圆形，表面黑褐色，壳内有珍珠层，有的可以产出珍珠。 ～胎（指珍珠）。 bèng:* 〔～埠（ bù ）〕地名，在中国安徽省

oysters, mussels; mother-of-pearl

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 ->
27_868C
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 ->
85_E3A885_E3A985_E3AA
2050 𧓍 U+274CD

* 同"蠙"

pearl oyster

2051 蚠 U+86A0 fén

* 古同"鼢"

person"s name

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 ->
94_EED6
2052 蚜 U+869C yá

* 〔～虫〕昆虫，是农业害虫。亦称"蜜虫"、"腻虫"

plant louse, aphids

2053 螫 U+87AB zhē shì

shì:* 有毒腺的虫子刺人或动物。 zhē:* 义同（一），用于口语

poison; sting; poisonous insect

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 ->
27_87AB
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 ->
94_E40E
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 ->
85_E39485_E39585_E39685_E397
2054 蛊 U+86CA gǔ

* 传说中的一种人工培养的毒虫，专用来害人。 ～惑。 * 人腹中的寄生虫。 * 毒害人之物。 ～毒

poison; venom; harm; bewitch

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 ->
43_F18F43_F19043_F19143_F19243_F19343_F19443_F195
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 ->
27_8831
2055 蠱 U+8831 gǔ

* 傳說中的一種人工培養的毒蟲，專用來害人。 ～惑。 * 人腹中的寄生蟲。 * 毒害人之物。 ～毒

poison; venom; harm; bewitch

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 ->
43_F18F43_F19043_F19143_F19243_F19343_F19443_F195
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 ->
27_8831
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 ->
94_E44E94_E45094_E45194_E44F
2056 䖯 U+45AF guì kuí

kuí:* 蠍子一類的毒蟲。 * 同"奎"。星名，二十八宿之一。 wā:* 同"蛙"

poisonous insect, (same as 奎) one of the 28 constellations which ancient Chinese astrologers believed to control the literary trends of the world, (same as 蛙) frog

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 ->
53_EF8B53_EF8C
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 ->
27_86D9
2057 蟒 U+87D2 měng mǎng

mǎng:* 一种无毒的大蛇，体长可达六米，大多生活在近水的森林里，捕食小禽兽（亦称"蚺蛇"）。 měng:* 〔蟅～〕见"蟅"

python, boa constrictor

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 ->
85_E44285_E44385_E44485_E445
2058 蠎 U+880E měng mǎng

* 古均同"蟒"

python, boa constrictor

2059 䗖 U+45D6 chì tí zhè dì

* 见"螮"

rainbow

2060 虹 U+8679 gòng hóng hòng jiàng

* 雨后天空中出现的彩色圆弧，有红、橙、黄、绿、蓝、靛、紫七种颜色。是大气中的小水珠经日光照射发生折射和反射作用而形成的，出现在和太阳相对着的方向。 * 指桥（因形似虹） ～桥（中国古代的一种木拱桥。外形如长虹贯空。亦称"飞桥"）。断～。长～卧波

rainbow

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 ->
43_F17F43_F18043_F18143_F18243_F183
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 ->
27_867927_EB25
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 ->
94_E417
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 ->
85_E3BB85_E3BC85_E3BD85_E3BE
2061 蝀 U+8740 dòng dōng

* 〔螮～〕即"虹"

rainbow

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 ->
27_8740
2062 蝃 U+8743 dì

* 古同"螮"

rainbow

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 ->
27_87AE
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 ->
85_E43385_E43485_E43585_E436
2063 螮 U+87AE dì

* 〔～蝀（ dōng ）〕a。虹，如"～～之气见，君子尚不敢指。"b。借指桥，如"横驾三天白～～。"

rainbow

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 ->
27_87AE
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 ->
85_E3BF85_E3C0
2064 𦞣 U+267A3 sào sāo

* 同"臊"

rank; rancid; fetid

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 ->
82_E70F
2065 蛏 U+86CF chēng

* 〔～子〕软体动物，介壳长方形，淡褐色，生活在沿海泥中，肉可食，味鲜美。 * （蟶）

razor clam

2066 蟶 U+87F6 chēng

* 见"蛏"

razor clam

2067 蜺 U+873A ní

* 寒蝉，一种体形较小的蝉。 * 古同"霓"，虹的一种

reflection of rainbow

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 ->
27_873A
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 ->
84_EF2084_EF21
2068 䩶 U+4A76 chǎn chěng

* 拼音chǎn。 * 骖马鞍辔的统称。 * 收丝器

saddle and rein etc. for the imperial carriage; or for the two outside horses of a team of four abreast, equipments used to saddle a horse

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 ->
27_E256
2069 䩶 U+2F9F9 chǎn chěng

* 拼音chǎn。 * 骖马鞍辔的统称。 * 收丝器

saddle and rein etc. for the imperial carriage; or for the two outside horses of a team of four abreast, equipments used to saddle a horse

2070 𢥞 U+2295E chōng

* 同"忡"

same as 忡; a sad, uneasy countenance

2071 蠺 U+883A cán

* 同"蠶"

same as 蚕 U+8695 silkworms

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 ->
71_ED69
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 ->
27_8836
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 ->
82_F5C982_F5CA
2072 蛟 U+86DF jiāo

* 古代传说中一种能发洪水的龙。 ～龙得水。 * 指鼍、鳄之类的动物

scaly dragon with four 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 ->
27_86DF
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 ->
94_EED4
2073 蝎 U+874E hé xiē

* 〔～虎〕即"壁虎"。 * 节肢动物，胎生。头胸部的螯肢呈钳状，胸脚四对。后腹狭长，末端有毒钩，用来防敌和捕虫，食昆虫、蜘蛛等。干燥虫体可入药。 ～子。毒如蛇～

scorpion

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 ->
27_874E
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 ->
85_E35085_E351
2074 䖦 U+45A6 qū zhuō

qū:* [蛣䖦]見"蛣"。 zhuō:* [䖦蟱]蜘蛛的一種

scorpion; a grub which bores into trees and destroys them, a kind of spider

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 ->
53_EF8A
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 ->
27_EB04
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 ->
85_E43385_E43485_E43585_E436
2075 掻 U+63BB sāo

* 古同"搔"

scratch lightly

2076 襡 U+8961 shǔ shú dú

* 长襦，即较长的上衣。 * 衣袖

short coat

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 ->
52_F50A58_E423
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 ->
27_8961
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 ->
83_EF6D83_EF6E
2077 蛯 U+86EF lao

* 同"蝦"。 * 日本地名用字。 * 日本姓氏用字

shrimp

2078 虾 U+867E xiā há

xiā:* 节肢动物，身上有壳，腹部有很多环节。生活在水里，种类很多。 ～皮。～米。～子（虾卵）。～兵蟹将（神兵中龙王的兵将，喻不中用的兵将） hā:* [～蟆]也作"蛤蟆"

shrimp, prawn

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 ->
27_8766
2079 蝦 U+8766 xiā jiǎ há

xiā:* 節肢動物，身上有殼，腹部有很多環節。生活在水裏，種類很多。 ～皮。～米。～子（蝦卵）。～兵蟹將（神兵中龍王的兵將，喻不中用的兵將）。 hā:* [～蟆]也作"蛤蟆"

shrimp, prawn

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 ->
27_8766
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 ->
94_E410
2080 蚕 U+8695 cán tiǎn

* 昆虫，有"家蚕"和"柞（ zuò ）蚕"，通常指"家蚕"，吃桑叶，吐丝做茧。丝可织绸缎。"柞蚕"吃柞树叶，丝可织茧绸。 ～丝。～茧。～食。～宝宝（蚕的爱称）

silkworms

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 ->
71_ED69
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 ->
27_8836
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 ->
82_F5C982_F5CA
2081 蠶 U+8836 cán

* 蚕蛾科和天蚕科昆虫的通称。幼虫能吐丝结茧。茧丝可用作纤维资源。如：家蚕；柞蚕；蓖麻蚕。 * 养蚕

silkworms

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 ->
71_ED69
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 ->
27_8836
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 ->
71_ED6994_E42094_E42394_E42494_E42194_E42294_E425
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 ->
82_F5C982_F5CA
2082 蟫 U+87EB yín xún tán

yín:* 即"衣鱼"，一种昆虫，体长而扁，有银灰色细鳞，常在衣服和书里，吃上面的浆糊和胶质物。亦称"蠹鱼"。 xún:* 〔～～〕❶相随而行，如"貒貉兮～～。"❷蠕动的样子，如"蠕蠕～～，充衢塞隧。"

silverfish

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 ->
27_87EB
2083 爥 U+7225 zhú

* 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 ->
53_E2D953_E2DA53_E2DB57_E3E6
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 ->
27_71ED
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 ->
84_E44F84_E45084_E45184_E45284_E453
2084 髑 U+9AD1 dú

* 〔～髅〕死人的头骨，骷髅

skull

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 ->
27_9AD1
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 ->
82_E64382_E64482_E645
2085 蝈 U+8748 guō

* 〔～～儿（ guor ）〕昆虫，身体绿色或褐色，翅短，腹大，善于跳跃。雄的前翅根部有发声器，能振翅发声。对植物有害。 * （蟈）

small green frog; 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 ->
27_872E27_87C8
2086 蟈 U+87C8 yù guō

* 见"蝈"

small green frog; 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 ->
27_872E27_87C8
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 ->
85_E3B185_E3B285_E3B3
2087 蚻 U+86BB zhá

* 古书上说的一种像蝉而较小的鸣虫："及归柳嘶～。"

small species of 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 ->
85_E41B
2088 蟰 U+87F0 xiāo

* 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 ->
27_EB16
2089 蝓 U+8753 yú

* 〔蛞～〕见"蛞"

snail

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 ->
27_8753
2090 蛞 U+86DE shé kuò

* 〔～蝓〕软体动物，身体像蜗牛，但没有壳，吃蔬菜或瓜果的叶子，对农作物有害。亦称"蜒蚰"；俗称"鼻涕虫"。 * 〔～蝼〕古书上指"蝼蛄"

snail; slug, 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 ->
85_E426
2091 蛇 U+86C7 yí tuó shé chí

shé:* 爬行动物，身体细长，体上有鳞，没有四肢。种类很多，有的有毒，有的无毒。以蛙、鼠为食，大蛇亦吞食大的兽类。 ～蜕。～行。～蝎。～足（喻多余无用的事物）。画～添足。 yí:* 〔委（ wěi ）～〕见"委2"

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 ->
71_ED7271_ED7571_ED7371_ED7471_ED7671_ED7771_ED78
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 ->
27_5B8327_86C7
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 ->
71_ED7271_ED7571_ED7371_ED7471_ED7671_ED7794_E46B94_E46C94_E46D94_E46E94_E46F94_E47094_E47194_E47494_E47594_E47294_E47371_ED7894_E47694_E47794_E47894_E47994_E47A94_E47B94_E47C94_E47D94_E47E94_E47F
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 ->
85_E4B085_E4AA85_E4AB85_E4AC85_E4AD85_E4AE85_E4AF
2092 㰩 U+3C29 hāi

* 同"𣢑"。 * 拼音hāi。 * 笑声

sound of laughter

2093 蛛 U+86DB zhū

* 指"蜘蛛" ～网。～丝马迹

spider

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 ->
27_EB4C27_86DB
2094 蜘 U+8718 zhī

* 〔～蛛〕节肢动物，身体圆形或长圆形，分头胸和腹两部，有触须和脚四对。肛门分泌的黏液凝成细丝，用来结网捕食昆虫。通称"蛛蛛"

spider

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 ->
27_EB4B27_8718
2095 𧏭 U+273ED lì

* 蜘蛛

spider

2096 螋 U+878B sōu

* 〔蠼（ qú ）～〕见"蠼1"

spider millipede

2097 䗰 U+45F0 guàn

* 拼音guàn。螺

spiral shell; conch, spiral

2098 螺 U+87BA luó

* 软体动物，体外包着锥形、纺锤形或椭圆形的硬壳，上有旋纹。 ～蛳。田～。海～。～号。～钿。法～（用海螺壳做成的佛教乐器）。 * 像螺壳纹理的。 ～纹。～旋。～钉。～母。～栓。～髻（古代妇女似螺壳的发形）。 * 同"脶"

spiral shell; conch; spiral

2099 螺 U+F911 luó

* 软体动物，体外包着锥形、纺锤形或椭圆形的硬壳，上有旋纹。 ～蛳。田～。海～。～号。～钿。法～（用海螺壳做成的佛教乐器）。 * 像螺壳纹理的。 ～纹。～旋。～钉。～母。～栓。～髻（古代妇女似螺壳的发形）。 * 同"脶"

spiral shell; conch; spiral

2100 強 U+5F37 qiáng qiǎng jiàng

qiáng:* 健壯，有力，與"弱"相對。 ～壯。～健。～人。～力。～大。～勁。剛～。富～。列～。～弩之末。年富力～。 * 程度高。 ～手。～烈。～酸。能力～。 * 勝過，優越，好。 ～幹。爭～好（ hào ）勝。 * 有餘，略多於某數。 ～半（超過一半）。 * 使用強力，硬性地。 ～占。～加。～攻。～悍。～橫（ hèng ）。～梁（強橫霸道）。 * 著重，增加分量。 ～化。增～。 qiǎng:* 硬要，迫使，盡力。 ～使。～迫。～逼。～辯。勉～。～人所難。～詞奪理。 jiàng:* 固執，強硬不屈。 ～嘴。倔～

strong, powerful, energetic

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 ->
43_F092
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 ->
32_E08632_E08532_E087
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 ->
53_EAA653_EAA753_EAA853_EAA953_EAAD53_EAAC57_F35957_F35A57_F35B57_F35457_F35757_F35557_F35657_F35357_F35853_EAAE53_EAAB
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 ->
71_ED5A71_ED5B71_ED5D71_ED5C
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 ->
27_5F3727_EB06
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 ->
94_E3DB71_ED5A71_ED5B71_ED5D71_ED5C94_E3DC94_E3DD94_E3DE94_E3DF94_E3E094_E3E194_E3E594_E3E694_E3E294_E3E394_E3E4
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 ->
85_E35285_E353
2101 蚪 U+86AA dǒu

* 〔蝌～〕见"蝌"

tadpole