* 拼音shàn。打磨玉石的磨石
(Cant.) to slip
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* 〈方〉打滑。粤语
(Cant.) to slip, slide
* 小瓦盆："狗彘不择～瓯而食。"
(Cant.) 打甂爐, to instant-boil thin slices of meat and vegetables in a chafing dish at a dining table
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bīn。见"瞵"
(interchangeable 彬) flourishing and radiant of the colorful jades, ornamental, refined, lines or stripes on the jade
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"轳"
(non-classical of 轤) a windlass; a pulley; a capstan
* 同"扅"
(same as U+6245 扊) the bolt of a door; door latch
* 同"䁈"
(same as 䁈) to examine; to survey; to inspect; to visit, to watch or see in secret; to spy; to peep
* 同"届"
(same as 屇) a cave a hold in the ground; a hole
* 同"泪"
(same as 淚) tears
* 同"綮"
(same as 綮) crucial points; critical points, an embroidered banner, sheath for a lancehead
* 同"綮"
(same as 綮) crucial points; critical points, an embroidered banner, sheath for a lancehead
* 同"遍"
(same as 遍) everywhere; all over, a time
* "䥇" 的类推简化字
(simplified form of U+4947 䥇) sarmarium (Sm); old ideograph for U+92F1 鋱, terbium (Tb); (same as U+91E4 釤) a sickle with a long handle, to swing a sickle to cut (grass or wheat)
* 拼音biǎn。越国的一种巫师
(translated) A type of sorcerer in the State of Yue
* "錑" 的类推简化字。 * 拼音lèi;lì[～ 钻]锥子。 闽语
(translated) Analogical simplified form of "錑"; awl [~ 钻] (Min dialect)
* "綟" 的类推简化字
(translated) Analogically simplified form of "綟"
* "謆" 的类推简化字
(translated) Analogy-simplified form of "謆"
* "𪉱" 的类推简化字。 * 拼音biàn 盐。西南官话
(translated) Analogy-simplified form of "𪉱"; Pronounced "biàn", meaning "salt" (Southwestern Mandarin)
* 古同"煽"，旺盛
(translated) Ancient form of "煽", vigorous
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 ->
* 在江海中捕鱼的竹器
(translated) Bamboo fishing device used in rivers and seas
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
* 金文隶定字。 人名用字。 字見《 殷周金文集成引得》1423頁。 金文原形字出自《殷周金文集成》 第3750器銘文中
(translated) Clerical script form of bronze inscription character; Used in personal names
lì:* 苍绿色。 金玺～绶。 * 古书上说的一种草。 * 量词，中国唐、宋代丝麻的计量单位。 liè:* 彩；绶。 * 古书上说的一种麻。 * 古同"捩"。扭；转
(translated) Cyan-green; a type of grass mentioned in ancient books; a unit of measurement for silk and hemp in the Tang and Song dynasties of China; colorful; ribbon; a type of hemp mentioned in ancient books; same as "捩" in ancient times; to twist; to turn
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 ->
* 蜀葵，一种草本植物，花供观赏，根入药
(translated) Hollyhock, a herbaceous plant; flowers are ornamental; roots are medicinal
* hù ㄏㄨˋ 义未详
(translated) Meaning unknown
* "扇" 的俗字。 * 《八辅》 第33区， 第74字
(translated) Non-classical form of "fan"; Entry in 《Eight Auxiliaries》, Section 33, Character 74
* 或俗"扃"。《字學呼名能書》："～， 丘潁切。" 见《 康熙字典》(增订版)
(translated) Non-classical form of "扃"
* 拼音wǔ
(translated) Pinyin wǔ
* 拼音hù。 * 韩国读音ho。 * 注： 韩国读音来自naver字典， 拼音为类推
(translated) Pinyin: hù (inferred); Korean reading: ho (from Naver Dictionary)
* 拼音jiān。 * 韩国读音gyeon。 * 注： 韩国读音来自naver字典， 拼音为类推
(translated) Pinyin: jiān (inferred); Korean reading: gyeon (from Naver Dictionary)
* 读音vác 肩膀
(translated) Pronounced "vác"; shoulder
* 拼音biǎn
(translated) Pronounced as biǎn
* 读音họ 姓
(translated) Pronounced as họ; surname
* 读音khại 义未详
(translated) Pronounced as khại; meaning unknown
* 读音cáng 义未详
(translated) Pronounced cáng; meaning unknown
* 拼音biān
(translated) Pronunciation: biān
* 见"顅"
(translated) Refer to "顅"
* 〔～挐（ rú ）〕即杷，一种农具。亦作"渠挐"
(translated) Refers to 杷, a type of farming tool; also known as "渠挐"
* 同"骟"
(translated) Same as "to castrate"
* 同"啓"
(translated) Same as "啓"
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 ->
* 同"棨"
(translated) Same as "棨"
* 同"淚"。 * 拼音lì。 * 人名用字， 伯～，见《 宋史·宗室表》
(translated) Same as "淚" (tears); Used in personal names, e.g., "伯𧩈"
* 同"翩"
(translated) Same as "翩"
* 同"肇"
(translated) Same as "肇"
* 同"肇"
(translated) Same as "肇"
* 同"賢"
(translated) Same as "賢"
* 同"𢭮"
(translated) Same as "𢭮"
* 同"𣱆"
(translated) Same as "𣱆"
* 同"𣱆"
(translated) Same as "𣱆"
* 同"𤭚"
(translated) Same as "𤭚"
* 同"𦠘"
(translated) Same as "𦠘"
* 同"𦠘"
(translated) Same as "𦠘"
* 同"𦠰"
(translated) Same as "𦠰"
* 同"𨶛"
(translated) Same as "𨶛"
* 同"𨶛"
(translated) Same as "𨶛"
* 同"𨷶"
(translated) Same as "𨷶"
* 同"厲"
(translated) Same as 厲
hù:* 同"戸"。 lú:* 同"櫨"，日本新字体
(translated) Same as 戸; Same as 櫨, Japanese simplified form
* 同"戻"
(translated) Same as 戻
* 同"扃"
(translated) Same as 扃
* 同"掮"
(translated) Same as 掮; broker; intermediary
* 同"肇"
(translated) Same as 肇
* 读音vai 肩膀
(translated) Shoulder; pronounced "vai"
* 形近"𨐯"。 * 拼音zuò。 * 义未详
(translated) Similar in shape to "𨐯"; Pinyin: zuò; Meaning unknown
* "纑" 的日本简体字。见《 日本常用字表》
(translated) Simplified Japanese form of "纑"
* "鶣" 的类推简化字
(translated) Simplified form of "鶣" by analogy
* 拼音qǐ。人名用字。 韩国读音gye
(translated) Used in names
* 拼音suǒ。人名用字
(translated) Used in personal names
* 读音mướn 雇
(translated) Vietnamese reading mướn; to hire; to employ
* 古书上记载的一种能兴云雨的黑色神蛇。 * 大虾蟆
(translated) a black mythical snake described in ancient texts that can bring about clouds and rain; large 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 ->
* 古同"砈"
(translated) ancient form of 砈
* 〔～裱〕古代妇女的披巾
(translated) ancient women"s shawl
* 鬓发脱落的样子。 * 长（颈）："数目～脰。"
(translated) appearance of hair loss at the temples; long neck
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
* 古同"轭"
(translated) archaic form of yoke
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 ->
biān:* 床板；床篑。 miàn:* 古同"緜"，屋篑
(translated) bed board; bamboo mat for bed; ancient form of "緜"; roof mat
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 ->
biān:* 古书上说的一种獭类动物："夫畜池鱼者必去～獭。" piàn:* 〔～狙〕古书上说的一种似猿，头如犬的兽
(translated) bian: otter-like animal (in ancient texts); pian: [pian-ju] ape-like animal with a dog-like head (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 ->
* 书套子。 * 捕鱼的器具
(translated) book cover; fishing implement
* 读音pyeon。 餅也。粘糕， 糕餅
(translated) cake; sticky cake; pastry
* 抚。 * 击。 * 古同"扁"
(translated) caress; strike; ancient form of "扁"
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 ->
* 明；分明："～分殊事。" * 纹："臣观其（鼎）上先有五采杂～。" * 红色光纹；红光："渐台立于中央，赫～～以弘敞。"
(translated) clear; distinct; pattern; red pattern of light; red light
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 ->
* 门闩
(translated) door bolt
* 读音quạt 扇子；扇动
(translated) fan; to fan
* 平木器
(translated) flat woodenware
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 ->
* 农桑候鸟的通称
(translated) general term for agricultural and sericultural migratory birds
* 宫阙
(translated) imperial palace
* 〔鶗～〕见"鶗"
(translated) in [鶗~], see "鶗";
* 刚开门。 * 开始。 * 谋。 * 姓
(translated) initial; start; plan; surname
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 ->
* 大猪
(translated) large pig
* 扁豆
(translated) lentil
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 ->
* 光
(translated) light
* 〔～姺（ xiān ）〕轻快回旋的样子。 * 身体轻盈的样子
(translated) light swirling motion; lithe body
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 ->
* 读音gúa 厌恶，憎恨
(translated) loathe; hate
* 拼音piǎn。 * 沿河的长条平地。 * [长河～]， 地名，在四川。 参考资料：《现汉》 第七版998页第11 字
(translated) long strip of flat land along a river; place name; a place name in Sichuan
* 金鍽
(translated) metal awl
piān:* 〔～〕轻捷，如"～～燕居。" biǎn:* 古同"扁"，姓
(translated) nimble; agile; same as "扁"; surname
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 ->
qǐ:* 雨过天晴。 * 姓。 dù:* 古人名用字
(translated) qǐ: clear sky after rain; surname; dù: used in ancient people"s names
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 ->
biān:* 米。 biǎn:* 烧稻取米
(translated) rice; burn rice paddy to get rice
* 〈喃〉义同房
(translated) room; house
* 悲伤："卿士凄怆民恻～。"
(translated) sadness
* 古同"呃"。 * 〈方〉喊；叫。粤语
(translated) same as "呃" in ancient Chinese; dialectal: to shout; to yell; Cantonese
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"啓"，开门；打开
(translated) same as "啓", open door; open
* 同"護"
(translated) same as "護"