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218 QhtqaHvF double 火
U+708E yàn tán yán
Variants: 炏 焰 𡗩 𢉘 𤆌

* 热。 ～热。～凉（ａ．气候的热和冷；ｂ．喻人情势利，或亲热攀附，或冷漠疏远，反复无常）。趋～附势。～～（灼热；火炽盛；引申为兴盛，亦指威势显赫）。 * 身体的一部分发生红、肿、热、痛的现象。 ～症。 * 传说中的中国上古帝王中的一位，并成为中华民族千百年的象征。 ～帝。～黄

flame, blaze; hot

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_E60C
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_E99A33_E99B
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_E2F553_E2F457_E3EE
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_EB06
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_708E
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_EB0693_EA7A93_EA7B
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_E51384_E51484_E51584_E516
U+5013 tán tàn
Variants: 賧 𠋴

tán:* 安静，安然不疑。 ～然。 tàn:* 中国古代南方少数民族用以赎罪的财物："杀人者得以～钱赎死"

(translated) tranquil; calm and unsuspecting; blood money: valuables used by ancient southern minorities in ancient China for atonement

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_501327_E6A9
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 ->
92_F5BA92_F5B9
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_EB8583_EB86
U+2028C rán
Variants: 䛁

* 同"𧦦"

(translated) Same as "𧦦"

U+5261 shàn yǎn

yǎn:* 尖，锐利："曾枝～棘"。 * 削，刮。 ～木为楫。 shàn:* 〔～溪〕水名，在中国浙江省

sharp, sharp-pointed; sharpen

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_5261
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_F7BA
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_E7B1
U+60D4 dàn tán

tán:* 火烧："忧心如～。" dàn:* 淡泊："平易恬～，则忧患不能入。" * 恨

cheerful

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_60D4
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_EE10
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_E91584_E91684_E917
U+6DE1 dàn tán yǎn yàn
Variants: 氮 灩 痰

* 含盐分少，与"咸"相对。 味～。～水。～化。 * 浅，薄，含某种成分少，与"浓"相对。 ～酒。～绿。～薄。浅～。～雅。天高云～。 * 不热心。 冷～。～泊（对名利不热心）。～漠。～忘。恬～。 * 营业不旺盛。 ～季。 * 无关紧要，无聊。 扯～。～话

weak, watery; insipid, tasteless

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_E8E8
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_E8D8
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_6DE1
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_F14893_F149
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_ECB384_ECB484_ECB584_ECB684_ECB784_ECB884_ECB984_ECBA84_ECBB84_ECBC84_ECBD

* 吃或给人吃。 ～饭。～以肉食。 * 拿利益引诱人。 ～以私利。 * 古同"淡"，清淡。 * 姓

eat, feed; chew, bite; entice

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_5556
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_E78E91_E78F
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_E86B81_E86C
U+8C08 tán
Variants: 談

* 说，对话。 ～天。～心。～论。～话。～判。～吐。恳～。洽～。漫～。～笑风生。 * 言论，听说的话。 笑～。无稽之～。传为美～。 * 姓

talk; conversation; surname

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 ->
55_EDC7
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_8AC7
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_F034
U+21A3C
Variants: 叟

* 同"叟"

(translated) Same as "叟"

U+22258 yán

* 同"炎"。热

(translated) Same as "炎"; hot

U+24239

* 同"𤉞"

(translated) Same as "𤉞"

U+90EF tán
Variants: 𨛂 𨞇

* 〔～城〕地名，在中国山东省

name of a small ancient principality which was situated in what is now part of Shantung and Kiangsu

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_EE55
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_EB8E52_EB8F52_EB9052_EB9152_EB9252_EB9352_EB8C52_EB8D
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_90EF
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 ->
92_ECD892_ECD9
U+2E950

* 读音いろう 义未详

(translated) Pronunciation: irou; Meaning unknown

U+3DCB tán tǎn

* 拼音tán。烬

embers

U+57EE tán tàn
Variants: 壜

tán:* tán ㄊㄢˊ 同"壜"。瓦坛。 tàn:* tàn ㄊㄢˋ 〔壏琰〕见"壏"

(translated) tán: Same as "壜"; earthenware jar; tàn: Refer to "壏" for [壏琰]

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_F139
U+68EA yǎn yàn
Variants: 𣝎

yǎn:* 古书上说的一种树，果实似柰，红色，可以吃。 yàn:* 古书上说的一种有胶质的树

tree

Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
27_68EA
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_EE6F
U+70FE chì
Variants: 赤

* 古同"赤"

Semantic variant of 赤: red; communist, "red"; bare

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_E61143_E61243_E61343_E61443_E61543_E61643_E61743_E618
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_E9A933_E9AB33_E9B333_E9AD33_E9AA33_E9B033_E9B633_E9B233_E9B133_E9BB33_E9B533_E9B433_E9AF33_E9C033_E9C133_E9C633_E9C433_E9BA33_E9B833_E9AE33_E9AC33_E9B733_E9C233_E9C333_E9BE33_E9BD33_E9C533_E9BF33_E9BC33_E9B933_E9C7
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_E31253_E30B53_E30553_E30653_E30753_E30853_E30953_E30A53_E30C53_E30D53_E30E53_E30F53_E31053_E31157_E3F057_E3F157_E3F257_E3F357_E3F457_E3F957_E3F557_E3F657_E3F757_E3F857_E3FA
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_EB0D71_EB0E71_EB0F
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_8D6427_E8AF
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_E57284_E57384_E57484_E57584_E57684_E57784_E57884_E57984_E57A84_E57B84_E57C84_E57D84_E57E84_E57F84_E58084_E58184_E58284_E583
U+8D55 tàn tǎn
Variants: 賧

* 中国古代南方某些少数民族以财物赎罪称"赕"；一说所输货物称"赕"。 * 中国傣语称用物品奉献（佛） ～佛

fine

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_F809
U+202F4
Variants: 倓

* 同"倓"

(translated) Same as "倓"

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_501327_E6A9
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_EB8583_EB86
U+34F9 ruì
Variants: 銳

* 同"罽"

(same as 銳) a sharp-pointed weapon, acute; zealous; valiant, wound, minor injury

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_92B327_F4B1
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_E8D485_E8D585_E8D685_E8D785_E8D8
U+3955 lián
Variants: 憐

* 同"怜"

(ancient form of 憐) to pity; to commiserate; to feel tender regard for

U+6671 shǎn

* 电。 * 晶莹的样子

(translated) electricity; sparkling appearance

U+220D4
Variants: 幨

* 同"幨"

(translated) same as "幨"

U+83FC tǎn
Variants: 𦃖 𦵹 𦽉

* 初生的荻

rush or sedge

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_E08227_83FC
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_E3D2
U+6B3B xū chuā hū
Variants: 歘

xū:* 忽然："神山崔巍，～从背见。" * 迅速："夫～而生者，必～而灭。" chuā:* 象声词，急促的声响。 ～的一声，队伍立刻立定

sudden, abrupt, quick

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_6B3B
U+20EEA tán

* 同"𠽪"

(translated) Same as "𠽪"

U+41A6 shèn

* 同"𥥍"

(a corrupted form) (same as 深) deep; profound, the chimney; stack ( on the top of a cooking stove or furnace), to bury the coffin of a dead person

U+3D34 chén
Variants: 湛

* 同"湛"

(ancient form of 湛) (interchangeable 沈 沉) sink, deep; profound, joy; delight, happy; peaceful (interchangeable 潭) deep water; deep pool, leisurely; relaxed, dewy, full; filled, wet; damp; moist, clear (interchangeable 浸) to dip; to immerse; to soak, swellings; roaring waves and billows, flowing water, (same as 霪 淫) to rain cats and dogs for a long time, a river in ancient times in Henan province Jiyuanxian (blocked)

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_EC5C33_EC5B
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_E56353_E543
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_6E5B27_E957
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_F0DB93_F0DC93_F0E193_F0DD93_F0DE93_F0DF93_F0E0
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_EC3084_EC3184_EC3284_EC3384_EC3484_EC3584_EC3684_EC3784_EC3884_EC39
U+5A52 tán

* 古女子人名用字

(translated) Character used in ancient women"s names

U+624A yǎn

* 〔～扅〕门闩

upright bar for fastening door

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_F0F584_F0F684_F0F784_F0F8
U+7154 qián tiàn shān shǎn
Variants: 杉 炶 熌 睒 覢 閃 𤊼

shǎn:* 闪烁。后作"閃"。 * 火光。 qián:* 古代祭祀用肉沉于汤中使半熟；也泛指煮肉。也作"燖"。 shān:* 木名。后作"杉"

(translated) to twinkle; firelight; to parboil meat in ancient sacrifices; to cook meat; cedar

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_7154
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_E51884_E51984_E51A84_E51B
U+23A2C
Variants: 琰

* 同"琰"

(translated) same as 琰

U+247C7 yǎn

* 拼音yǎn。神话传说中的人名。《 山海经·大荒东经》: 有人名曰，北方曰， 来之风曰，是处东极隅以止日月， 使无相间出没，司其短长

(translated) a name of a figure in mythology and legend

U+7430 yǎn
Variants: 𣨬 𤥎

* 〔～圭〕上端尖的圭。 * 〔～～〕有光泽的样子，如"黛玄眉之～～"。 * 美玉

jewel, gem; glitter of gems

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 ->
58_E468
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_7430
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_E1C4
U+75F0 tán
Variants: 淡

* 气管、支气管或肺泡黏膜分泌出来的黏液。 ～喘。～厥。～盂。吐～

phlegm, mucus, spittle

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_E8E8
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_F0E452_F0E5
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_6DE1
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 ->
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U+257E2 yán

* 中国人名用字

(translated) Used in Chinese personal names

U+6C2E dàn
Variants: 㲷 淡

* 一种气体元素，无色、无臭、无味，化学性质不活泼。是植物营养的重要成分之一。 ～肥

xenon

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_E8E8
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_E8D8
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_6DE1
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_ECB384_ECB484_ECB584_ECB684_ECB784_ECB884_ECB984_ECBA84_ECBB84_ECBC84_ECBD
U+428F
Variants: 糝

* 同"糂（糝）"

(non-classical form of U+7CC2 糝) mixing rice with broth, a grain of rice

U+22821 sào

* 同"𢜶"

(translated) Same as "𢜶"

U+2ADC5 sōu

* 疑同"𣸈"。 * 拼音sōu。 * 中国人名用字

(translated) Suspected to be the same as "𣸈"; Pinyin sōu; Used in Chinese personal names

U+24F83 yán

* 同"炎"。中国人名用字

(translated) Same as "炎"; Used in Chinese given names

U+6565 yàn
Variants: 烄

* 以手散物

(translated) to scatter things by hand

U+639E shàn yàn yǎn
Variants: 㨛 𢴵

shàn:* 舒展；铺张："天庭～高文，万字若波驰。" * 尽。 * 疾动。 yàn:* 光照："长丽前～光耀明。" * 艳。 ～丽。 yǎn:* 古通"剡"，削尖："刳木为舟，～木为楫。"

easy, smooth; quiet; suave

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 ->
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U+2AEAF

* 韩国古籍用字

(translated) Character used in Korean ancient texts

U+88E7 chān
Variants: 幨 襜 𦃖

* 古同"幨"，车上的帷幕："妇车亦如之，有～。" * 古同"襜"，围裙。 * 古代装饰柩车的裙缘

(translated) Ancient form of "幨", carriage curtain; Ancient form of "襜", apron; Ancient decorative skirt edge for hearse

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_895C
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 ->
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U+2A417
Variants: 黑

* 同"黑"

(translated) same as "黑"

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 ->
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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 ->
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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_E2F9
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 ->
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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_9ED1
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 ->
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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 ->
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U+8AC7 tán
Variants: 谈

* 见"谈"

talk; conversation; surname

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 ->
55_EDC7
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_8AC7
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 ->
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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 ->
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U+2BBA1

* 同"𨤵"

(translated) same as "𨤵"

U+23F44
Variants: 瀱

* 同"瀱"

(translated) same as "瀱"

U+7752 shǎn
Variants: 煔 覢 閃

shǎn:* 暂视。 * 窥视。 * 闪烁。 * 晶荧貌。 tàn:* 候视

to glance at, to peep; glittering; to shine

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_7752
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_F382
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_E0E9
U+8145 dàn

* 肉。 * 肴。 * 一同喝酒，一同吃饭

(translated) Meat; delicacy; to eat and drink together

U+2A767 shǎn

* 拼音shǎn。中国人名用字

(translated) Pinyin shǎn; Used in Chinese personal names

U+22ED1 yàn

* 拼音yàn。中国人名用字

(translated) Chinese personal name character

U+2AE51 yàn

* 拼音yàn。中国人名用字。 疑为"燄" 讹字

(translated) Used in Chinese personal names; suspected to be a corrupted form of "燄"

U+952C tán xiān
Variants: 錟

* 长矛

long spear

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_F317
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_931F
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_E8BB
U+29596 tán
Variants: 顃

* "顃" 的类推简化字

(translated) analogically simplified form of "顃"

U+2143C
Variants: 舜

* 同"𡐩"。古文"舜"

(translated) same as "𡐩"; ancient form of "舜"

U+7DC2 tián tǎn chān
Variants: 𦃖

tián:* 衣服色彩鲜明。 * 古书上说的一种纺织品。 * 缉，搓："～麻索缕。" tǎn:* 苍白色。 chān:* 女衣

(translated) Of bright color (clothes); a type of textile mentioned in ancient books; to twist or rub (fibers); pale white; women"s clothing

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_EC7453_EC7553_EC76
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_7DC2
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 ->
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U+71DA yī

* 火貌

(translated) appearance of fire

U+41B1 tǎn

* 拼音tān。见"䆾"

big; large; thin; light, rugged; uneven, a deep cave

U+242BC shǎn
Variants: 煔

* 同"闪"

(translated) same as "闪"

U+24BC7 yǎn

* 拼音yǎn。味甜

(translated) sweet-tasting

U+2431C yǎn
Variants: 𦧡

* 拼音yǎn。《段注》："～， 各本篆體作。"

(translated) seal script form in various editions

U+8215 dàn tàn

* 〔舑～〕见"舑"

to stick out the tongue

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 ->
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U+269E1 yǎn tiàn
Variants: 𤌜

yǎn:* 火光。 * "舚～"见"舚"。 tiàn:* 火行

(translated) flame; fire movement

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_E899
U+20A9B
Variants: 庶

* 同"庶"

Semantic variant of 庶: numerous, various; multitude

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 ->
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U+3C9C tán tǎn
Variants: 毯

* 同"毯"

(non-classical form of 毯) rugs; carpets

U+243AD lǐn yǐn
Variants: 𠓮

* 拼音lǐn。火延烧

(translated) fire spreads and burns

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_F0C3
U+35F5 xù

* 拼音xù。气

breath, air, steam, not clear; not quite sure

U+2966A biāo
Variants: 颷

* "颷" 的类推简化字

(translated) Analogically simplified form of "颷"

U+3DE5
Variants: 烝

* 同"烝"

(same as 烝) steam, to cook by steaming

U+24E39 yǎn

* 拼音yǎn。伤

(translated) wound

U+25C28 tán

* 拼音tán。洗刷马用的篦子

(translated) currycomb

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_E40C
U+26D79 tǎn
Variants: 菼

* 同"菼"

(translated) same as "菼"

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_E08227_83FC
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 ->
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U+25C84 dàn

* 拼音dàn。一种竹子， 即淡竹

(translated) A type of bamboo, which is danzhu

U+26E01 tān

* 拼音tān。[～蘫(hàn)] 瓜葅。《中华字海》 蘫(hàn)注音可能有误， 应为lán

(translated) melon pickles; gourd pickles

U+24CA9 yán

* 拼音yán

(translated) Pinyin: yán

U+2DEDE

* 疑同"𪐗"

(translated) Suspected to be same as "𪐗"

U+8CE7 tàn tǎn
Variants: 倓 赕 𧵊

* 见"赕"

fine

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_501327_E6A9
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 ->
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U+28079 yǎn

* 拼音yǎn。疾行

(translated) walk quickly

U+21CC8
Variants: 舜

* 同"舜"

Semantic variant of 舜: legendary ruler

U+43A6 yǎn

* 拼音yǎn。 * 耕。 * 锋利的铧

to till; to plough, sharp-pointed spade or shovel

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 ->
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U+21015

* "喉" 的讹字。 见周志锋" 评第二版《汉语大字典》"， 周志锋《大字典论稿》

(translated) Corrupted form of "throat"

U+2229D

* 同"恢"

(translated) Same as 恢

U+242C6
Variants: 盜

* 同"盗"

Semantic variant of 盜: rob, steal; thief, bandit

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 ->
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U+26E20
Variants: 𦺶

* 同"𦺶"

(translated) same as "𦺶"

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 ->
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U+22D17

* 读音dạm 临摹。[～墨] 描记墨水

(translated) to copy by tracing

U+2AE5D guāng

* 疑同"𤎫"。 * 拼音guāng。 * 中国人名用字

(translated) Suspected to be the same as "𤎫"; Pronunciation is guāng; Used in Chinese personal names

U+45CA chéng tàn

* 拼音tàn。见蚺

to put out the tongue (said of animal)

U+25297

* 读音gượm 。 * 传递。 * 等待

(translated) transmit; wait

U+287B4
Variants: 𨟏

* 同"𨟏"

(translated) Same as "𨟏"

U+71C4 yàn
Variants: 焰

* 同"焰"

flame; blazing, brilliant

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_71C4
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 ->
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U+24857
Variants: 獀

* 同"獀"

(translated) same as "獀"

U+26A57
Variants: 朕

* 同"朕"

(translated) Same as "朕"; the imperial "I"

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 ->
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U+243A2
Variants: 燖

* 同"燖"

(translated) Same as "燖", meaning "to scald"

U+2DD88

* 读音cit。（ 味道）淡

(translated) bland; tasteless

U+931F tán xiān yǎn
Variants: 銛 锬

* 见"锬"

long spear

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_F317
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_931F
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 ->
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U+269A8

* 同"焰"。见褚遂良《 雁塔圣教序》

(translated) Same as "焰"; see Chu Suiliang"s *Preface to the Sacred Teachings from the Wild Goose Pagoda*

100 𨕪
U+2856A

* 同"送"

Semantic variant of 送: see off, send off; dispatch, give

101 𦃖
U+260D6 tǎn
Variants: 緂 裧 𤎥

* 苍白色。 * 毳衣

(translated) Pallid; Woolen garment

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_EACD
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_EAA2