* 同"熆"
(same as 熆) to blow a fire
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* 拼音kǎi。车声
(same as 轄) noise of vehicles
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
* 拼音jiá。[～] 古代的一种靴子
(translated) An ancient type of boots
* "𨍰" 的类推简化字
(translated) Analogy-based simplified form of "𨍰"
* 疑同"艳"字
(translated) Considered to be the same as the character "艳"
* 疑同"𡻊"
(translated) Likely to be same as "𡻊"
* 《大正新脩大藏經 悉曇部》原文:" 七補盧。第八加呼聲云～ 補盧沙文悉曇藏引有責最勝正辨云。"
(translated) Refers to "Qibulu"; Eighth with added vocalization; Also refers to "Bulusawen", quoted in the Siddham canon as having the responsibility of supreme correct discrimination
* [㒎]依靠别人生活。胶辽官话、中原官话
(translated) Rely on others for livelihood
* 拼音è。同"㔩"
(translated) Same as "㔩"
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"㔩"
(translated) Same as "㔩"
* 同"䡷"
(translated) Same as "䡷"
* 同"喝"
(translated) Same as "喝"
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"圔"。 * 拼音xiá。 * 穴
(translated) Same as "圔"; Hole; Cavity
* 同"壒"
(translated) Same as "壒"
* 同"壾"
(translated) Same as "壾"
* 古同"榼"，古代盛酒的容器
(translated) Same as "榼", an ancient vessel for wine
* 同"艳"。 * 拼音yàn。 * 中国人名用字
(translated) Same as "艳"; Pinyin: yàn; Used in Chinese personal names
* 见"鑉"
(translated) Same as "鑉"
* 同"隘"
(translated) Same as "隘"
* 同"饚"。中国人名用字
(translated) Same as "饚"; Used in Chinese given names
* 同"𢷞"。中国人名用字
(translated) Same as "𢷞"; used in Chinese personal names
* 同"𣩱"
(translated) Same as "𣩱"
* 同"𧜅"
(translated) Same as "𧜅"
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
* 拼音zī。 * 同"喝"。饮， 饮食。 * 一种病
(translated) Same as 喝, meaning drink and diet; a type of disease
* 同"搕"。 * 拼音kè。 * 敲
(translated) Same as 搕; to knock; to strike
* 同"榼"。 * 拼音kē。 * 《秽迹金刚法禁百变法门经》 卷末音释"苦盍切"
(translated) Same as 榼
* 同"藹"
(translated) Same as 藹; meaning kind, amiable, cordial
* 疑同"瞌"
(translated) Suspected to be the same as "nod off; doze"
* 疑同"𬧏"
(translated) Suspected to be the same as "𬧏"
* 拼音kē。人名用字。《 诗女史纂·序》：" 阿主 娇红"
(translated) Used for personal names
* 中国人名用字
(translated) Used in Chinese personal names
* 拼音gài。中国人名用字
(translated) Used in Chinese personal names
* 古人名用字
(translated) Used in ancient personal names
* 读音cưới 嫁娶；结婚
(translated) Vietnamese: cưới; marry; marriage
* 拼音kè。 * [～裆]。 * 古代的一种坎肩， 背心。 * 古代妇女穿的一种长袍
(translated) [𧛾裆]: garment term; ancient waistcoat or vest; ancient long robe for women
* "𧪞" 的类推简化字。 * 拼音gé[～ 穷]哭穷； 装穷。江淮官话。 你不要～，没人跟你借钱
(translated) analogy-based simplified form of "𧪞"; pronounced "gé", to cry poverty; to pretend to be poor (in Jianghuai Mandarin, e.g., "你不要～，没人跟你借钱。" - "Don"t [𬤒], no one will lend you money.")
* 古同"磕"，象声词："惮涌湍之～～兮，听波声之汹汹。"
(translated) ancient form of "磕"; onomatopoeia
* 古同"餀"
(translated) ancient form of "餀"
* 拼音hé。古地名， 在今山东省沂水县西北
(translated) ancient place name, located in northwest of Yishui County, Shandong province, in present-day China
Bronze Inscriptions
c. 1200–221 BCE (Shang–Zhou; continues into the Warring States)
Inscriptions cast or engraved on ritual bronzes, especially prominent from the Western Zhou onward; a major source for early political, ritual, and social history.Wikipedia ->
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
* 拼音xì。谨慎
(translated) cautious; prudent
* 〔～棪〕粗竹席
(translated) coarse bamboo mat
* "熆" 的讹字
(translated) corrupted form of "熆"
* "盒" 的讹字
(translated) corrupted form of "盒"
* 拼音ài。死
(translated) die
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
* 拼音kài。火
(translated) fire
ǎi:* 〔晻（ àn ）～〕（天）阴沉。 kài:* 船遇沙搁浅。 kè:* 古同"溘"，凭依
(translated) gloomy; overcast; run aground; anciently same as "溘"; rely on
* 山旁的洞穴："其右有小石～焉，亦可荫可据矣。" * 隐藏："辅其折，～其缺。"
(translated) grotto or cave by a mountain; to conceal, to hide
* 拼音jī。毛多
(translated) hairy
* 拼音è。跛病
(translated) lameness; limping
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hé。革制马具
(translated) leather horse harness
* 〔窳（yǔ ㄩˇ）～〕（音乐声）低回
(translated) low and lingering (musical sound)
* 拼音kē。山岳
(translated) mountain
* 拼音shè。[宜～] 一个神仙的名字
(translated) name of a deity; in [宜～]
* 〔～鑪〕箭名。 * 化学元素"铍"的旧译
(translated) name of an arrow (in compound ～鑪); former translation for the chemical element beryllium
* 拼音kē。[～叉] 响声词。通常写作" 喀嚓"
(translated) onomatopoeia; usually written as "喀嚓"
* 拼音gài。地名
(translated) place 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 ->
* 〔～鱂（ jiāng ）〕古书上说的一种鱼
(translated) referring to "鰪鱂 (jiāng)", a kind of fish mentioned in ancient books
* 同"㹺"
(translated) same as "㹺"
* 同"匼"
(translated) same as "匼"
* 同"榼"
(translated) same as "榼"
* 同"耠"
(translated) same as "耠"
* 同"艳"
(translated) same as "艳"
* 同"馤"
(translated) same as "馤"
* 拼音gài。[華~] 同"華蓋"， 部首类化
(translated) same as 華蓋, or ceremonial canopy
* 读音합 盤覈之爰招亦幾核實禹鼎昭揭～魅必無遁形魯
(translated) spirit; demon; charm; enchantment
* 拼音hé。静
(translated) still; quiet
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
* 拼音xù。日色
(translated) sunlight
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
* 拼音kài。喉部的疾病
(translated) throat disease
* 拼音kē。关门
(translated) to close a door; to shut a door
* 读音cụp。 放低。（đánh～）放松
(translated) to lower; to relax
* 拼音yǎn。水波
(translated) water wave
yè:* 金坚。 * 铁器。 * 鞍䪌的样子。 tà:* 鎑鑪。 gé:* 〔～䥈〕温器
(translated) yè: metallic hardness; ironware; shape of a saddle flap; tà: 鎑鑪; gé: 鎑䥈, a warmer, heating utensil
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 ->
* 吹火
Acquired from 㥺: (same as 㥺) to blow a fire
* 同"䶀"
Semantic variant of 䶀: sound of drums; image of the sound
* 拼音gé。[～] 米虫，俗称米象
a weevil
* 〔～～〕ａ．水声，如"飞下双鸳鸯，塘水声～～"；ｂ．寒冷的样子，如："沙堤十里寒～～"。 * 忽然；突然。 ～逝。～谢（溘逝）。～至（忽然而至）
abruptly, suddenly, unexpectedly
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 ->
* 给在田间耕作的人送饭。 * 古代称狩猎时以兽祭神
carry meal to workers in field
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 ->
* 见"馌"
carry meal to workers in field
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
Clerical Script
c. 300 BCE–220 CE (emerged late Warring States/Qin; dominant Han)
A practical script that evolved from late Warring States/Qin writing; it matured and became dominant in the Han dynasty, favoring faster, more rectilinear strokes.Wikipedia ->
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
* 同"廅"
caves; grottos on the mountain side, collapsed in ruins; destroyed; to clash; to bump against
* 全，总共。 ～家。～城。 * 关闭。 ～户。～门静居。 * 门扇。 仲春之月"耕者少舍，乃修～扇"
close; whole, entire; all; leaf
Oracle Bone Script
c. 1300–1050 BCE (Late Shang)
Inscriptions carved on turtle plastrons and animal bones for divination and record-keeping in the late Shang royal court; the oldest large attested corpus of written Chinese.Wikipedia ->
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
* 全，總共。 ～家。～城。 * 關閉。 ～戶。～門靜居。 * 門扇。 仲春之月"耕者少舍，乃修～扇"
close; whole, entire; all; leaf
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 ->
Clerical Script
c. 300 BCE–220 CE (emerged late Warring States/Qin; dominant Han)
A practical script that evolved from late Warring States/Qin writing; it matured and became dominant in the Han dynasty, favoring faster, more rectilinear strokes.Wikipedia ->
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
gài:* 有遮蔽作用的東西。 ～子。鍋～。瓶～。膝～。天靈～。 * 傘。 雨～。 * 由上往下覆，遮掩。 覆～。遮～。掩～。～澆飯。 * 壓倒，超過。 ～世無雙。 * 方言，超出一般地好。 這本書真叫～！ * 用印，打上。 ～章。～戳子。 * 造（房子） ～樓。翻～。 * 文言虛詞（①發語詞，如"～聞"；②表大概如此，如"～近之矣"；③連詞，表示原因，如"有所不知，～未學也"）。 gě:* 古地名，在今中國山東省沂水縣西北。 * 姓。 hé:* 同"盍"，文言虛詞，何不
cover, hide, protect
Bronze Inscriptions
c. 1200–221 BCE (Shang–Zhou; continues into the Warring States)
Inscriptions cast or engraved on ritual bronzes, especially prominent from the Western Zhou onward; a major source for early political, ritual, and social history.Wikipedia ->
Chu Script
c. 770–221 BCE (Chu, Spring & Autumn–Warring States)
A regional script tradition used in the state of Chu, best known from brush-written bamboo and silk manuscripts with distinctive local forms.Wikipedia ->
Qin Script
c. 475–206 BCE (Qin, Warring States → Qin dynasty)
Qin-area character forms attested on bamboo/wood slips (e.g., Shuihudi, deposited 217 BCE), overlapping chronologically with the standardization of seal script and the emergence of clerical tendencies.Wikipedia ->
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
Clerical Script
c. 300 BCE–220 CE (emerged late Warring States/Qin; dominant Han)
A practical script that evolved from late Warring States/Qin writing; it matured and became dominant in the Han dynasty, favoring faster, more rectilinear strokes.Wikipedia ->
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
* 〔～睡〕困倦要睡，如"打～～"，"～～虫"（ａ．形容人经常爱打盹儿；ｂ．旧小说中指能使人打瞌睡的一种小虫）
doze off; sleepy
* 尘埃："幽泥化轻～。"
dust
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 ->
kē:* 方言，话。 唠～儿。 kè:* 用上下门牙咬有壳的或硬的东西。 ～瓜子儿。 * 闲谈，多话。 ～牙
eat seeds; reproach; loquacious
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
* 拼音è。古代妇女发髻上像花一样的饰物
hair ornaments used in old time
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 ->
* 碰在硬东西上。 头～破了。～～碰碰（喻人和人之间发生的小冲突）。～头碰脑。～头（亦作"叩头"）。 * 把东西向较硬处碰使附着物掉下来。 ～打。～烟袋锅儿
hit; collide, knock into; sound
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"灩"
movement of water; overflowing, billowing; wavy
* 水滿波動貌；光耀貌。又作"瀲灩"、"灩灩"
overflowing, billowing; wavy
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 ->
* 艷麗。容色美好。 * 光彩；光澤和顏色。晋潘岳 * 照耀；閃耀。三國魏何晏 * 美女。唐李白 * 指男女情愛之事。如：豔情；豔事。南朝梁王筠 * 美；好看。晋范甯 * 欣羡。如：豔羨；豔稱。 * 古代楚地歌謠。 * 唐代樂曲的引子。明楊慎
plump, voluptuous, beautiful
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
Clerical Script
c. 300 BCE–220 CE (emerged late Warring States/Qin; dominant Han)
A practical script that evolved from late Warring States/Qin writing; it matured and became dominant in the Han dynasty, favoring faster, more rectilinear strokes.Wikipedia ->
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
* "瞌" 的讹字。 * 《八辅》 第35区， 第26字
sleepy
* 拼音gé。牙床骨
the lower jawbone, the cranium
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"䫦"
the top of a skull
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 ->
kē:* 取。 * 敲击。 ～烟袋。 è:* 以手覆盖
to strike; to take in the hand
hé:* 何不，表示反问或疑问："～各言尔志？" * 何故，为何："～不出从乎？君将有行"。 * 同"闔"。合，聚合。 ～簪（"勿疑朋～～。"意思是待人不疑心，朋友就会聚合而疾来）。 gài:* 同"蓋"
what? why not?
Oracle Bone Script
c. 1300–1050 BCE (Late Shang)
Inscriptions carved on turtle plastrons and animal bones for divination and record-keeping in the late Shang royal court; the oldest large attested corpus of written Chinese.Wikipedia ->
Bronze Inscriptions
c. 1200–221 BCE (Shang–Zhou; continues into the Warring States)
Inscriptions cast or engraved on ritual bronzes, especially prominent from the Western Zhou onward; a major source for early political, ritual, and social history.Wikipedia ->
Chu Script
c. 770–221 BCE (Chu, Spring & Autumn–Warring States)
A regional script tradition used in the state of Chu, best known from brush-written bamboo and silk manuscripts with distinctive local forms.Wikipedia ->
Qin Script
c. 475–206 BCE (Qin, Warring States → Qin dynasty)
Qin-area character forms attested on bamboo/wood slips (e.g., Shuihudi, deposited 217 BCE), overlapping chronologically with the standardization of seal script and the emergence of clerical tendencies.Wikipedia ->
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
Clerical Script
c. 300 BCE–220 CE (emerged late Warring States/Qin; dominant Han)
A practical script that evolved from late Warring States/Qin writing; it matured and became dominant in the Han dynasty, favoring faster, more rectilinear strokes.Wikipedia ->
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
* 古代盛酒的器具："使行人执～承饮。" * 泛指盒一类的器物。 果～。粉～。 * 刀剑的套子
wine glass
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
Clerical Script
c. 300 BCE–220 CE (emerged late Warring States/Qin; dominant Han)
A practical script that evolved from late Warring States/Qin writing; it matured and became dominant in the Han dynasty, favoring faster, more rectilinear strokes.Wikipedia ->
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->