* 中国人名用字
(translated) Used for Chinese given names
Structure 力 | HanziFinder
1254 
力 Related structures
* 同"陵"
(translated) Same as "陵"
* "𫦸" 的类推简化字
(translated) analogical simplified form of "𫦸"
* 《龍龕手鑑· 卷四·力部第二十三》："，尼六反。" 疑同"衄"
(translated) suspected to be same as "衄" (nasal bleeding; defeat)
* 同
(translated) same as
* 读音bek。 * 间（ 苗）。 * 分； 分开
(translated) Miao; divide; separate
* "磱" 的类推简化字。 * 《八辅》 第36区， 第79字
(translated) Analogy-simplified form of "磱"; Character No. 79, Section 36 of 《八辅》
* 同"𦫶"
(translated) Same as "𦫶"
* 同"葋"
(translated) Same as "葋"
* 同"伊"
Semantic variant of 伊: third person pronoun; he, she, this, that
* 同"𠔦"
(translated) same as "𠔦"
* 善，美。 ～言。～宾。～言懿行。 * 夸奖，赞许。 ～奖。～许。～勉。 * 吉庆，幸福。 ～祥。～偶。 * 欢乐。 ～会。 * 姓
excellent; joyful; auspicious
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 ->
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"𢜲"
(translated) same as “𢜲”
quān:* 古同"棬"。 juàn:* 古同"棬"。 quán:* 古同"棬"
(translated) ancient form of "棬"; ancient form of "棬"; ancient form of "棬"
* "橯" 的类推简化字。中国人名用字
(translated) analogical simplified form of "橯"; Used in Chinese personal names
* 化学元素"镓"的旧译
(translated) Former term for the chemical element "gallium"
* 同"釛"
(same as 釛) metal, gold
* 拼音zì。中国人名用字
(translated) Pinyin: zì; Used in Chinese personal names
* 古同"协"，同心；和协。 * 古同"愶"。 * 服
be united; cooperate
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 ->
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 ->
* 《乘轺》：" 五里过胡梁河，十里过河， 四十里过琉璃河，又云" 刘李河"。"
(translated) river
* "𪷓" 的类推简化字。"滹" 的讹字
(translated) Analogical simplified form of a character like "𪷓"; Corrupted form of "滹"
* 同"狡"
Semantic variant of 狡: cunning, deceitful, treacherous
* 同"𫦷"。 * 拼音shì。 * 中国人名用字
(translated) Same as "𫦷"; Used in Chinese personal names
* 同"袎"
(translated) Same as 袎
* 同"渤"
(translated) Same as "渤"
* 同"登"
(translated) Same as "登"
lào:* 方言，說話，閒談。 有話慢慢～。～扯。～嗑。 láo:* 〔～叨〕說起來沒完。亦作"嘮嘮叨叨"
chat, jaw, gossip, talk
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"垠"
(translated) same as "垠"
* 中国人名用字
(translated) Used for Chinese given names
* 读音로 大峴山城召募別將李羲鳳責在～徠餘外何
(translated) To stay; To remain; To be stationed
* 同"窠"
(translated) Same as "窠"
* 读音sai 男
(translated) male
* 同"𫦮" "募"
(translated) Same as "𫦮" "募"
* 同"勖"
(translated) Same as 勖
* 音ougo(おうご)。 扁担。担杖。 * 音ooko(おおこ)， 长崎县有㭷島(おおこじま)
(translated) Pronunciation ougo: carrying pole, shoulder pole; Pronunciation ooko: 㭷 Island (Ōkojima) in Nagasaki Prefecture
* ：读音つかばしら 束柱
(translated) Japanese pronunciation: tsukabashira; bundled pillar; clustered column
* 疑为韩国音译字。 读音gap
(translated) Suspected to be a Korean transliterated character; pronounced as gap
* 拼音qí。 * 义未详。 见《龙龛》 * 中国人名用字
(translated) Meaning unclear; Used in Chinese given names
* 同"蛩"。 见《 念诵结护法普通诸部》
(translated) Same as "蛩"
* 古同"劾"，勤力；勉
(translated) anciently the same as "劾"; diligent, strive
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 ->
* 肌肉的俗称。 ～力。～肉。～疲力尽。 * 肌腱或附着在骨头上的韧带。 ～骨。～道（"道"读轻声）。蹄～。 * 可见的皮下静脉的俗称。 ～络。～脉。青～暴露。 * 像筋的东西。 钢～。橡皮～儿
muscles; tendons
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 ->
* 疑为"势"讹字
(translated) Suspected to be a corrupted form of "势"
* 拼音wù。中国人名用字
(translated) Chinese personal name character
wù:* 從事；致力。 * 追求；謀求。如；貪多務得。 * 緊要的事情。 * 事；事情。如。 公務；稅務；家務。 * 事業；工作。 * 古代官署名。多為掌管貿易和稅收的機構。 * 方言。墟市；集市。 * 店鋪。宋元俗語多指酒店。 * 必須；一定。如。 務必；務須；務請出席。 * 姓。 w:* 通"侮"。 wú:* 〔務婁〕古邑名。又人名。 máo:* 同"嵍"。山丘前高後低。 mào:* 通"瞀"。昏亂；眩惑。 * 通"冃（冒）"。冠
affairs, business; must, should
Bronze Inscriptions
c. 1200–221 BCE (Shang–Zhou; continues into the Warring States)
Inscriptions cast or engraved on ritual bronzes, especially prominent from the Western Zhou onward; a major source for early political, ritual, and social history.Wikipedia ->
Qin Script
c. 475–206 BCE (Qin, Warring States → Qin dynasty)
Qin-area character forms attested on bamboo/wood slips (e.g., Shuihudi, deposited 217 BCE), overlapping chronologically with the standardization of seal script and the emergence of clerical tendencies.Wikipedia ->
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
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 ->
* 劳苦。 莫知我～（无人知道我的劳苦）。 * 器物逐渐磨损失去棱角、锋芒等。 螺丝扣～了
work hard; belabored; toil
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"務"。證據：《 說文解字》〖卷十三〗〖 力部〗亡遇切。 趣也。从力敄聲
(translated) Variant form of 務; purpose
* 同"叶"。 * 晋· 夏侯淳《笙赋》：" 或～或吹， 擪拈挹按。"
(translated) Same as 叶
* 金文隶定字， 同"㫥"。 字见《殷周金文集成引得》1183 頁
(translated) Lishu standardized form of bronze inscription script character; same as 㫥
* 粤语kē。 * 屎
(Cant.) shit
* 投，扔。 ～擲。～撒（亦作"拋灑"）。～售。 * 捨棄，丟下。 ～棄。～荒（任由土地荒蕪，不繼續耕種）。～卻。～頭露面
throw (away), abandon, reject
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shì。义未详。 疑为"势" 讹字
(translated) Meaning unknown; Suspected to be a corrupted form of "势"
* 拼音jià。具舟
(translated) vessel; boat
* 拼音biē。大力
greatly; deeply, with great strength; vigorous
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"𠟈"
(translated) Same as "𠟈"
* 共同合作，和洽。 ～商。～定。～和。～調（ tiáo ）。～議。 * 幫助，輔助。 ～助。～同。～理
be united; cooperate
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 ->
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"呦"
(translated) Same as 呦
* 拼音jiā。中国人名用字
(translated) Used in Chinese personal names
* 疑同"勲"。 * 拼音xūn。 * 中国人名用字
(translated) Suspected to be same as "勲"; Used in Chinese personal names
* 见"𤩂"
(translated) Same as "𤩂"
* 中医指积劳损削之病。 五～（五脏劳损，"心劳"、"肝劳"、"肺劳"、"脾劳"、"肾劳"的总称）。 * 结核病的俗称。 肺～。骨～
consumption; tuberculosis
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 ->
* (大藏经)字见于大正新修大藏经外字系统《辩正论》
(translated) Character found in (Dazangjing), appearing in the Extra-Canonical Characters System of the Taisho Shinshu Daizokyo, in 《Bian Zheng Lun》
* 同"築"
(translated) same as 築
* 疑同"茄"。 * 拼音jiā、qié。 * 中国人名用字
(translated) Same as "茄".; Used for Chinese personal names
jiā:* [～互]相互牽制，令不得行。 * 勒索銀錢。 jià:* [～枒]木如蒺䔧
(translated) mutually restrain, preventing movement; extort money; wood is like caltrop
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juàn。 * 中国人名用字。 * 疑为"勌"讹字， 即同"倦"
(translated) Used in Chinese personal names; Suspected to be a corrupted form of "勌", and is the same as "倦"
* 同"你"
(translated) Same as "你"
* 读音nhọc 辛苦，劳累
(translated) painstaking; toilsome
* 拼音yǔ。愁貌
(translated) worried appearance
* 〔～海〕在中国山东半岛与辽东半岛之间的海
swelling; the Gulf of Hopei (Hebei)
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 ->
wěng:* 《廣韻》烏孔切，上董，影。 * 〔～劜（ yà ）〕倔强。 yǎng:* 多力
(translated) wěng: stubborn; yǎng: powerful
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 ->
* 〔～山〕山名，在中國山東省。亦作"勞山"、"牢山"
Laoshan, mountain in Shandong
* 疑同"勞"。 * 拼音láo。 * 中国人名用字
(translated) Suspected to be the same as "勞".; Pinyin: láo; Used in Chinese personal names
* 同"涝"。简体为八辅字
(translated) Same as "涝"; simplified form, eight-auxiliary character
* 拼音láo。 * [～]江淮官话。 * 闷热。 * 心烦。 * [～] 同"牢曹" * 不纯净， 含有杂物。江淮官话、 吴语。 * 凌乱， 不整齐。粤语。 * 不精美， 粗糙。胶辽官话。 * 马虎， 草率。粤语。 * 贪吃。 吴语
(translated) (Jianghuai Mandarin) muggy; (Jianghuai Mandarin) annoyed; same as "牢曹"; (Jianghuai Mandarin, Wu) impure, containing impurities; (Cantonese) messy, disorderly; (Jiaoliao Mandarin) coarse, rough; (Cantonese) careless, sloppy; (Wu) gluttonous
* 同"舅"。 * 《新集藏經音義隨函錄》:" 巨久反。" * 《祖庭事苑》:" 說文謂我者。吾謂之甥。"
(translated) same as maternal uncle
* 同"勖"
enjoin, advise, excite
* 有胆量，敢做。 ～敢。～毅。～气。～士。英～。奋～。 * 中国清代称战争时期临时招募的兵士。 兵～。劲～。募～。 * 姓
brave, courageous, fierce
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 ->
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 ->
* 有胆量，敢做。 ～敢。～毅。～气。～士。英～。奋～。 * 中国清代称战争时期临时招募的兵士。 兵～。劲～。募～。 * 姓
brave, courageous, fierce
* 拼音yǒu。黑色的土壤
(translated) black soil
* 〔萓～〕亦作" 宜莮 "。即"萱草"
(translated) In [萓莮], also written as 宜莮, namely daylily
* 拼音lèi。义未详
to cut; to mince; to slice; to carve
* 疑同"𬻒"
(translated) Suspected to be the same as "𬻒"
* 勇猛。 * 中国少数民族傣语称小块的平地（多用做地名）；旧时云南省西双版纳傣族地区的行政区划单位
imperial degree; daoist magic
Chu Script
c. 770–221 BCE (Chu, Spring & Autumn–Warring States)
A regional script tradition used in the state of Chu, best known from brush-written bamboo and silk manuscripts with distinctive local forms.Wikipedia ->
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
* 同"莇"
(translated) Same as "莇"
* 拼音zhù。中国人名用字
(translated) Used in Chinese given names
* 同"夷"
(translated) Same as "夷"
* 拼音yào。器中不平
(Cant.) warped
* 同"勚"
(translated) Same as "勚"
* 古书上说的一种草。 * 古同"助"，殷代的一种租赋制度
(translated) A type of grass mentioned in ancient books; anciently same as "助", a type of land tax system in Yin dynasty
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 ->
* 疑同"榔"。 * 拼音láng。 * 中国人名用字
(translated) Suspected to be the same as "榔"; Used in Chinese personal names
* 古同"殚"，尽，绝
exhausted
* 同"𠄳"
(translated) Same as "𠄳"
* 同"杀"
Semantic variant of 殺: kill, slaughter, murder; hurt; to pare off, reduce, clip
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 ->
* 读音gam。 * 古文書所見奴婢名也。 * 黑也
(translated) Name of a servant (slave) found in ancient documents; Black
* 见"饬"
order; command; give command
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 ->
* 同"餮"
(translated) Same as 餮
* "劗" 的讹字。 * 拼音mào。 * 中国人名用字
(translated) Corrupted form of "劗"; Used in Chinese personal names
* 权力，威力。 ～力。权～。～利。～均力敌。 * 表现出来的情况，样子。 姿～。气～。山～。局～。虚张声～。守～。～必。～能。～不可挡。因～利导
power, force; tendency
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"年"。武则天自造字
(translated) Same as "年"; character created by Wu Zetian
* 拼音xiá。用力
(translated) forcefully
* 拼音huàng。中国人名用字
(translated) Used in Chinese given names