* 《贞元新定释教目録》: 月八日有勅改葬～川北原与州县相知供给吏力乃又出之衆咸
(translated) tomb
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* 拼音méng。[～～]丑的样子
(translated) ugly appearance;
* 古女子人名用字。 * 少女发式，梳成双髻："初扎～角末上头。"
(translated) used in ancient female given names; hairstyle for young girls, referring to double buns (shuāngjì), exemplified by "初扎～角末上头" (chū zhā ~ jiǎo mò shàng tóu)
* 《中阿含经》: 芭蕉～椒
(translated) used in the phrase "芭蕉～椒" with "pepper", likely indicating a specific type or characteristic of pepper
* 所不能形容輒以連綿字狀之如詩之詠文王曰穆穆亹亹～～ 肅肅如見文王之德容心志此篇
(translated) used to indicate reduplicative words to describe something indescribable, like "穆穆亹亹 (mù mù ǎi ǎi)"
* 《释迦佛讃》: 因持三藏弟子将～磋祈请多闻大徳慧贤
(translated) used when earnestly requesting consultation
* 拼音zhī。车器
(translated) vehicle implement; vehicle part
* 有兩箇般㨾。 如蜂蠆蛇蝎之類是剛惡。如吮～ 咀
(translated) venomous; malicious; to suck and chew
* 拼音fán。乡名
(translated) village name
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bā。兵车
(translated) war chariot
* 一齊都無理會了。 如何財輔得。蓋天地熅～ 之化。必待泰通之時
(translated) warm transformation of nature
* ～曰 吾爲碑銘多矣皆有慙色 惟郭有道碑 無慙
(translated) ~ said: I have written many epitaphs, and all of them are shameful, except for the epitaph for Guo Youdao, which is not shameful
* 同"𨙸"
Semantic variant of "𨙸": high; majestic; fork in road
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"㛂"
Semantic variant of 㛂: weak and small
* 同"克"
Semantic variant of 克: gram; overcome; transliteration
* 同"廓"
Semantic variant of 廓: broad, wide, open, empty; to expand
* 同"户"
Semantic variant of 戶: door; family, household
* 同"艴"
Semantic variant of 艴: the countenance changing
* 同"蕡"
Semantic variant of 蕡: hemp seeds; plant with abundant
* 古同"邦"
Semantic variant of 邦: nation, country, state
Oracle Bone Script
c. 1300–1050 BCE (Late Shang)
Inscriptions carved on turtle plastrons and animal bones for divination and record-keeping in the late Shang royal court; the oldest large attested corpus of written Chinese.Wikipedia ->
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 ->
* 同"邦"
Semantic variant of 邦: nation, country, state
* 同"都"
Semantic variant of 都: metropolis, capital; all, the whole; elegant, refined
* 古同"骥"："右骖赤～而左白仪。"
Semantic variant of 驥: thoroughbred horse; refined
* 同"鸭"
Semantic variant of 鴨: duck; Anas species (various)
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"沪"
Shanghai; river near Shanghai
* 拼音yì。捕鱼竹器
a bamboo vessel used to catch fishes
* 拼音bà。[～] 头发散乱的样子
a coiffure with a topknot, dishevelled hair
* 拼音féi。 * 竹名。 * 竹子茂盛的样子
a kind of bamboo, exuberant and flourishing of bamboo, (same as 笆) a barrier made of bamboo or willow branch; bamboo fence, a mat
* 魚類的一屬，體側扁或亞圓筒形，有口須，背鰭有的有硬刺，種類繁多。生活在水流湍急的澗溪中
a kind of fish; a bonito, (same as U+9B81 鮁) shark
bā:* 鱼类的一属，体侧扁或亚圆筒形，有口须，背鳍有的有硬刺，种类繁多。生活在水流湍急的涧溪中。 bà:* 同"鲅"
a kind of fish; a bonito, (same as 鮁) shark
* 拼音xī。 * 黄胆病人的脸色。 * 痛苦时的叫声
a patient (of jaundice; icterus) facial complexion
* 古河名，约在今中国山东省西部、河北省南部一带："（兖州）雷夏既泽，～、沮会同。" * 从中国黄河主道分出又流回主河道的水
a river in Shandong province; a sluice
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yǎng。气流貌
air current; atmospheric current
* 城市，都城。 城～。都～。 * 旧指县。 ～人（同乡的人）。～庠（明清时称县学）。～宰。 * 古代诸侯分给大夫的封地。 采～。 * 古同"悒"，愁闷不安
area, district, city, state
Oracle Bone Script
c. 1300–1050 BCE (Late Shang)
Inscriptions carved on turtle plastrons and animal bones for divination and record-keeping in the late Shang royal court; the oldest large attested corpus of written Chinese.Wikipedia ->
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 ->
* 用竹子、柳条、荆条等编成的像席箔那样的东西。 竹篾～。荆～。篱～（亦作"笆篱"）
bamboo fence
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 ->
* 色彩鲜明。 ～丽。～冶。鲜～。娇～。百花争～。 * 羡慕。 ～羡。 * 旧时指关于爱情方面的。 ～事。～诗。～史。 * 美丽，亦指美女："吴娃与越～，窈窕夸铅红。"
beautiful, sexy, voluptuous
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"豔"
beautiful, sexy, voluptuous
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"豔"
beautiful, sexy, voluptuous
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yù。黑色
black, dark; deep
* 一種皮膚和皮下組織的化膿性炎症，易生於頸、背部，常伴有畏寒、發熱等全身症狀。 ～疽。吮～舐痔（喻不擇手段地巴結，厚顏無恥地迎合權貴）
carbuncle, sore, ulcer, abscess
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 ->
* 一种金属元素，色白质软，在空气中容易氧化。是制造真空件器、光电管等的重要材料，化学上用做催化剂
cesium
* 见"铯"
cesium
* 由物体发射、反射的光通过视觉而产生的印象。 颜～。～彩。～相（ xiàng ）。～调（ diào ）。 * 脸上表现出的神气、样子。 脸～。气～。～厉内荏。 * 情景，景象。 行～匆匆。景～宜人。 * 种类。 各～用品。 * 品质，质量。 音～。成～。足～纹银。 * 妇女美貌。 姿～。～艺。 * 情欲。 ～情。好（ hào ）～
color, tint, hue, shade; form, body; beauty, desire for beauty
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 ->
* 手和脚一齐着地走路，虫类行走。 ～行。～虫（爬行动物）。～泳。 * 攀登。 ～高。～升。～山。往上～（讽刺追求功名的人）。 * 搔。 ～痒。～搔（"搔"读轻声）
crawl, creep; climb; scramble
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 ->
* "絕"的新字形。见"絕"
cut
* 斷。 ～種。～緣。～嗣。～情。～跡。斷～。杜～。滅～。空前～後。 * 盡，窮盡。 ～命。～望。～境。～棋。氣～。 * 極，極端的。 ～妙。～密。～壁。～無僅有。 * 獨特的，少有的，沒有人能趕上的。 ～色。～技。～倫。～唱。～代。 * 一定的，肯定的。 ～對。～然。 * 越過："假舟楫者，非能水也，而～江河。" * 舊體詩的一種體裁。 ～句。五～
cut, sever, break off, terminate
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 ->
* 拼音yì。 * (事物腐败) 发臭。 * 吃饱了
damp; humid, to eat to the full
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"靘"
dark blue color, without color, to close the eyes
* 拼音sēng。见䒐
disturbed in mind, not in good health, a fierce or ferocious appearance
* 拼音méng。[～䒏] 神不爽
disturbed in mind, not in good health, a fierce or ferocious appearance, a bad look
* 经过加工的大块干肉。 * 泛指干制食品。 * 传说中的一种珍贵的羊
dried meat
bā:* 象声词。 ～的一声，笔尖断了。 ba:* 助词，用在句末，表示赞同，推测、命令、请求等语气；用在句中表示停顿
emphatic final particle
* 随从。 ～从。～驾（随从帝王的车驾）。 * 披，带："～江离与辟芷兮"。 * 姓
escort, retinue; insolent
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 ->
* 含脂肪多的，与"瘦"相对。 ～肉。～胖。～缺（指收入多的官职）。～硕（a。大而肥胖；b。果实大而饱满）。～马轻裘。 * 土质含养分多的。 ～沃。～美（a。肥沃；b。肥壮、丰美）。 * 能增加田地养分的东西（如粪、豆饼、化学配合剂等） ～料。～力。 * 使田地增加养分。 ～田。 * 指衣服鞋袜等宽大，与"瘦"相对。 ～大。～瘦儿
fat, plump, obese; fertile
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 ->
* 称呼父亲
father, papa
* 花，引申为华美。 ～华（花）。奇～异草
flowers
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 ->
* 山角落："夤缘山岳之～。"
foothill
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"雍"，和睦，和谐。 * 古同"壅"，堵塞。 * 〔～江〕水名，在中国广西壮族自治区。 * 中国广西壮族自治区南宁市的别称
former or literary name for Nanning (in Guangxi)
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 ->
* 〔～子〕ａ．常綠灌木或小喬木，夏季開白花，有濃香。果實卵形，可入藥，亦可作黃色染料。有的地區亦稱"水橫枝"；ｂ．這種植物的果實
gardenia
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 ->
* 古同"脆"
gland
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"脆"
gland
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 ->
* 粘结着的东西。 泥～。锅～。 * 粘贴，依附在别的东西上。 饭～锅了。～结别人。 * 贴近。 前不～村，后不～店。 * 盼，期望。 ～望。 * 张开。 ～着眼睛。 * 古国名，在今中国四川省东部。 * 中国四川省东部，泛指四川。 ～蜀。～山蜀水。 * 词尾，读轻声。 尾～。嘴～。 * 大蛇。 ～蛇（传说中能吞大象的蛇）。 * 气压的压强单位。 * 压强单位。 * 姓
greatly desire, anxiously hope
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 ->
* 其本意为琵琶，拨弦乐器。 * 〔琵～〕见"琵"
guitar-like instrument
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 ->
diàn:* 把金属宝石等镶嵌在器物上作装饰。 宝～。螺～。金～。翠～。 * 古代一种嵌金花的首饰。 tián:* 钱，硬币。 铜～。洋～。车～。几多～？
hairpin; gold inlaid work, filigree
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 ->
* 古代朝会时表示位次的茅束："置茅～，设望表。" * 标志。 * 古书上说的一种水草。 * 古代行泥路的用具。 * 一种拦水捕鱼的器具："帆边渔～浪，木末酒旗风。"
handful
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 ->
* 和谐；和乐。 * 古通"壅"，堵塞："～河三日不流。"
harmonious; pool; hall
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 ->
bǎ:* 拿，抓住。 ～酒（拿着酒杯）。～玩（拿着赏玩）。 * 控制，掌握。 ～握。～舵。 * 看守。 ～守。～门儿。 * 自行车、手推车等的手柄。 车～。 * 可以用手拿的小捆。 秫秸～儿。 * 专权，一手独揽。 ～持大权。 * 从后托起小孩两腿使之大小便的动作。 ～尿。 * 介词，义为拿，处置，致使。 你能～他怎么样。 * 量词。 * 结盟。 拜～子。～兄弟。 bà:* 物体上便于手拿的部分。 刀～儿。 * 被人作为说笑资料的言行。 话～儿
hold, take; guard; regard as
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 ->
* 拼音bā。牙齿外露
irregular and prominent teeth
* 〔枇～〕见"枇"
loquat
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"雍"
marsh; pool; harmonious
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 ->
* 古同"卮"（a。古代酒器，如"柏酒延年共举～。"b。古代一种作染料用的野生植物，可制胭脂。c。支离）
measuring cup; wine container
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 ->
* 拼音yì。[菸～] 枯萎
melancholy and sad, withered (said of grass and trees)
* 湿润："渭城朝雨～轻尘"。 * 坑洼地
moist, wet, dampen
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 ->
* 〔～江〕水名，在中国广东省
name of a certain river
* 〔～水〕水名，在中国安徽省。亦作"肥水"，如"～～之战"
name of an affluent of the Poyang Lake
* 古同"邽"
name of an ancient county in modern Gansu/Shaanxi area
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 ->
* 〔㿬皻〕鼻病。 * 同"疤"。 * 同"巴"。盼望。明高深甫
nasal disease, (same as 疤) a scar; a birthmark (same as 巴) to hope; to wish
* 〔～滪堆〕江心突起的巨石，在中国四川省奉节县东五公里瞿塘峡峡口，旧为长江三峡著名的险滩，1958年整治航道时炸平。 * （灧）
overflowing, billowing; wavy
* 同"灩"
overflowing, billowing; wavy
bǎ:* 一種金屬元素，銀白色，富延展性。特別能吸收氫，製造純氫時用作吸收劑。又可用作催化劑。它的合金可做電器儀錶、牙科材料和裝飾品。 * 古代稱兵車。 * 箭頭的一種。 pá:* 同"耙"
palladium
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 ->
bǎ:* 一种金属元素，银白色，富延展性。特别能吸收氢，制造纯氢时用作吸收剂。又可用作催化剂。它的合金可做电器仪表、牙科材料和装饰品。 * 古代称兵车。 * 箭头的一种。 pá:* 同"耙"
palladium
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 ->
* 韩国地名用字。 ～个
place name
* 〔～蕉〕ａ．多年生草本植物，叶宽大，叶柄一层一层紧裹着茎。叶和茎的纤维可编绳索；ｂ．这种植物的果实，跟香蕉相似。 * 古书上说的一种香草
plantain or banana palm; fragrant
* 〔～子〕搂柴草的竹制器具
rake
bà:* 把土块弄碎的农具。 * 用耙弄碎土块。 这块地～两遍了。 pá:* 聚拢谷物或平土地用的用具。 ～子。齿～。 * 用耙平整土地或聚拢谷物
rake
* 〔～关岭〕地名，在中国广西壮族自治区
rock mountain
* 拼音yè。 * 河豚。 * 用盐浸渍过的鱼
salted fish, globefish; blowfish; puffer
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 ->
* 伤口或疮平复以后留下的痕迹。 伤～。疮～。～痕。 * 器物上像疤的痕迹。 坛子磕了一个～
scar, cicatrix; birthmark
* 忧愁，不安。 忧～。郁～。～怏。～愤。～闷。～～不乐
sorrowful, depressed, unhappy
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 ->
* 母猪："壹发五～。" * 干肉："帝～之祸实昉此。"
sow (female pig)
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 ->
* 因鼻孔堵塞而发音不清。 ～声～气。他感冒了，说话有点～
stuffed nose
* 练习射箭或射击用的目标。 ～子。～场。～标。打～。 * 缰绳。 * 供加速器、原子核反应堆、放射性源等发出的粒子流轰击的实物样品，用以研究核反应，获得放射性同位素或产生Ｘ射线等
target; splashboard on chariot
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 ->
* 或同"邕"。 见《 康熙字典》(增订版)
the Hall of Learning; a marsh, feces; harmony
* 〔～～〕鸟和鸣声，如"楼观争高不计层，～～过雁若相 * 。"
the call of a bird
* 生气的样子。 ～然
the countenance changing
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bā。牛角相背
the opposite; contrary of the cattle"s horns
* 弓背中部手握着的地方："玉～角弓珠勒马。" * 古同"把"（ bà ），器物上的柄
the part of a bow grasped when shooting
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 ->
* 舀，把液体盛出来。 ～取。～彼注兹。～注（喻从有余的地方取出来，以补不足）。 * 拉。 * 古同"抑"，抑制，谦退。 * 古同"揖"，作揖
to bale out; to decant liquids
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"绝"
to break something, to drag; to pull
* 断。 ～种。～缘。～嗣。～情。～迹。断～。杜～。灭～。空前～后。 * 尽，穷尽。 ～命。～望。～境。～棋。气～。 * 极，极端的。 ～妙。～密。～壁。～无仅有。 * 独特的，少有的，没有人能赶上的。 ～色。～技。～伦。～唱。～代。 * 一定的，肯定的。 ～对。～然。 * 越过："假舟楫者，非能水也，而～江河。" * 旧体诗的一种体裁。 ～句。五～
to cut, sever, break off, terminate
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 ->
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 ->
* 堆积
to pile up; to heap up