* 同"銏"
(translated) same as "銏"
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金 * 疑同"鏋"。 * 拼音mǎn 中国人名用字
(translated) Suspected to be same as "鏋"; Chinese personal name character
* "锸" 的俗字
(translated) non-classical of "锸"
* 穿。 * 钏，臂鐶
(translated) to wear; bracelet; armlet
* 同"初"
(ancient form of 初) the beginning; the first
* 拼音liàng。中国人名用字
(translated) Used in Chinese personal names
* 同"𥋴"
(translated) Same as "𥋴"
* 同"聒"
(translated) Same as "聒"; noisy
* 同"聒"
Semantic variant of 聒: clamor, din, hubbub
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yín
(translated) Pronounced as yín
* 粤语hīn
(translated) Cantonese, pronounced as hīn
* 中国人名用字
(translated) Character used in Chinese personal names
* 拼音lán。[～鏒(sǎn)] 马口中铁
(translated) iron in a horse"s mouth; bit
* 金文隶定字， 同"錫"。 字見《殷周金文集成引得》709 頁。 * 金文原形字 出自《殷周金文集成》 第4632器銘文中
(translated) Clerical script form of bronze inscription, same as "錫" (tin); Original bronze inscription form
* 同"鐫"
engraving tool; carve, engrave
* 《折疑论》: 良工铸物必以鑪～钳鎚作诸器皿皆从方寸之间而发生此喩法
(translated) in casting objects, it must use furnace, ladle, tongs and hammer to make various utensils
* 见"链"
chain, wire, cable; chain, shack
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qī。[镃～] 锄头
a hoe
* 金屬製成的響器，中空，敲時發聲。 警～。編～（古代樂器。把一系列銅制的鐘掛在木架上組成，用小木槌擊奏。各時代形制大小不一，枚數也不同）。～鼎（古銅器總稱，上面銘刻文字）。 * 計時的器具。 ～表（鐘和表的總稱）。座～。～鳴漏盡（晨鐘已鳴，夜漏將盡。喻年屆遲幕）。 * 指某個一定的時間，小時。 ～頭（小時，如"開了一個～～的會"）。 * 姓。也作"鍾"
clock; bell
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"飴"
(translated) same as "飴"
* 古兵器名。用以破木。 * 鑿；雕刻。 * 比喻銘記。明楊漣 * 規勸；曉喻。 * 指官吏降級。 * 削減；降低。宋劉克莊
engraving tool; carve, engrave
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 ->
* 中国人名用字
(translated) Character used in Chinese given names
* 中国人名用字
(translated) Used in Chinese personal names
* 见"镈"
large bell; hoe, spade
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 ->
* 同"罅"。 * 《汗简》："～， 镬。"
(translated) Same as 罅, meaning crack; In *Han Jian*, it means wok
* 见"铎"
bell; surname
Bronze Inscriptions
c. 1200–221 BCE (Shang–Zhou; continues into the Warring States)
Inscriptions cast or engraved on ritual bronzes, especially prominent from the Western Zhou onward; a major source for early political, ritual, and social history.Wikipedia ->
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 ->
* 中国人名用字
(translated) Used in Chinese personal names
* 读音thoi， 小棍，小条（ 的事物）。"～vàng"金条
(translated) small stick; small strip (of things), e.g., gold bar
* 古同"鐀"
(translated) Ancient form of "鐀"
* 同"鎗"（日本汉字）
spear, lance, javelin
* 同"鑌"
a fine grade of steel
* 读音giáo 枪
(translated) "giáo", pronounced as "qiang" (gun)
* 读音기 人名用字。沈～
(translated) Pronunciation 기; Character for personal names, e.g., Shen~
* 疑同
(translated) considered to be same as
* 同"铡"
(translated) Same as "铡"
* 读音もんれい，" 門鈴"合字。 氏名/住所用字。 住民基本台帳ネットワーク統一文字
(translated) Pronounced *monrei*, a ligature of "門鈴" (doorbell); Used for names and addresses; Unified character for the Basic Resident Register Network
* 同"键"
(translated) Same as "键"
* 拼音lián
(translated) Pronounced as lian
* 门钩。 * 门框上承受门枢的铁环
(translated) door hook; iron ring on door frame for door pivot
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
Clerical Script
c. 300 BCE–220 CE (emerged late Warring States/Qin; dominant Han)
A practical script that evolved from late Warring States/Qin writing; it matured and became dominant in the Han dynasty, favoring faster, more rectilinear strokes.Wikipedia ->
* 同"造"
(translated) same as 造
* 同"𨪐"
(translated) Same as "𨪐"
* 中国人名用字
(translated) Character for Chinese personal names
* 见"锧"
tungsten, wolfram
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 ->
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"锲"
(same as 鍥) to carve; to cut, a sickle
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 ->
* "𨫔"的訛字
(corrupted form) a whip, a farm tool used to regulate seedling and to weed
* 同"䥍"
(translated) Same as "䥍"
* 人名用字。 镇原王朱帅
(translated) Used in personal names
* 拼音yè。以铁为楬
(non-classical form 楬) a metal marking- stake; a guidepost; a pile
* 同"䥢"。 * 拼音gǔ。 * 中国人名用字
(translated) Same as 䥢; Used in Chinese personal names
* 同"铐"
(translated) Same as "铐"
* 一種兩邊有鉤、有刃，下有長木柄的鐮刀。 * 割："春～草棘。"
Acquired from 㔇: (same as U+93FA 㔇) a kind of farm tool; a reaping-hook; used to cut grass
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 ->
* 銅質圓形的打擊樂器，比鈸大。 * 古代軍中樂器，像鈴鐺，但沒有中間的錘
cymbals; hand bell; disturb
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 ->
* 一種金屬元素，工業上用途極廣，可以煉鋼，可制各種器械，亦是生物體中不可缺少的物質。 * 形容堅硬。 ～拳。～軍。～騎。金戈～馬。～漢。～蹄。～腕。 * 形容確定不移。 ～錚錚。～的紀律。～證。 * 形容剛正。 ～面無私。 * 形容表情嚴肅。 他總是～著臉。 * 黑色。 ～驪。～青。 * 兵器的代稱。 手無寸～。 * 姓
iron; strong, solid, firm
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 ->
* "钀" 的部分简体字
(translated) Partial simplified form of "钀"
* 中国人名用字
(translated) Used for Chinese given names
* 同"铸"
(translated) same as cast
* 中国人名用字
(translated) Used in Chinese personal names
* 中国人名用字
(translated) Used for Chinese personal names
* 同"鬲"。古代炊具
(same as 鬲) cooking utensil used in old times, sacrificial vessel; a heavy three-legged caldron; huge tripod of bronze with two ears
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 ->
* 中国人名用字
(translated) A Chinese given name character
* 《戒律传来记》: 倶兴十二之教分～并存焉虽复部帙区分数满八万而至拔苦与
(translated) divisions
* "𨬠" 的讹字
(translated) corrupted form of "𨬠"
* 读音sabi， 铁锈，亦指铁生锈
(translated) Rust; also means rusting
* 金属。 * 剥。 * 古代釜一类的器物
(translated) Metal; peel; ancient pot-like vessel
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 ->
* 粤语jǐn
(translated) Cantonese pronunciation: jǐn
* 同"鏊"
(translated) same as 鏊
* 商店字号及人名常用字，取金多兴盛的意思
used in names
* 读音gam。 耜也（新字典）。 犁杖，犁鏵
(translated) plow (*si*); plow handle; plowshare
* 同"鐮"
sickle
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 ->
* 同"鎦"
(translated) Same as "鎦"
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 ->
* "镡" 的繁体
dagger; small sword
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"鐧"
Acquired from 䥜: (same as 䥜,鐧) protective metal on the axis of a wheel, a kind of ancient weapon
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 ->
* 见"錾"
engraving tool, chisel
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 ->
jiàn:* 〔～～〕锐进的样子。 zàn:* 古同"錾"
(translated) [~~] appearance of rapid progress; ancient form of "錾"
* 拼音yǒng。中国人名用字
(translated) Pinyin yǒng; Used in Chinese personal names
* 同"锋"
(translated) same as "锋"; edge
* 铁块
(translated) iron block
* 同"锤"
(translated) Same as "锤"
* 同"钿"
(same as 鈿) silver of gold filigree, hairpin, inlaid work
* 同"鎘"
(translated) Same as "鎘" (cadmium)
* 人名用字
(translated) Used for personal names
* 拼音lǐ。中国人名用字
(translated) Pronounced as lǐ; used in Chinese personal names
* 见"键"
door bolt, lock bolt; key
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 ->
* 戈柄下端的圆锥形金属套："进戈者前其～。" * 古同"樽"，古代的酒杯："狼籍盘与～。" * 古书上说的一种农具。 * 姓
cap
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"镦"。 * 拼音jiǎo。 * ～耳
to cut with shears
* 中国人名用字
(translated) Used in Chinese personal names
* 见"镥"
lutetium
* 粤语jyùn
(translated) Cantonese pronunciation: jyùn
* 读音hi， 地名用字。高～（たかひ）， 在山形县寒河江市
(translated) Pronounced "hi"; used for place names, e.g., "高～ (Taka-hi)" in Sagae City, Yamagata Prefecture
huì:* 锐。 * 三棱矛。 suì:* 大鼎。 ruì:* 古代侍臣所执的兵器
(translated) Sharp; Three-edged spear; Large cauldron; Weapon used by ancient court officials
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 ->
* 中国人名用字
(translated) Used in Chinese personal names
* 同"璺"
(translated) same as "璺"
* 同"敦"
(translated) Same as "敦"
* "铮" 的讹字
(translated) corrupted form of "铮"
* 读音sóm 义未详
(translated) Pronunciation is sóm; meaning unknown
* 拼音dì。中国人名用字
(translated) Chinese given name character
* 同"鍱"
(non-classical form of 鍱) thin plates of metal, to wrap with metal plates, iron of copper ore, ingots, bars of metal, a metal ring
* 同"钥"
(translated) Same as "key"
* 小凿
(translated) small chisel
* 同"罅"。中国人名用字
(translated) Same as "罅" (crack); Used in Chinese personal names
* 同"𧇽（虡）"。古代悬挂钟鼓的架子两侧的柱子。 * 古代一种像钟的乐器："销锋铸～。" * 同"锯"
drumstick
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 ->