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肖
U+8096 xiāo xiào
Variants: 霄

xiāo:* 衰微。 * 姓，如元朝有肖乃台。 xiào:* 相似，像。 ～像。不～。惟妙惟～。神情酷～

look like, resemble, be like

Bronze Inscriptions
c. 1200–221 BCE (Shang–Zhou; continues into the Warring States)
Inscriptions cast or engraved on ritual bronzes, especially prominent from the Western Zhou onward; a major source for early political, ritual, and social history.Wikipedia ->
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Qin Script
c. 475–206 BCE (Qin, Warring States → Qin dynasty)
Qin-area character forms attested on bamboo/wood slips (e.g., Shuihudi, deposited 217 BCE), overlapping chronologically with the standardization of seal script and the emergence of clerical tendencies.Wikipedia ->
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Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
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Clerical Script
c. 300 BCE–220 CE (emerged late Warring States/Qin; dominant Han)
A practical script that evolved from late Warring States/Qin writing; it matured and became dominant in the Han dynasty, favoring faster, more rectilinear strokes.Wikipedia ->
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Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
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U+4FCF qiào xiào

qiào:* 相貌美好，漂亮。 ～丽（俊俏美丽）。～媚。～爽。俊～。 * 货物的销路好，价格上涨。 ～货。走～。 * 烹调时为增加滋味、色泽而加上东西。 ～头（a。烹调时加上的青蒜、香菜、木耳等；b。戏曲、曲艺中引入喜爱的身段、道白或穿插。"头"均读轻声）。～点儿香菜。 xiào:* 古同"肖"，相似

like, similar; resemble; pretty

Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
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U+524A xuē xiāo
Variants: 鞘 𨨺

xiāo:* 用刀斜着去掉物体的表层。～苹果皮。～铅笔。 * 打乒乓球时用球拍平而略斜地击球。 ～球。 xuē:* 义同削（ xiāo ），用于一些复合词。 ～铁如泥。～足适履。 * 减少；减弱。 ～减。～弱。 * 除去。 ～职为民 。 * 搜刮；掠取。 剥～

scrape off, pare, trim

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 ->
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Qin Script
c. 475–206 BCE (Qin, Warring States → Qin dynasty)
Qin-area character forms attested on bamboo/wood slips (e.g., Shuihudi, deposited 217 BCE), overlapping chronologically with the standardization of seal script and the emergence of clerical tendencies.Wikipedia ->
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Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
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Clerical Script
c. 300 BCE–220 CE (emerged late Warring States/Qin; dominant Han)
A practical script that evolved from late Warring States/Qin writing; it matured and became dominant in the Han dynasty, favoring faster, more rectilinear strokes.Wikipedia ->
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Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
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U+6084 qiǎo qiāo
Variants: 𢖹

qiǎo:* 忧愁。 ～切。～怆。～然落泪。忧心～～。 * 寂静无声。 ～然无声。～寂。～静。～声。 qiāo:* 没有声音或声音很低，不让人知道。 深夜静～～

silent, quiet, still; anxious

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 ->
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Clerical Script
c. 300 BCE–220 CE (emerged late Warring States/Qin; dominant Han)
A practical script that evolved from late Warring States/Qin writing; it matured and became dominant in the Han dynasty, favoring faster, more rectilinear strokes.Wikipedia ->
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Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
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* 溶化，散失。 烟～云散。～融（亦作"消溶"）。～失。～逝。～亡。～沉。～极。～化。 * 灭掉，除去。 ～除。～灭。～毒。～炎。 * 把时间度过去。 ～夜。～夏。～闲。～遣。～磨（ mó ）。 * 减少，损失，耗费。 ～耗。～损。～退。 * 需要。 不～说。 * 中医学病名。 ～疾。～渴

vanish, die out; melt away

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 ->
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Clerical Script
c. 300 BCE–220 CE (emerged late Warring States/Qin; dominant Han)
A practical script that evolved from late Warring States/Qin writing; it matured and became dominant in the Han dynasty, favoring faster, more rectilinear strokes.Wikipedia ->
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U+54E8 shào

* 巡逻，警戒防守的岗位。 ～兵。～卡（qiǎ ㄑㄧㄚˇ）。～所。岗～。放～。 * 古代军队的编制单位，历代标准不一。 * 一种小笛。 ～子。 * 用口吹出的高尖音。 口～儿。 * 鸟叫

whistle, blow whistle; chirp

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 ->
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U+8BEE qiào
Variants: 誚

* 责备。 ～让。讥～。～呵

criticize, scold, blame, ridicule

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 ->
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Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
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U+5BB5 xiāo
Variants: 𣆺 𫆙

* 夜。 通～达旦。春～。～夜。～禁。～衣旰食（天不亮就起来，天黑了才吃饭，形容勤于政务）。～遁。元～。夜～

night, evening, dark

Bronze Inscriptions
c. 1200–221 BCE (Shang–Zhou; continues into the Warring States)
Inscriptions cast or engraved on ritual bronzes, especially prominent from the Western Zhou onward; a major source for early political, ritual, and social history.Wikipedia ->
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Chu Script
c. 770–221 BCE (Chu, Spring & Autumn–Warring States)
A regional script tradition used in the state of Chu, best known from brush-written bamboo and silk manuscripts with distinctive local forms.Wikipedia ->
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Qin Script
c. 475–206 BCE (Qin, Warring States → Qin dynasty)
Qin-area character forms attested on bamboo/wood slips (e.g., Shuihudi, deposited 217 BCE), overlapping chronologically with the standardization of seal script and the emergence of clerical tendencies.Wikipedia ->
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Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
27_5BB5
Clerical Script
c. 300 BCE–220 CE (emerged late Warring States/Qin; dominant Han)
A practical script that evolved from late Warring States/Qin writing; it matured and became dominant in the Han dynasty, favoring faster, more rectilinear strokes.Wikipedia ->
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Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
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U+5CED qiào
Variants: 陗 𡌔 𡹺

* 山又高又陡。 陡～。～壁。峻～。～立。～丽（a。陡峭而多姿；b。文辞遒劲华美）。～拔。 * 形容严峻。 ～寒。～急。～劲。～厉

steep, precipitous, rugged

U+286CD shào

* 拼音shào。古代大夫受封的土地。 周代指离王城二百里以外三百里以内的地域

(translated) land granted to a high official in ancient times; In the Zhou Dynasty, refers to the territory 200 to 300 li away from the royal city

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 ->
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Clerical Script
c. 300 BCE–220 CE (emerged late Warring States/Qin; dominant Han)
A practical script that evolved from late Warring States/Qin writing; it matured and became dominant in the Han dynasty, favoring faster, more rectilinear strokes.Wikipedia ->
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U+9657 qiào
Variants: 峭

* 同"峭"。陡直高峻。 * 严峻褊狭。 * 隐

a steep hill; precipitous

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 ->
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Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
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U+7107 xiāo
Variants: 銷

* 干；干燥。 * 古同"销"，销熔。 * 曝晒

(translated) Dry; arid; melt (anciently same as "销"); sun-dry

U+5C51 xiè
Variants: 㞕

* 碎末。 ～子。纸～。 * 琐碎。 ～～。琐～（细微小的事情）。 * 认为值得（做） 不～

bits, scraps, crumbs, fragments

Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
27_5C51
Clerical Script
c. 300 BCE–220 CE (emerged late Warring States/Qin; dominant Han)
A practical script that evolved from late Warring States/Qin writing; it matured and became dominant in the Han dynasty, favoring faster, more rectilinear strokes.Wikipedia ->
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U+68A2 shào xiāo shāo
Variants: 䔠 揱 橚 萷 𥳓

shāo:* 树枝或条状物的末端。 树～。末～。～头。～林。 * 末尾。 眉～。收～。 * 古代奏乐时拿的竿子。 * 古同"艄"，船舵尾。 sào:* 像圆锥体的形状。 * 柱形物体的横剖面向一端面逐渐缩小的形式

pointed tip of something long like a branch; rudder

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 ->
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Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
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U+7EE1 xiāo
Variants: 䌃 綃 𦂚

* 生丝。 * 生丝织物。 ～头（古代束发的头巾）

raw silk fabric

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 ->
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Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
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U+900D xiāo
Variants: 消

* 〔～遥〕自由自在，无拘无束，如"～～自在"

ramble, stroll, jaunt, loiter

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 ->
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U+5E29 qiào

* 〔～头〕同"幧头"，古代男子束发的巾

(translated) Same as "幧头", an ancient headcloth for men

U+5F30 shāo

* 弓的末端："轻云飘马足，明月动弓～。" * 指弓："壮士走马去，镫前弯玉～。"

ends of bow

U+785D xiāo qiào
Variants: 消

* 一些矿物盐的泛称。 ～石。芒～。 * 用朴硝或芒硝加黄米面等处理毛皮，使皮板儿柔软。 ～皮子

saltpeter, niter; to tan

U+83A6 shāo xiāo
Variants: 𦷟

shāo:* 乱草。 xiāo:* 草根。 * 古书上说的一种草

(translated) weeds; grass root; a type of grass mentioned in ancient texts

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 ->
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U+20E11 shāo

* 拼音shāo。鬆軟

(Cant.) soft, sodden

U+5A0B shào shāo
Variants: 𡜽 𡡏

shào:* 侵蚀；蚕食。 shāo:* 大姐。 * 偷

(translated) erode; eat away gradually; elder sister; steal

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 ->
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Clerical Script
c. 300 BCE–220 CE (emerged late Warring States/Qin; dominant Han)
A practical script that evolved from late Warring States/Qin writing; it matured and became dominant in the Han dynasty, favoring faster, more rectilinear strokes.Wikipedia ->
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Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
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U+7411 suo

* 琑（suǒ）同"锁"

(translated) same as lock

U+75DF xiāo
Variants: 消 𡯩 𢈭

* 头痛；酸痛："春时有～首疾。" * 痟渴，中医指糖尿病、水崩症等："～似乌常渴。" * 衰微

(translated) headache; sore and painful; Xiaoke: (in TCM) diabetes, water collapse syndrome, etc.; decline

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 ->
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Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
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U+7A0D shào shāo

shāo:* 本义为禾末，引申为略微。 ～～。～微。～许。～纵即逝。 shào:* 〔～息〕军事或体操的口令

little, slightly; rather

Qin Script
c. 475–206 BCE (Qin, Warring States → Qin dynasty)
Qin-area character forms attested on bamboo/wood slips (e.g., Shuihudi, deposited 217 BCE), overlapping chronologically with the standardization of seal script and the emergence of clerical tendencies.Wikipedia ->
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Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
27_7A0D
Clerical Script
c. 300 BCE–220 CE (emerged late Warring States/Qin; dominant Han)
A practical script that evolved from late Warring States/Qin writing; it matured and became dominant in the Han dynasty, favoring faster, more rectilinear strokes.Wikipedia ->
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Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
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U+41CC qiào

* 拼音qiào。立貌

to stand, to erect; to create; to start

U+7B72 shāo
Variants: 䈰 𥳓

* 一种盛饭用的竹筐。 ～箕。斗（ dǒu ）～（喻才短量浅）。 * 水桶。 水～。一～水

basket, bucket

Clerical Script
c. 300 BCE–220 CE (emerged late Warring States/Qin; dominant Han)
A practical script that evolved from late Warring States/Qin writing; it matured and became dominant in the Han dynasty, favoring faster, more rectilinear strokes.Wikipedia ->
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Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
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U+3CB5

* 同"霄"

(same as 霄) the skies, night, to exhaust; to dissolve, clouds or mists

U+25E76 qiǎo

* 拼音qiǎo。粉

(translated) powder

U+3D25 qiào

* 同"𣺰"

great billows; heavy seas rolling in

U+634E shāo shào
Variants: 𢾐

shāo:* 顺便给别人带东西。 ～带。～话。～信。 * 掠拂："风～鲪滴难开幌"。 * 芟除："拔剑～罗网"。 shào:* 稍微向后倒退（多指骡马等） 往后～。 * 退。 ～色

to select; to take; to carry

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 ->
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Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
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U+462F shāo

* 衣襟。 * 襊

the lapel or collar of a garment or robe, hat

U+3D2E xiè
Variants: 㴽

* 同"㴽"

water current; water flow

U+8A9A qiào
Variants: 譙 诮

* 见"诮"

criticize, scold, blame, ridicule

Bronze Inscriptions
c. 1200–221 BCE (Shang–Zhou; continues into the Warring States)
Inscriptions cast or engraved on ritual bronzes, especially prominent from the Western Zhou onward; a major source for early political, ritual, and social history.Wikipedia ->
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Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
27_8B5927_8A9A
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
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U+7744 qiáo shào xiāo

qiáo:* 古同"瞧"，看。 shào:* 眼光掠过，匆匆一看。 xiāo:* 〔～窕〕幽暗

(Cant.) to glance

U+43F4 shào shè
Variants: 𦡱

* 拼音shào。视力模糊

dim; ambiguous; unclear eyesight, sharp ends of something

Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
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U+38EF xiè

* 拼音xiè。 * 见"徶"。 * 见"㣰"

the dresses toss and flying about in the wind, to shake; to toss, to wave, to scull; to row, to agitate

U+77DF shuò
Variants: 槊

* 古同"槊"，长矛："元吉执～跃马，志在刺之。"

lance

Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
27_69CA
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
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U+9500 xiāo
Variants: 銷

* 熔化金属。 ～金。～毁。 * 去掉。 ～案。～账。～脏。～魂。～蚀。～声匿迹（形容藏起来，不在公开场合出现）。报～。 * 开支，花费。 开～。 * 出卖货物。 ～售。～路。供～。 * 机器或器物上像钉子的零件。 ～子。～钉。插～。 * 把机器上的销子或门窗上的插销推上。 * 古同"消"，消散，消失

melt, fuse; market, sell

Qin Script
c. 475–206 BCE (Qin, Warring States → Qin dynasty)
Qin-area character forms attested on bamboo/wood slips (e.g., Shuihudi, deposited 217 BCE), overlapping chronologically with the standardization of seal script and the emergence of clerical tendencies.Wikipedia ->
71_EE08
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
27_92B7
U+8437 xiāo
Variants: 梢

* 古同"梢"，树梢

(translated) Same as "梢", treetop

Qin Script
c. 475–206 BCE (Qin, Warring States → Qin dynasty)
Qin-area character forms attested on bamboo/wood slips (e.g., Shuihudi, deposited 217 BCE), overlapping chronologically with the standardization of seal script and the emergence of clerical tendencies.Wikipedia ->
71_E08E
Clerical Script
c. 300 BCE–220 CE (emerged late Warring States/Qin; dominant Han)
A practical script that evolved from late Warring States/Qin writing; it matured and became dominant in the Han dynasty, favoring faster, more rectilinear strokes.Wikipedia ->
71_E08E
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
82_F2FF82_F30082_F301
U+7D83 xiāo shāo
Variants: 䌃 縿 绡 𦂗 𦂚

* 见"绡"

raw silk fabric

Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
27_7D83
Clerical Script
c. 300 BCE–220 CE (emerged late Warring States/Qin; dominant Han)
A practical script that evolved from late Warring States/Qin writing; it matured and became dominant in the Han dynasty, favoring faster, more rectilinear strokes.Wikipedia ->
94_E1AA
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
85_E13985_E13A
U+6F72 shào
Variants: 𩛱

* 雨点被风吹得斜洒。 雨往南～。 * 洒水。 熨衣服前先～点水。 * 泔水。 ～水。猪～

driving rain; to sprinkle

U+2B044 xiāo

* 〈方〉精液。闽语

(translated) dialectal: semen; Min dialect

U+7BBE xiāo qiào shuò

shuò:* 古代跳舞人手中拿的竿状舞具。 * 以竿击人。 xiāo:* 古同"箫"。 qiào:* 古同"鞘"，装刀剑的套子

musical instrument like pan-pipes, bamboo flute

Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
27_7BBE
Clerical Script
c. 300 BCE–220 CE (emerged late Warring States/Qin; dominant Han)
A practical script that evolved from late Warring States/Qin writing; it matured and became dominant in the Han dynasty, favoring faster, more rectilinear strokes.Wikipedia ->
92_E10192_E102
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
82_EA01
U+27D88

* 同"䞆"

(translated) same as "䞆"

U+8E03 xiāo

* 〔跳～〕动。 * 跳

(translated) to twitch; to jump

U+20FC0

* 读音sáo 吹笛子，吹口哨

(translated) play the flute; whistle

U+698D xiè
Variants: 楔 𣕋

* 〔～石〕花岗岩、正长岩及一些变质岩的副矿物。富集时可作提取氧化钛的原料

(translated) Sphene: an accessory mineral in granite, syenite, and some metamorphic rocks; when enriched, it can be used as a raw material for titanium dioxide extraction

Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
27_698D
U+264F4 shào shāo

* 拼音shào。种植

(translated) planting

U+20FEB shào

* 拼音shào 褴褛,低劣的。 粤语。见《 康熙字典》(增订版)

(Cant.) shabby

U+2643A xiāo
Variants: 㲖 𣭱

* 拼音xiāo。 * 羽翼蔽貌。 * 鸟的羽毛

(translated) appearance of being covered by wings; bird"s feathers

Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
82_E28C
U+9704 xiāo xiào
Variants: 㲵 䨭 肖

* 云。 云～。～汉（①云霄和天河，指天空；②古代喻朝廷）。 * 天空。 九～。重（ chóng ）～。～壤（天和地，喻相去很远）

sky; clouds, mist; night

Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
27_9704
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
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U+86F8 xiāo shāo

xiāo:* 〔螵～〕见"螵"。①章鱼的省称。②螳螂的卵块。 * 姓。 shāo:* 长脚蜘蛛蠨蛸的省称。 * 〔蚆～岛〕见"蚆"

long legged spider; octopus; chrysalis of mantis

Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
27_86F8
U+262DE shuò

* 拼音shuò。[㩋～] 鸟网形

(translated) bird-net shape, used to describe [㩋𦋞]

U+2D671

* 同"廠"。见字形维基

(translated) Same as "廠"

U+78BF sù xiè

sù:* 磨。 xiè:* 碎石

(translated) grind; gravel

U+28C86 shāo

* 同"髾"

(translated) Same as "髾"

U+65D3 shāo

* 旗帜上飘带之类的装饰物："金～曳曳。"

serrated edges on a Chinese flag

Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
83_E23E
U+8244 shào shāo

* 船尾。 船～。 * 舵。 掌～。～公（掌舵的人，泛指船夫）

stern of a vessel

U+4520 shǎo
Variants: 梢 槊

* 拼音shǎo。根细的藕

thin root (rhizome) of the lotus, (same as 梢) the tip of a branch, (same as U+77DF 槊) a long spear; a lance

Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
82_F2FF82_F30082_F301
U+27CCD xiāo

* 同"魈"

(translated) same as 魈

U+8D99 diào tiǎo zhào
Variants: 赵 𧺉

* 见"赵"

surname; ancient state

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 ->
31_E6E531_E6E6
Qin Script
c. 475–206 BCE (Qin, Warring States → Qin dynasty)
Qin-area character forms attested on bamboo/wood slips (e.g., Shuihudi, deposited 217 BCE), overlapping chronologically with the standardization of seal script and the emergence of clerical tendencies.Wikipedia ->
71_E112
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
27_8D99
Clerical Script
c. 300 BCE–220 CE (emerged late Warring States/Qin; dominant Han)
A practical script that evolved from late Warring States/Qin writing; it matured and became dominant in the Han dynasty, favoring faster, more rectilinear strokes.Wikipedia ->
71_E11291_E82891_E82991_E82A91_E82F91_E83091_E82B91_E82C91_E82D91_E82E91_E83191_E832
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
81_E9E681_E9E781_E9E881_E9E981_E9EA81_E9EB
U+63F1 xiāo shuò
Variants: 攕 梢 𣕇

* 手臂细长漂亮。 * 细长："望其辐，欲其～尔而纤也。"

(translated) arm slender and beautiful; slender

Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
27_63F1
U+2CE86

* "𪘞" 的类推简化字

(translated) Analogously simplified form of "𪘞"

U+92B7 xiāo
Variants: 消 焇 销

* 鎔化金属。 * 溶化，消融。唐劉禹錫 * 同"消"。 * 除去，完全不存在。 * 排遣；打發。 * 削弱，衰退。 * 需要。五代馮延巳 * 值得；配得。宋晏殊 * 禁受；禁得起。宋宋江 * 耗盡；毀滅。 * 消耗；耗費。如：開銷。元鄭廷玉 * 報銷；注銷。如：報銷。清魏源 * 刀的一種。 * 生鐵。 * 掘土削木用具。 * 小。 * 銷釘；銷子。明馮夢龍 * 出售；銷售。如：供銷；銷售。明祁彪佳 * 姓

melt, fuse; market, sell; to pass time, finish, cancel

Qin Script
c. 475–206 BCE (Qin, Warring States → Qin dynasty)
Qin-area character forms attested on bamboo/wood slips (e.g., Shuihudi, deposited 217 BCE), overlapping chronologically with the standardization of seal script and the emergence of clerical tendencies.Wikipedia ->
71_EE08
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
27_92B7
Clerical Script
c. 300 BCE–220 CE (emerged late Warring States/Qin; dominant Han)
A practical script that evolved from late Warring States/Qin writing; it matured and became dominant in the Han dynasty, favoring faster, more rectilinear strokes.Wikipedia ->
71_EE0894_E7DF94_E7E094_E7E1
U+2609A
Variants: 綃

* 同"绡"

(translated) Same as 绡

U+4303 shuò
Variants: 綃

* 同"绡"。 * 拼音xiāo。 * shuò

(same as 綃) raw silk, to seal; to close

U+26D71 xiè

* 拼音xiè。一种草

(translated) A kind of grass

U+423E shāo shuò

shāo:* 動。 * 同"梢"。 * 船舵尾。 shuò:* 飯帚

(same as 稍) move a little; shake slightly, (same as 梢) the tip of a branch or things of similar shape, the end of rudder or helm, a besom for rice

U+7CCF xiè
Variants: 𣸲 𪍛

* 米麦碾压成的碎屑

rice grits left after hulling

Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
83_E5E4
U+29848
Variants: 䭱

* 同"䭱"

(translated) Same as "䭱"

U+3A1D xiè

* 拼音xiē。 * 挺出物。 * 揲

the very hard stuff, to sort out of divining stalks; (Cant.) to wedge in

U+27714 xiè

* 拼音xiè

(translated) No definition

U+8571 shao

* shāo ㄕㄠ 义未详

(translated) Meaning unknown

U+26097 shuò
Variants: 䌃 綃

* 拼音shuò。 * 索。 * 缄

(Cant.) to tighten

U+2679A xiè
Variants: 𦚡

* 拼音xiè。胸部的脂肪

(translated) chest fat

Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
82_E77E
U+296F1
Variants: 潲

* 同"潲"

(translated) same as "潲"

U+25CD3 shāo
Variants: 梢 筲

* 同"筲"

(translated) Same as 筲

Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
27_E3F7
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
82_E990
U+2F9D9 zhào
Variants: 㨄

* 拼音zhào。同"㨄"。，刺

(translated) Same as 㨄; prick

U+9AFE shāo
Variants: 𨲆

* 头发梢："撮发为髻，散垂馀～于其后。" * 旌旗上所垂的羽毛："曳长庚之飞～。" * 古代妇女衣服上的装饰，形如燕尾："蜚襳垂～。"

tail of a comet; long hair

U+2610F shāo

* 系船

(translated) to moor a boat

U+4D1B tú xiào xì yín jiǎo

* 拼音xiāo。煎盐

to make decoction of salt

U+28A3A shuò xuē
Variants: 削

* 拼音shuò。镮

(translated) 镮

U+2CE48 sù

* "𪌯" 的类推简化字。 * 拼音sù;xiè。 * 麦的碎末儿。 闽语。 * 碎米。 闽语

(translated) analogical simplified form of "𪌯"; fragments of wheat; Min dialect; broken rice; Min dialect

U+22DA0 shāo shào

* shāo同"筲"。《彙音寶鑑》："～， 竹器也。"

(Cant.) to take without asking

U+4230 shāo
Variants: 筲

* 用竹絲做成的刷鍋用具。 * 同"𥳓"。 * 盛筷子的器具

a brush for washing kitchen utensils, a bamboo ware for holding rice used in ancient times, a basket for washing rice, a small bucket for chopsticks, (same as "梢") the tip of a branch or things of similar shape, the end of something, the rudder, (interchangeable "筲")

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 ->
36_E267
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
27_E3F8
U+29826 qǐ shǒu
Variants: 稽

* 同"稽"

(translated) Same as "稽"

U+252D8 shào

* 粤语shào。 * "粵" 瞧，掃視。 亦作"睄"

(Cant.) to swep the eyes over something

U+2107B

* 粤语ziu6。 * 同"噍"。有咀嚼和打败的意思

(Cant.) to beat someone up

U+278EA shǎo shào
Variants: 𤙜

* 拼音shǎo。牛角张开的样子

(translated) shape of spread ox horns

Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
82_E928
U+28840
Variants: 酳

* 同"酳"

(translated) Same as "酳"

Clerical Script
c. 300 BCE–220 CE (emerged late Warring States/Qin; dominant Han)
A practical script that evolved from late Warring States/Qin writing; it matured and became dominant in the Han dynasty, favoring faster, more rectilinear strokes.Wikipedia ->
94_EE29
U+2A04E xiāo

* 拼音xiāo。一种鸟

(translated) a kind of bird

U+2CE91 qiè

* "𪙑" 的类推简化字。 * 拼音qiè 形容牙齿排列稀疏。西南官话。[～ 牙]泛指裂缝。 西南官话

(translated) Simplified form by analogy of "𪙑"; Describes sparse teeth arrangement, Southwestern Mandarin dialect; Generally refers to cracks, Southwestern Mandarin dialect

U+2A44A qiào

* 拼音qiào。[～䵴] 脸上的黑点，俗称雀斑

(translated) Black spots on the face; commonly known as freckles

U+28AAE xiāo

* 中国人名用字

(translated) Used in Chinese personal names

U+4A2D xiāo

* 同"霄"

(same as 霄) the skies, clouds or mists

U+8F0E shāo

* 古代用鹿皮装饰的兵车

(translated) Ancient war chariot adorned with deerskin

U+97D2 qiào

* 古同"鞘"，刀、剑套

a sheath, scabbard

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 ->
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100 鮹
U+9BB9 xiāo

* 烟管鱼，一种体细长、呈亚圆筒形的海鱼。亦称"马鞭鱼"

an octopus, devilfish

101 𪌯
U+2A32F sù
Variants: 𪍛

* 同"𪍛"。 * 拼音sù;xiè。 * 麦的碎末儿。 闽语。 * 碎米。 闽语

(translated) same as "𪍛"; wheat crumbs (Min dialect); broken rice (Min dialect)