* 粤语wai6
(translated) Cantonese: wai6
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全 * 饰。 * 未被公认的化学元素。1926年，两个意大利化学家以为他们发现了第61号元素，将其命名为鉘，后被否认
(translated) Ornament; Unrecognized chemical element. In 1926, two Italian chemists believed they had discovered element 61 and named it "鉘", which was later refuted
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 ->
* 见"镘"
trowel
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yǎn。椎
a hammer; a mallet; a bludgeon, agricultural tools; farming implements, an iron (for pressing clothes)
* 古同"锱"
(translated) ancient form of 锱
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 ->
* 拼音biān。古代一种金属制的较短的杆状兵器
(translated) An ancient, relatively short, rod-shaped weapon made of metal
* 拼音gǔ。 * [～䤪] 古兵器，由西羌传入， 俗称"金瓜"。 * 化学元素"钙"的旧译
(translated) in [～䤪], ancient weapon (introduced from the Western Qiang, also known as "Golden Melon"); old translation for "calcium" (chemical element)
* 疑同"鍑"
(translated) Suspected to be the same as "cauldron"
yè:* 金坚。 * 铁器。 * 鞍䪌的样子。 tà:* 鎑鑪。 gé:* 〔～䥈〕温器
(translated) yè: metallic hardness; ironware; shape of a saddle flap; tà: 鎑鑪; gé: 鎑䥈, a warmer, heating utensil
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
* 金之萌生
(translated) The sprouting of metal; The emergence of metal
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"镇"
town, market place; suppress
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 ->
* 其各營辨需用之費從子來之後分鑿～ 之勞竝運
(translated) labor of digging ditches; ditch digging labor
* 同"𨱒"
(translated) same as "𨱒"
* 器饰，器钮。 * 锦名
(translated) ornament for vessels; knob of vessels; name of brocade
* 粤语fǔ
(translated) Cantonese pronunciation: fǔ
* 中国人名用字
(translated) Used in Chinese personal names
* 〔～銻（ tī ）〕古称火齐、火齐珠。颜色似金、形状像云母的一种矿物
(translated) In "鎕銻 (táng tī)", it was anciently called huǒqí or huǒqízhū; a mineral with a color similar to gold and a shape similar to mica
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 ->
* 读音chũm，"～chọe" 钹
(translated) cymbals; in "～choe", refers to cymbals
* 无刃的戟
(translated) unbladed halberd
* 寬刃斧。 * 鏟。引申為剷除。 * 鐵椎。 * 化學元素"釩"的舊譯
vanadium
* 中国人名用字
(translated) Used as a given name character in Chinese
* 长矛
large spear; chess board
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 ->
* 读音lon 罐
(translated) jar
* 同"鏸"
(translated) Same as "鏸"
xiū:* 铤。 xiù:* 锻
(translated) ingot; to forge
* 见"镜"
mirror; lens; glass; glasses
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 ->
* 见"镖"
dart, spear, harpoon; escort
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 ->
* 中国人名用字
(translated) Used as a Chinese given name character
* 同"䥎"。见字形维基
(translated) Same as "䥎"; see Zixing Wiki
* 同"錓"。中国人名用字
(translated) Same as "錓"; Used in Chinese personal names
* 拼音tài 中国人名用字
(translated) Pinyin: "tài"; Used for Chinese given names
* 金精。 * 化学元素"镅"的旧译
(translated) Essence of metal; Former translation of the chemical element Americium
* 拼音chún。器名
instrument; implement; utensil; tool; apparatus
* 人名用字。 镇国将军朱锺～，阳曲荣靖王朱美垙之子
(translated) Used in personal names. Example: Zhenguo General Zhu Zhong𨬋, son of Zhu Meigang, Prince Rongjing of Yangqu
* 古同"燧"，古代聚集阳光取火的器具
Acquired from 䥙: (same as 䥙) a speculum used in ancient times, to produce fire from the rays of the sun
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"钖"
(translated) Ancient form of "钖"
Bronze Inscriptions
c. 1200–221 BCE (Shang–Zhou; continues into the Warring States)
Inscriptions cast or engraved on ritual bronzes, especially prominent from the Western Zhou onward; a major source for early political, ritual, and social history.Wikipedia ->
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
Clerical Script
c. 300 BCE–220 CE (emerged late Warring States/Qin; dominant Han)
A practical script that evolved from late Warring States/Qin writing; it matured and became dominant in the Han dynasty, favoring faster, more rectilinear strokes.Wikipedia ->
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
* 刁斗，古代军用炊具，三足，有柄，夜间用来敲击报更："秋入铜～。" * 温酒器
(translated) Diaodou, an ancient military cooking utensil with three legs and a handle, used at night for timekeeping; wine warmer
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 ->
* "镦" 的繁体
ferrule; castrate
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 ->
* 下垂。 * 打夯用的重锤
(translated) drooping; heavy rammer
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"燧"。古代取火的工具
(same as 鐆) a speculum used in ancient times, to produce fire from the rays of the sun
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"𨯧"。中国人名用字
(translated) Same as "𨯧"; Used in Chinese personal names
* 同"鐣"
(translated) Same as "鐣"
* 中国人名用字。 疑为"錿" 讹字
(translated) Chinese given name character; suspected corrupted form of "錿"
* 见"锲"
sickle; cut, 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 ->
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"罅"。中国人名用字
(translated) Same as "罅" (xià), meaning crack or crevice; used in Chinese personal names
* 拼音lǎo。中国人名用字
(translated) Used in Chinese personal names
* 同"铁"
(translated) same as iron
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"剾"
(translated) Same as "剾"
* 同"琴"
Semantic variant of 琴: Chinese lute or guitar
* "铸" 的讹字， * "鑄" 字错写
(translated) corrupted form of "铸"; miswritten form of "鑄"
* 疑同"𨩣"
(translated) Suspected to be the same as "𨩣"
* 同"錅"
(translated) Same as 錅; Variant of 錅
* 读音jing。 帽結，戰笠結也。 或稱頂子，鏳子
(translated) ornamental knot on a hat, especially for war hats; also known as top knot or zheng zi
* 同"𨭒"
(translated) Same as "𨭒"
* 读音choang，"kêu～～" 金属相碰的声音
(translated) Vietnamese onomatopoeia "kêu～～"; sound of metals clashing
* 同"簗"
(translated) Same as "簗"
* 疑同"鎻"
(translated) Suspected to be same as "鎻"
* 犁耳，装在铧上的铁板，使耕开的土壤翻转并破碎
(translated) moldboard wing; iron plate on the moldboard to turn over and break up the plowed soil
* 在布、皮、石头等物上把刀反复摩擦几下，使锋利。 ～刀
(translated) To sharpen a knife by repeatedly rubbing it on cloth, leather, or stone
* 粤语có
(translated) Cantonese pronunciation có
* 同"镣"
(translated) Same as "镣"
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
Clerical Script
c. 300 BCE–220 CE (emerged late Warring States/Qin; dominant Han)
A practical script that evolved from late Warring States/Qin writing; it matured and became dominant in the Han dynasty, favoring faster, more rectilinear strokes.Wikipedia ->
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
* 读音hom， 锁簧，锁须
(translated) lock spring; lock beard
* "铕" 的旧字形
a chemical element; old translation of (銪) Eu
* 寡妇。 * 艳丽美好
(translated) widow; beautiful and radiant
* 同"鐵"
(translated) Same as "iron"
* 见"镟"
lathe
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 ->
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 ->
* 拼音mǔ。见"钴"
the symbol for Cobalt, an iron (for pressing clothes)
* 拼音yǔ。 * 同"铻"。 * 白锡
unfitted for each other; irregular; unsuitable; not well-matched, a hoe, (same as 鋙) a musical instrument, pewter
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
* 见"镤"
protactinium
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"铔"
soft steel; ammonium
* 同"鍱"
Semantic variant of 鍱: thin plates of metal
* 韩国古籍用字
(translated) Character used in ancient Korean texts
* 拼音niē。 * 成都方言。 * [～子] 锁。 * niē[～子] 锁。西南官话
(translated) lock (Chengdu and Southwestern Mandarin dialect); lock (specifically in the phrase 𨭥子)
* 中国人名用字
(translated) Used in Chinese personal names
* 读音lạp，"lục～" 马具上的小铃铛
(translated) small bell on horse harness
* 同"鬲"
(translated) Same as "鬲"
* 同"𢤐"
(translated) Same as "𢤐"
* 拼音tí。 * 器。 * 锅一类的炊具
(translated) utensil; pot-like cooking utensil
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"戚"，古代一种形似斧的兵器："干～羽旄。"
axe
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 ->
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 ->
* shuǎng ㄕㄨㄤˇ 义未详
(translated) Meaning unknown
* 一类具有R4ＰＸ通式的含磷有机化合物的总称（Ｒ为烃基，Ｘ为羟基等）
phosphonium
* 见"镢"
a pick, a hoe
* 拼音jué。磨
(translated) grind
* 中国人名用字
(translated) Used as a Chinese personal name character
* 同"謄"
(translated) Same as "謄"
* 同"糕"。 见《 代宗朝赠司空大辨正广智三藏和上表制集》
(translated) Same as "糕", cake
* 拼音liú。竹声
sound of bamboo, name of a variety of bamboo
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 ->
* 疑同"𮣩"
(translated) Suspected to be same as "𮣩"
* 中国人名用字
(translated) Chinese personal name character
* 同"鑡"
(translated) same as "鑡"
* 同"证"
(same as 證) evidence, proof, to give evidence, to testify)
* 中国人名用字
(translated) Chinese given name character
* 古代的炊具，相当于现在的锅
(translated) Ancient cooking utensil, similar to a modern pot
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 ->
* 〔鐻（ qú ）～〕金属耳环，如"椎结左衽～～之君。" * 锯
(translated) metal earring [in 鐻(qú)～]; saw
* 化学元素"钆"的旧译
(translated) Old translation of the chemical element gadolinium
* 〔～〕亦作"军持"。梵语，净瓶。亦称"双口澡罐"
(translated) Sanskrit: pure vase (净瓶); also known as "军持" or "双口澡罐" (double-mouthed washing vessel)
* 金鍽
(translated) metal awl
* 拼音yuè。大椎
a big hammer
* 拼音wěi。金～
(translated) bronze
liú:* 同"劉"。殺。 * 鎦金，用溶解在水銀裡的金子塗刷在銀胎或銅胎器物上，是我國特有的一種鍍金方法。明劉侗、于奕正 * 化學元素"鑥"的舊譯。 * 姓。 liù:* 釜。 * 方言。鎦子，戒指
distil; lutetium; surname
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 ->