* 同"搸"
(translated) same as "搸"
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* 同"泰"
(translated) same as "泰"
* 同"秦"。《赵城金藏》0297 号《大金色孔雀王呪经》（ 千字文编号男），译者项为" 失譯人名今附録"。 * 中国人名用字
(translated) same as "秦"; used in Chinese personal names
* 同"臻"
(translated) same as "臻"
* 同"蚌"
(translated) same as "蚌"
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"鰧"。中国人名用字
(translated) same as "鰧"; used in Chinese personal names
* 同"𤍇"
(translated) same as "𤍇"
* 同"𪂹"
(translated) same as "𪂹"
* 同"榛"
(translated) same as hazel
* 同"蠢"
(translated) same as stupid
* 同"藤"
(translated) same as vine
* 同"䄝"。 * 拼音chuāng。 * 中国人名用字
(translated) same as 䄝; used in Chinese names
* 读音bóng 影子，阴影
(translated) shadow; shade
* 读音thùng 可耻的
(translated) shameful
* 拼音chuāng。短衣
(translated) short garment
* "𪉮" 的类推简化字。 * 拼音còu 盐。古南方方言
(translated) simplified form of "𪉮" by analogy; pinyin còu, salt (ancient Southern dialect)
* 拼音sòu。小竹
(translated) small bamboo
* 读音xổn 水流湍急的声音
(translated) sound of rushing water
* 读音bóng ( 精神)媒介， 幻想
(translated) spiritual medium; fantasy
* 拼音còu。 * 中国古代南方某些少数民族对盐的称呼。 * còu盐。 古南方方言
(translated) term for salt used by some ancient southern minorities; cò salt, an ancient southern dialect term
* 读音búng 弹打。[～] 用手指弹耳朵。[～] 拧转
(translated) to flick and strike; to twist and turn
* 读音rumq 用衣襟兜物
(translated) to scoop up or carry things with the lapel of a garment
* 拼音zòu。踏
(translated) to tread
* 踏
(translated) tread
zhuāng:* 在深水中的树桩。 * 槌水深声。 hún:* 古通"浑"
(translated) tree stump in deep water; sound of striking deep water; anciently interchangeable with "浑"
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bàng。[～慃] 恨戾
(translated) violent hatred
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bọng 水泡
(translated) water bubble
* 拼音fěng。扬麦， 扬场
(translated) winnow wheat; winnowing
qín:* 古女子人名用字。 shēn:* 古同"姺"，中国商代诸侯国名
Acquired from 㜪: (same as 㜪) name of a family or a clan, name of country (in ancient times)
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 ->
无释义
No definition given
* 〔～鱼〕体长而侧扁，银灰色，有暗色横纹或斑点，鳞细小或无鳞，口大，吻尖。生活于海洋，常成群作远程洄游。性凶猛，捕食小鱼。亦称"马鲛"
Scomberomorus sinensis
* "奏" 的讹字
Semantic variant of 奏: memorialize emperor; report
* 拼音chǔn。 * 马身上的斑纹。 * 杂乱
a piebald horse, particoloured, miscellaneous, confused and disorderly, a stupid horse
* 古书上说的一种蝉，比较小，方头广额，身体绿色："～首蛾眉。" * 蝇
a small cicada with a square head
* 拼音shuàng。使船固定的木桩
a wooden piles used as a cable to make immovable of a boat
* 〔～～〕a。草木茂盛的样子；b。荆棘丛生的样子。 * 同"榛"
abundant, luxuriant vegetation
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 ->
* 拼音běng。 * 同"琫"。 * 古代的一种皮鞋
an ornamental item on a scabbard, leather shoes, weapons; arms (interchangeable 鞛)
* 即"椿象"
bedbug
* 肌肉的纹理。 ～理（中医指皮下肌肉之间的空隙和皮肤的纹理）。 * 皮肤
between the skin and the flesh
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běng。鸟乱飞的样子
birds flying all directions
* 有机化合物译音用字
character used in translation
* 拼音chūn。中门
door of the center
* 同"𧢆"
eyesight blurred; dim of sight, to look steadily at; (Cant.) to peep (through a crack)
* 拼音chūn。肥
fat; plump
* 〔香～〕落叶乔木，嫩枝叶有香味，可食。简称"椿"，如"～芽"，"～龄"（祝人长寿之辞），"～庭"（古称父亲），"～萱"（父母的代称）
father; a plant with white flowers
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 ->
* 中国周代诸侯国名，在今陕西省和甘肃省一带。 朝（ zhāo ）～暮楚。～晋之好。～楼楚馆（旧时指妓院）。 * 中国朝代名。 ～代。～镜高悬（喻法官判案的公正严明。亦称"明镜高悬"）。 * 中国陕西省的别称
feudal state of Qin; the Qin dynasty (from which the name "China" comes)
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"奀"
folded hands
* 愚蠢。 * 失意的样子
foolish, stupid, dull, silly
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 ->
* 平安，安定。 ～适（幽闲安适）。～安。～然处之。 * 佳，美好。 ～运。否（ pǐ ）极～来。 * 极。 ～西（旧指欧洲）。 * 骄纵，傲慢。 ～侈（骄纵奢侈）。骄～。 * 通。 天地交～
great, exalted, superior; big
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 ->
* 把东西放在石臼或乳钵里捣掉皮壳或捣碎。 ～米。～药
grind in mortar
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 ->
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 ->
* 落叶灌木或小乔木，结球形坚果，称"榛子"，果仁可食。木材可做器物。 * 丛杂的草木。 ～芜。莽～。～薄（草木丛生的地方，引申为指幽僻的地方）
hazelnut; thicket, underbrush
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 ->
* 打。 ～他。 * 打碎。 小心别把碗～了
hit, beat; smash, break
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 ->
* 两手托着。 ～心（用手捂住胸，喻拙劣的模仿）。～日。～读（敬辞，读别人的文章等）。～腹大笑。 * 量词，用手能捧的东西。 一～红枣。 * 奉承或代人吹嘘。 ～场。吹～。～哏
hold up in two hands
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 ->
* 車輪的輻聚集到中心，引申爲聚集。 輻～。～力
hubs of wheel; converge around
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 ->
* 车轮的辐聚集到中心，引申为聚集。 辐～。～力
hubs of wheel; converge around
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 ->
* 〔～狉（ pī ）〕草木丛杂，野兽出没的原始景象，如"若以中国师徒，委之波涛漂渺之中，拘之风土～～之地，真乃入于幽谷。" * 同"榛"
jungle
* 同"忲"
luxury; waste; wasteful; prodigal; extravagant
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 ->
* 作乐（yuè ㄩㄝˋ），依照曲调吹弹乐器。 演～。～国歌。～鸣曲。 * 封建时代臣子对皇帝陈述意见或说明事情。 启～。～议。～疏。～折。～本。～对。 * 呈现，取得。 ～效。～功。～捷（取得胜利）。大～奇功
memorialize emperor; report
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 ->
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 ->
* 恭敬地用手捧着。 ～觞（举杯祝酒）。～献。～祀。～承（恭维，讨好。"承"读轻声）。 * 尊重，遵守。 ～公守法。～为圭臬（把某些言论或事物当作准则）。～行故事（按老规定办事）。 * 敬辞，用于自己的举动涉及对方时。 ～告。～还（ huán ）。～陪。～劝。～迎（ａ．敬辞，迎接；ｂ．奉承）。～赠。 * 信仰。 信～。素～佛教。 * 供养，伺候。 ～养。供～。侍～。 * 姓。 * 古同"俸"，薪金
offer; receive; serve; respect
Bronze Inscriptions
c. 1200–221 BCE (Shang–Zhou; continues into the Warring States)
Inscriptions cast or engraved on ritual bronzes, especially prominent from the Western Zhou onward; a major source for early political, ritual, and social history.Wikipedia ->
Chu Script
c. 770–221 BCE (Chu, Spring & Autumn–Warring States)
A regional script tradition used in the state of Chu, best known from brush-written bamboo and silk manuscripts with distinctive local forms.Wikipedia ->
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
Clerical Script
c. 300 BCE–220 CE (emerged late Warring States/Qin; dominant Han)
A practical script that evolved from late Warring States/Qin writing; it matured and became dominant in the Han dynasty, favoring faster, more rectilinear strokes.Wikipedia ->
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
* 古代刀鞘上端的装饰
ornament
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 ->
* 聚合。 ～钱。～数。～合。拼～。紧～。 * 接近。 ～近。往前～。 * 碰，赶，趁。 ～巧（碰巧）
piece together, assemble
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 ->
* 水上人所会。 * 聚集。 * 拼合。宋陳亮 * 遇着；碰见。明湯顯祖 * 挨近；靠拢。唐岑參 * 添加。 * 通"走"。奔赴；趋附。清朱駿聲 * 通"腠"。皮下肌肉之间的空隙
piece together, assemble
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chǔn。同"偆"。，富有
plentiful, wealthy or rich; handsome (pay, gifts, etc.)
* 古同"偆"，富有
plentiful, wealthy or rich; handsome (pay, gifts, etc.)
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 ->
* 撞击
pound; strike against; ram; (Cant.) to hit with the elbow
* 达到。 日～完善。 * 到，来到。 百福并～
reach, arrive; utmost, superior
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 ->
zhēn:* 古水名，在今中国河南省。 * 〔～～〕ａ．众多，繁盛，如"百谷～～，庶卉蕃芜"；ｂ．出汗的样子，如"汗出～～"；ｃ．舒展的样子，如"物出～～"。 * 古同"臻"，至，到。 qín:* 〔～潼〕地名，在中国江苏省泰县
river in Henan
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chuāng。 * 祭坛不毁。 * 祭祀不恭敬
show no respect to the service of worship
* 拼音bèng。[～] 烟尘杂起状
smoke and dust everywhere; air pollution
* 〔～～〕草木茂盛的样子。 * 姓
species of water plant; flower
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 ->
* 一年的第一季。 ～季（农历正月至三月）。～节。～色。～晖（春天的阳光，喻父母的恩情）。～山（春天的山，山色如黛，喻妇女的眉毛）。～秋（➊春季和秋季；➋指年月；➌指人的年岁，如"～～正富"；➍指中国古代的编年体史书，鲁国的《春秋》。亦泛指历史或历史著作；➎中国的历史上的一个时代）。 * 两性相求的欲望。 ～心。怀～。 * 生机。 大地回～。 * 姓
spring; wanton
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 ->
zhuāng:* 木橛。亦泛指楔入地中的樁柱。如：鐵樁；水泥樁。 * 儲物備用的內庫。宋代有"封樁庫"。又儲備，儲存。 * 舊時賭博頭家稱"坐莊"，或稱"做樁"，意取穩定不動。如：蹲樁；下樁。元關漢卿 * 量詞。多指事情的件數。元王實甫 chōng:* 擊；刺
stake, post; affair, matter
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 ->
* 棍子。 木～。～子（ａ．棍子；ｂ．玉米的别称）。～槌。～冰。～球。～喝（ hè ）。 * 体力强，能力大，成绩好，水平高。 功课～。身体～
stick, club, truncheon; hit
* 拼音bèng。香气盛
strong sweet smell; strong fragrance; (Cant.) classifier for odors
* 〔～族〕中国少数民族，主要分布于云南省
the Dai minority living in South China
* 拼音chǔn。吹
to blow; to breath; to puff
* 同"攢"
to hoard; to accumulate; to save; to collect
* 大声吟诵。 ～经（佛教徒或道教徒高声念经）
to recite, to intone or chant
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 ->
* 官员等所得的薪金。 ～禄。薪～。～给（ jǐ ）。～金
wages, salary, official emolument
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chǔn。白色
white, clear
* 形声。字从春从心，春亦声。"春"义为"春季三月，植物疯长"。"春"与"心"联合起来表示"心野"、"春心萌动"。本义：春心萌动。 * 同"蠢"
wriggle; stupid; silly; fat
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 ->
* 愚笨，笨拙。 ～人。～材。～话。～事。～然。～拙。～笨。 * 虫子蠕动。 ～动。～～。～～欲动（指坏人伺机欲动或敌人准备进犯）
wriggle; stupid; silly; fat
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 ->