* 拼音zhé。 * 瞥。 * 眼睛漂亮
(same as 䀸) to have a casual and short glance; to catch a glimpse of, pretty eyes, insight; vision, bright eyes
Structure 斤 | HanziFinder
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斤 * 同""
(translated) Same as ""
* 拼音zhè。 * 见胓。 * 脟皮
(in chemistry) olein, oil and grease; fats (esp. animal), the ribs and skin
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 ->
* 〔～螽（ zhōng ）〕同"斯螽"，一种蝗虫
(translated) in "蜤螽" (zhōng), same as "斯螽", referring to a kind of locust
* 〔～蜴〕爬行动物，有四肢，尾巴很长，容易断，脚上有钩爪。生活在草丛里，捕食昆虫和其他小动物。通称"四脚蛇"
lizard
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 ->
* 读音gừng 生姜
(translated) ginger
* 本體，本性。 物～。流～（流動的不是固體的東西）。實～。～言（實言）。沙～。本～。～點。品～。性～。素～。資～。 * 樸素，單純。 ～樸。～直。 * 問明，辨別，責問。 ～疑。～問。～詢。對～。 * 抵押或抵押品。 人～。 * 同贄，禮物
matter, material, substance
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 ->
* 同""
(translated) Same as 冽; cold; chilling
* 同""
Semantic variant of 誓: swear, pledge; oath
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fǔ。一种昆虫， 又叫金花虫或叶甲，身体卵形或圆形， 种类很多，其中有不少是农业害虫
a kind of insect; golden beetle
* 同""
(translated) same as hesitate; falter; to walk unsteadily; to stagger
* 同""。 * 拼音wò。 * 斫
(translated) same as ""; to chop
* 同""
(translated) same as ""
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 ->
* 读音đểnh [～ 恍]粗心
(translated) careless
* 拼音zhì。矛
(translated) spear
* 同""
(translated) same as ""
* 同""
(translated) Same as ""
* 同""
(translated) Same as ""
* 故事，单口相声，（虚构）小说（日本汉字）
story, talk
* 同""
(translated) same as ""
* 同""
(translated) to chop; to hack
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 ->
* 同""
(translated) Same as "axe"
* 砍斷。 ～斷。～首。～決。～除。～草除根。～釘截鐵。先～後奏。披荊～棘
cut, chop, sever; behead
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 ->
* 同""
(translated) Same as ""
* 拼音xīn。中国人名用字
(translated) Chinese given name character
* 同""。 * 拼音zhuàn。 * 斫
(translated) same as ""; to chop; to hack; to cut
* 金文隶定字， 同""。 字見《殷周金文集成引得》1469 頁。 * 金文原形字 出自《殷周金文集成》 第4586器銘文中
(translated) *Liding* form in bronze inscriptions, same as ""; Original form in bronze inscriptions
* zhá ㄓㄚˊ 同""、""
(translated) Same as "" ""
* 同""
(corrupted form of 魪) a flatfish; a sole
* 解冻后随水流动的冰块："流～纷兮将来下。"
(translated) Chunks of ice drifting in water after thaw
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""
(translated) Same as ""
* 同""。 * 拼音tuì。 * 断
(translated) same as ""; break
* 読音semi,せみ, 古日本語表記:せび,sebi。虫名。 蝉
(translated) Insect name; cicada
* 断："～领而刎颈者不绝。"
(translated) to sever
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 ->
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 ->
xìn:* 马重。 jìn:* 车中马
(translated) stallion; carriage horse
* ""的訛字
sound of a tiger
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 ->
* 佛经音译用字
(translated) Character used for transliteration in Buddhist scriptures
* 同""
(translated) Same as ""
* 同""
(same as 釿 斤) an ax; a hatchet, to cut off; to chop off
* 同""
(translated) same as 親
* 见""
shovel
* 拼音shé。断而犹连
(translated) broken but still linked
* 同""。 * 拼音shū。 * 晒
(translated) Same as 㫹; to dry in the sun; to sun; to expose to the sun
* 吝惜，不肯给予。 ～秘（吝惜而不外传）。 * 戏辱，奚落。 * 古代套在辕马胸前的皮革，因用作夹辕两马的代称。 * 姓
strap on a horse"s breast
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 ->
* 木工工具，指斧斤之类。 * 砍；斫；削。 * 雕饰；雕鑿。 * 伤耗
cut, chop, hack
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""
(translated) same as ""
* 同""
(same as U+5EDD 廝) a servant; a menial, a woodcutter
* 古代干粗杂活的男奴隶或小役。 ～役。小～。 * 古代对人的称呼（宋代以来的小说中常用） 这～。那～
servant; to make a disturbance
* 金文隶定字， 同""
(translated) Lishu form of bronze script, same as ""
* 拼音zhá。货
(translated) goods
* 折回，旋转。 ～来～去。～摸（寻找。""读轻声）。 * 同""
to walk around; turn back midway
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 ->
chì:* 跳。 * 踰。 qì:* 跛
to jump; to leap; to bounce; to spring, to pass over; to go beyond; to transgress; to exceed, lame; crippled
* 见""
(translated) See 㨻
* 拼音zhì。身寒貌
(translated) cold appearance
* 拼音sī。恐惧
(translated) fear
* 尽。 ～灭。 * 流水："候吏还白，河水流～"。 * 古同""，声音沙哑
to exhaust; to drain dry
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 ->
* 〈方〉牙齿酸痛。吴语
(translated) dialectal: toothache; Wu Chinese
* 《梵网戒本疏日珠钞》: 蒜四野蒜五土蒜五者谓家山土野水～五
(translated) one of five types, referring to domestic mountain soil, wild water, and 𭏻
* 編繩。 * 弩腰鉤帶。 * 結。 * 車向左邊回轉。 * 輓
to twist ropes, a belt or string to hold the bow, to tie; to bind, the cart turning back to the left, to draw or pull (of a cart), to mourn
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""
(translated) Same as ""
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 ->
* "" 的类推简化字
(translated) Simplified form by analogy of ""
* 拼音tìn（ 亭近反）。 * 佛教音译用字
(translated) Used for Buddhist transliterations
* 同""
(translated) same as 訢
* 拼音xīn。韩国人名用字
(translated) Pronounced as xīn; used in Korean personal names
* 马叫。 ～叫。～鸣。人喊马～。 * 声音哑。 ～哑。声～力竭
neighing of a horse; gravel voiced, husky throated; (Cant.) to hiccough
* 拼音xué。 * 干枯。 * 剥刮
dry and decayed, to peel off the skin; to scrape; to pare
* 中国人名用字
(translated) Used in Chinese personal names
* 〔海～〕海里生的一种腔肠动物，形状像张开的伞，可供食用。简称""，如"～头"，"～皮"
jellyfish
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dì。同""
to sting, a sting
* 同""
(translated) same as ""
* 拼音qín。中国人名用字
(translated) Used in Chinese personal names
* 金文隶定字， 同""。 字見《殷周金文集成引得》379 頁。 * 金文原形字 出自《殷周金文集成》 第4314器銘文中
(translated) Same as ""; Clerical script form of "bronze inscription character"
* 古同""
(translated) ancient form of ""
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zhé。中国人名用字
(translated) Used in Chinese personal names
* 古同""，票券。也做古代买卖时的抵押文书，物品
(translated) Ancient form of "", voucher; mortgage documents and goods in ancient trade
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""
(translated) same as 狾
* 同""
(translated) Same as ""
* 拼音shì。踰
(translated) exceed
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jī。麦掉
(translated) shedding wheat
* 同""
(translated) same as ""
* 偏激、凶狠的怨恨："亦惟有夏之民叨～。" * 阻止；塞满
enraged; resentful.to hate. to desist
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""
(translated) Same as ""
* "" 的讹字
(translated) corrupted form of ""
* "" 的类推简化字
(translated) Analogously simplified form of ""
* 拼音jiàng。[女～] 巧妇鸟
(translated) Wren; specifically refers to Wren in 女𪀘
* 水在石涧中响
the sound of water flowing among rocks
* 金文隶定字， 同""。 字見《殷周金文集成引得》971 頁。 * 金文原形字 出自《殷周金文集成》 第3943器銘文中
(translated) Clerical script form of bronze script, same as ""; Original form in bronze script, from the inscription of vessel No. 3943 in "Compendium of Yin and Zhou Bronze Inscriptions"
shì:* 车樘结。 * 铜锈。 zhì:* 小车耳钩。 * 指器物系绳之处
(translated) carriage pole knot; verdigris; small cart ear hook; place to fasten ropes on objects; point for tying ropes on objects
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""
(translated) Same as 銴
* 柴火。 ～苏（打柴割草）。～尽火传（ chuán ）（柴火烧完，又引燃了后一根柴，火永远不灭。原指人形骸有尽而精神未死，后亦用以喻思想学问、技艺代代相传）
fuel, firewood; salary
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 ->
* 拼音zhān。立侍
(translated) stand in attendance
* 疑同""
(translated) Suspected to be same as ""
* 同""。 * 拼音qiān、jǐn。 * 中国人名用字
(translated) Same as ""; Pinyin: qiān, jǐn; Used in Chinese given names
* 同""
(translated) same as 斳
* 〔九～〕北斗九星（北斗七星加第六星旁的一颗星和北斗勺端的招摇星）
(translated) [in "九鬿"] nine stars of the Big Dipper (the seven stars of the Big Dipper plus a star next to the sixth star and the Yaoguang star at the tip of the Big Dipper handle)
* 读音trít 闭目。[～ 眜]紧闭双眼
(translated) to close the eyes; [in the phrase ～ 眜] to tightly close the eyes
* 同""
(translated) Same as ""
* 羞愧。同""
ashamed, humiliated; shameful
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jīn。中国人名用字
(translated) Used in Chinese personal names
* 人名用字
(translated) Used for personal names
* 均见""
gradually
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 ->