* 同"𪊍"
(translated) same as "𪊍"
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比 * "𪌽" 的类推简化字。 * 拼音hún 西南官话。 * 含糊； 意义不明：话不要说得太～， 叫人操不倒。 * 完整：～ 颗～颗的苞谷子。 * 饱满； 壮实；结实： 那娃长得好～。 * 都； 全：他们～ 是城头人
(translated) analogically simplified form of "𪌽"; vague; unclear meaning; complete; whole; full; sturdy; solid; all
* 拼音lù。[～] 同[鹿]
(translated) Same as "鹿"
* 拼音lù。狢～， 古族名
(translated) ancient tribe name: Hé-𤡊
* 玉
jade
* 《续一切经音义》: 拾穗也又从禾作～下是汁反考声敛也切韵云取拾也从手给省
(translated) gleaning ears of grain; pick up and gather
* 疑同"麂"。中国人名用字
(translated) Suspected to be same as "麂"; Used in Chinese personal names
* 拼音yǎo。幼麋
a young tailed deer
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"表"
(translated) same as 表
jūn:* 獐子。 * 春秋时国名。都今陕西省白河县东南。 * 春秋时地名。 qún:* 成群。 ～至。～集（聚集，群集）。 * 通"稛"。捆绑
general name for the hornless deer; to collect to band together
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 ->
* 竹箱。 书～。 * 〔～～〕形容下垂。 * 用竹篾编的盛零碎东西的小篓
a box, a basket
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 ->
* 见"騼"
(translated) same as "騼"
* 粤音pāi。 * 螺丝刀
(translated) Cantonese pronunciation pai; screwdriver
* 古同"粗"："得～亡精。"
coarse, rough, rude
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 ->
* 古同"麋"
(translated) same as 麋
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 ->
* 〔～鹿〕哺乳动物，比牛大，毛淡褐色，雄的有角，角像鹿，尾像驴，蹄像牛，颈像骆驼，但从整体看哪种动物都不像，原产中国，是一种珍贵的稀有兽类。俗称"四不像"
elk; surname
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 ->
* 拼音páo。 * 鸣叫。 * 同"咆"
(translated) to roar; to cry; same as "咆"
* 同"貔"
(translated) Same as "貔"
* 同"儦"
(translated) Same as "儦"
* 同"瀌"。中国人名用字
(translated) Same as "瀌"; Used in Chinese personal names
* 《翻梵语》: 卢提迦经应云～卢斯迦 译曰衆所宗重
(translated) universally respected
* 同"鹍"
Semantic variant of 鵾: a bird resembling the crane
* "𥀔" 的讹字
(translated) corrupted form of "𥀔"
* 同"麐"。中国人名用字
(translated) Same as 麐; Used in Chinese given names
* 同"麐（麟）"
(translated) Same as "麒麟" or "麟"
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 ->
* 摇动："三鼓～铎。" * 捞取。 河里失钱河里～
(translated) shake; scoop up
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"钗"。 见《 大般涅槃经》
(translated) Same as 钗
* 拼音fū。 也作"夫諸"、" 夫"。鹿类动物
(translated) Deer-like animal; also written as "夫諸", "夫"
* 古书上指鹿一类的动物，其尾可做拂尘。 ～尾（即"拂尘"）
species of deer
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bèn。雌麋
(translated) female milu deer
* 拼音huán。一种鹿
(translated) a kind of deer
* 拼音ǒu。一种鹿
(translated) a kind of deer
* ：读音かい 《 天治本新撰字鏡小学篇》に"加伊"とある
(translated) Pronunciation is kai
* 同"缾"
(translated) Same as "缾"
* 同"鄜"。 见《 法苑珠林》
(translated) Same as "鄜"; see *Fayuan Zhulin*
* 拼音pí。一种鹿， 比鹿小
(translated) a type of deer, smaller than a deer
* "尘" 的讹字，从"塵"字错写
(translated) corrupted form of "尘"; miswritten form of "塵"
* 同"䃫"
(translated) Same as "䃫"
* 拼音yín。传说中的怪兽， 形状像貉、眼睛像人
a legendary animal; a fox-like animal and with a man"s eyes
* "𣋴" 的俗字。古文"暴"。 * 中国人名用字
(translated) Non-classical form of "𣋴"; ancient form "暴"; used in Chinese given names
* 中国人名用字
(translated) Used in Chinese given names
* 拼音páo。山名
(translated) mountain name
* 同"鄜"
(translated) Same as "鄜"
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 ->
* 放在火上煨熟。 * 同"熬"
(translated) To braise over fire; same as "熬"
* 一类含有两个双键的六员环状二酮（含两个羰基）结构的有机化合物
(translated) A class of organic compounds characterized by a six-membered ring diketone structure (containing two carbonyl groups) with two double bonds
* 同"𣬐"
(translated) same as "𣬐"
* 拼音lù。见"𥌮"
(translated) See "𥌮"
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lù。 * 见"罜"。 * 用小网捕取。 * 同"𦋏"
small fish net, to catch fish with small fish net
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"𪊒"
(translated) Same as "𪊒"
lù:* 腹鸣。 biāo:* 古同"膘"，肥肉
(translated) stomach rumbling; ancient form of "膘", fat
* 音义未详。 出自刘向《请雨华山赋》
(translated) Pronunciation and meaning are unknown; from Liu Xiang"s "Rhapsody on Praying for Rain at Mount Hua"
* 同"麅"
(translated) Same as roe deer
* 同"䫌"
(translated) Same as "䫌"
* 拼音cā。鹿貌
(translated) deer-like appearance
* 拼音shí
(translated) Pronunciation is shí
* 同"麕"
(translated) Same as "麕"
* 同"麕"。中国人名用字
(translated) Same as "麕" (jūn); Used in Chinese personal names
* 同"丽"
(translated) same as 丽
* 同"鲣"
(translated) same as "鲣"
* 读音cun，（～cút） 鷃（一种鸟）
(translated) a kind of bird
* 中国人名用字
(translated) Used in Chinese personal names
* 金文隶定字。 地名。字見《 殷周金文集成引得》648頁。 * 金文原形字 出自《殷周金文集成》 第6007器銘文中
(translated) Liding script form of bronze inscription; place name; Original form of bronze inscription
* 同"洒"
(translated) Same as 洒
* 拼音lù。纯
pure; unallyed, honest; simple, purely
* 拼音gùn。纯黑色
pure black, to omit, to forget, to wonder about doing nothing
lì:* 成对的。后作"儷"。 * 结伴而行。 * 经过。 * 跨越。 * 并排驾两匹牲口。 * 匹，品配。唐劉禹錫 * 附着。 * 施，加。 * 中，正着目标。 * 连接。 * 系；缠缚。 * 椽柱之类。后作"欐"。 * 美好；美妙。 * 华丽。 * 光华。 * 书法用语。唐竇臮 * 思虑。 * 古县名。 * 姓。 lí:* 〔魚麗〕也作"魚𣀷"。古战阵名。 * 通"罹"。①遭遇，落入。 * 古诸侯国名。宋羅泌 lǐ:* 数目。 * 同"欚"。大船名。 sī:* 同"斯"。析
beautiful, magnificent, elegant
lì:* 成对的。后作"儷"。 * 结伴而行。 * 经过。 * 跨越。 * 并排驾两匹牲口。 * 匹，品配。唐劉禹錫 * 附着。 * 施，加。 * 中，正着目标。 * 连接。 * 系；缠缚。 * 椽柱之类。后作"欐"。 * 美好；美妙。 * 华丽。 * 光华。 * 书法用语。唐竇臮 * 思虑。 * 古县名。 * 姓。 lí:* 〔魚麗〕也作"魚"。古战阵名。 * 通"罹"。①遭遇，落入。 * 古诸侯国名。宋羅泌 lǐ:* 数目。 * 同"欚"。大船名。 sī:* 同"斯"。析
beautiful, magnificent, elegant
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 ->
* 拼音hùn。 * 角圆。 * 兽角
(ancient form) unbroken firewood, complete; whole; general, round horn, animal"s horns, a whole horn
* 機器上圓柱形能旋轉的東西。 ～軸。皮～。 * 像車輪般很快轉動。 "滿城飛絮～輕塵"。 * 車轂整齊勻一的樣子
turn round, revolve; roller
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"鶛"
(translated) Same as "鶛"; shrike
* 同"𣬕"
(translated) same as "𣬕"
* 同"𨈚"
(translated) Same as "𨈚"
* 拼音bì。鞋
(translated) shoe
* 狡猾。 ～兔（狡猾的兔子）。 * 贪："何～欲之有？" * 古代农具；也作兵器，后作"鑱"
cunning; greedy; crafty
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 ->
* 金文隶定字， 同"繹"。 金文隶定字，豐豐～～。 地名，族名。 字見《殷周金文集成引得》1015 頁。 * 金文原形字 出自《殷周金文集成》 第7531器銘文中
(translated) Lidingscript form, same as "繹"; Place name; clan name; Original form of bronze inscription character
* 魚苗的總稱。 * 古代傳說中的大魚
spawn; roe; fy
Bronze Inscriptions
c. 1200–221 BCE (Shang–Zhou; continues into the Warring States)
Inscriptions cast or engraved on ritual bronzes, especially prominent from the Western Zhou onward; a major source for early political, ritual, and social history.Wikipedia ->
Chu Script
c. 770–221 BCE (Chu, Spring & Autumn–Warring States)
A regional script tradition used in the state of Chu, best known from brush-written bamboo and silk manuscripts with distinctive local forms.Wikipedia ->
Qin Script
c. 475–206 BCE (Qin, Warring States → Qin dynasty)
Qin-area character forms attested on bamboo/wood slips (e.g., Shuihudi, deposited 217 BCE), overlapping chronologically with the standardization of seal script and the emergence of clerical tendencies.Wikipedia ->
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
* 同"麉"
(translated) Same as "麉"
* 同"麉"
(translated) same as "麉"
* "鹿毛"の 意
(translated) deer hair
* 〔～轳〕ａ．安在井上绞起汲水斗的器具；ｂ．机械上的绞盘。 * 〔～～〕象声词，形容车声。 * 〔轱～〕见"轱"
windlass, pulley, capstan; wheel
* 〔～蹄（ tí ）〕一种蹄平正、善登山的良马
fine horse
* 拼音shēng。一种像鹿而较小的兽
an animal as big as a rabbit, a two-year old deer
* 同"麚"
(same as 麚) a stag
* "～麚" 见《增修诗话总龟》 后卷十九
(translated) Used in "𪊝麚"
* 同"䴤"。粤语sāng
(translated) Same as "䴤"; Cantonese: sāng
* 读音nai 鹿
(translated) deer
* 同"表"
(translated) same as "表"
* 同"麇"
(translated) Same as "麇"
* 至
(translated) to
* 同"表"
Semantic variant of 表: show, express, manifest, display
* 同"表"
(translated) Same as "表"
* 读音gài 扣（扣子）， 闩（门）， 设置（机关）
(translated) button; bolt; set
* 拼音piǎo。日暖貌
(translated) appearance of sun"s warmth
* 拼音cū。 * 米不精。 见《广韵． 平声．模韵》。 * 同"粗"
(translated) pronounced as cū; unrefined rice; same as 粗
* 同"襜"
(translated) Same as "襜"
* 同"麅"
(translated) Same as 麅
* 同"攈"
(translated) Same as "攈"
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"爊"
(translated) same as 爊
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"𤇯"
(translated) Same as "𤇯"
* 马鹿，体形高大，栗棕色，耳大而直立，四脚细长，性机警，善奔跑，尾毛色棕黑蓬松。雄的有角，为名贵药材
(translated) Red deer, characterized by its large size, chestnut brown coat, large and erect ears, slender legs, vigilant nature, and swiftness; it has a fluffy brown-black tail; males have antlers, which are prized medicinal material
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 ->
biāo:* 藨草，茎可用来编席或织草鞋。 * 芦苇的花穗。 * 古通"穮"，除草。 pāo:* 莓的一种，可食
(translated) biāo: reed-like grass whose stem can be used for weaving mats or straw sandals; flower spike of reed; anciently same as "穮", meaning to weed; pāo: a type of edible berry
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 ->
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 ->