* 拼音jù。静
(translated) quiet; still
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* 拼音guǐ。雨鬼
(translated) rain ghost
* 拼音chà。 * [罗～] 又作"罗刹"。 * 佛经中对恶鬼的称呼。 * 古国名， 在今印度尼西亚加里曼丹岛的东面
(translated) rakshasa (evil spirit in Buddhist scriptures); name of an ancient country located east of Kalimantan Island in present-day Indonesia
* 《大正新脩大藏經 續諸宗部 薄草子口決》 原文:論語譬如北辰居其所向。 眾星共之。魁鬿～
(translated) related to "魁鬿"
* 同"䰡"
(translated) same as "䰡"
* 同"䰬"
(translated) same as "䰬"
* 同"䰱"
(translated) same as "䰱" (lǐ)
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 ->
kuì:* 同"媿（愧）"。慚愧。 duǐ:* 〔謉諢〕诙谐话。 tuí:* 谦逊。 uǐ:* 同"詭"
(translated) same as "媿 (愧)"; [謉諢] humorous words; humble; same as "詭"
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"庡"。 * 拼音kǎi。 * 隐
(translated) same as "庡"; hidden
* 同"旋"
(translated) same as "旋"
* 同"聭"
(translated) same as "聭"
* 同"騩"
(translated) same as "騩"
* 同"鬼"
(translated) same as "鬼"
* 同"鬿"
(translated) same as "鬿"
* 同"魙"
(translated) same as "魙"
* 同"𠑖"
(translated) same as "𠑖"
* 同"𡎢"
(translated) same as "𡎢"
* 同"𡦶"
(translated) same as "𡦶"
* 同"𣳢"
(translated) same as "𣳢"
* 同"𤚥"。 * 拼音mán
(translated) same as "𤚥"
* 同"𤽶"
(translated) same as "𤽶"
* 同"𧥓"
(translated) same as "𧥓"
* 同"𩱺"
(translated) same as "𩱺"
* 同"𩱻"
(translated) same as "𩱻"
* 同"𩲠"
(translated) same as "𩲠"
* 同"𩲺"
(translated) same as "𩲺"
* 同"𩳐"
(translated) same as "𩳐"
* 同"𩳖"
(translated) same as "𩳖"
* 同"𩴓"
(translated) same as "𩴓"
* 同"𩴯"
(translated) same as "𩴯"
* 同"傩"
(translated) same as Nuó
* 古同"尬"
(translated) same as awkward
* 同"尴"
(translated) same as awkward; embarrassed
* 同"魅"
(translated) same as charm
* 同"魅"
(translated) same as demon
* 同"䰩"
(translated) same as 䰩; same as loach
* 同"巍"
(translated) same as 巍
* 同"蜮"
(translated) same as 蜮
* 同"馈"
(translated) same as 馈
* 同"魀"
(translated) same as 魀
* 同"魄"
(translated) same as 魄
* 同"魅"
(translated) same as 魅
* 同"魅"
(translated) same as 魅; same as spirit; same as goblin; same as demon
* 同"麓"
(translated) same as 麓
* 拼音qú。 * 亚。 * 鬼怪名
(translated) secondary; name of a ghost or monster
* 见"謉"
(translated) see "謉"
* 读音coi。 * 看。 * 看待。 * 看管
(translated) see; regard; supervise
* 拼音tuì。苦热病
(translated) severe heat illness
* 拼音zhǔ。 矬矮小鬼虐厉鬼之类也
(translated) short, small ghosts; cruel, fierce ghosts, etc
* "𩴵" 的类推简化字
(translated) simplified form of "𩴵" by analogy
* 读音합 盤覈之爰招亦幾核實禹鼎昭揭～魅必無遁形魯
(translated) spirit; demon; charm; enchantment
* 拼音liào。惊
(translated) startled; to be alarmed
* 怪石。 * 精怪名
(translated) strange rock; name of a mythical being
* 读音ngói， 意为"瓦"
(translated) tile
* 拼音yàn。污触
(translated) to defile by touching; to taint by touching
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còi，[ 撟～]鳴笛。[～]吹笛
(translated) to sound a whistle; to play the flute
* 扭转， 转弯
(translated) twist; turn
* 拼音dǐ。丑
(translated) ugly
* 拼音zhuàn。醜貌
(translated) ugly appearance
* 拼音yào。面貌丑的样子
(translated) ugly appearance
* 拼音zhá。面貌丑
(translated) ugly appearance
* 拼音kuí。中国人名用字
(translated) used in Chinese given names
* "𩴑"的异体字
(translated) variant form of "𩴑"
* "𩳤"的异体字
(translated) variant of "𩳤"
* 拼音huì。 * 车转。 * huì旋转。 闽语
(translated) wheel rotation; rotate (Min dialect)
kuǐ:* 〔～磊〕ａ．（石）高低不平，如"萧条疾帆流，～～冲波白。"ｂ．喻郁积在心中的气愤或愁闷，如"不用浇～～，我怀无不平。"均亦作"磈礧"。 wěi:* 〔～硊〕（山石）突兀险峻。 * 高峻："苍苍中条山，厥形极奇～。"
Acquired from 䃬: rocky; plenty of stones and rocks (same as 䃬) piles of rugged stones; lumpy and uneven rocks
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"䫏"，古代驱疫鬼时扮神的人所戴的面具
Acquired from 䫏 䫑: good; nice; fine; (same as U+4ACF 䫏; non-standard form of 䫑) ugly, physical or moral deformity, the mask wearing by one who is driven away spirits
* 〔～师〕北斗星。 * 汤匙
Polaris, the north star
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"化"
Semantic variant of 化: change, convert, reform; -ize
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 ->
* 传说中的鬼名
Semantic variant of 聻: death of a disembodied spirit; depraved
* 古文鬼字
Semantic variant of 鬼: ghost; spirit of dead; devil
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 ->
* 同"魁"
Semantic variant of 魁: chief; leader; best; monstrous
* 魑的异体字
Semantic variant of 魑: a mountain demon resembling a tiger
* 拼音chì。鬼怪
a fierce ghost; a malicious spirit; evil spirits
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wèi。[阿～] 同"阿魏"， 一种消积、杀虫、 解毒的中药
a kind of herb; Asafoetida
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 ->
* 〔魍～〕见"魍"
a kind of monster
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 ->
* 〔魍魎〕见"魍"。 * 精不明。宋曾慥
a kind of monster
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 ->
* 〔～魅〕传说中指山林里能害人的怪物，如"～～魍魉"（指各种各样的坏人）
a mountain demon resembling a tiger
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 ->
* 同"蜮"
a mythical creature said hurl san
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 ->
guī:* 〔～山〕山名，中国河南省洛阳市西谷口山的古称。 wěi:* 古人名用字。 huì:* 墙壁
a room; the wall of a house a man"s name
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kuǐ。 * 头不正。 * 大
a wry neck, a large head
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 ->
kuì:* 同"愧"。 ch:* 同"醜"。 * 姓
ashamed, conscience-stricken
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 ->
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 ->
* kuì ㄎㄨㄟˋ 羞惭。 羞～。惭～。～色。～怍（惭愧）。～疚。～赧（因羞愧而脸红）。～悔。问心无～
ashamed, conscience-stricken
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 ->
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 ->
* 古书上说的一种毛浅而赤黄、形似小熊的野兽。 * 姓
bear
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 ->
* 暗。 ～黑。黑～～
black
* 为首的，居第一位的。 ～首。～星（ａ．北斗星中第一星，又第一星至第四星的总称；ｂ．中国神话中所说的主宰文章兴衰的神）。～元。罪～祸首。夺～。 * 高大。 身～力壮。～梧。～伟
chief; leader; best; monstrous
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 ->
sōu:* 草名。即茜草。 * 春天打猎。 * 检阅；军事演习。 * 聚集。 * 搜集；寻求。 * 隐匿。 huì:* 同"䕇"
collect, gather, assemble; seek; spring hunt; assemble for war
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 ->
* 宗教或神话传说中指害人性命、迷惑人的恶鬼，喻邪恶的势力。 ～王。～爪。～怪。～鬼。～掌。～窟。恶～。妖～。病～。 * 不平常，奇异的。 ～力。～术。～怔（举动异常，像有精神病。"怔"读轻声）。～法
demon, evil spirits; magic power
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 ->
* 〔～魉〕传说中的一种怪物，如"魑魅～～"（喻各种各样的坏人）
demons, mountain spirits
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 ->
* 传说中造成旱灾的鬼怪。 旱～
drought demon
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 ->
* 珍奇。 ～异。～丽。～奇。～宝。～玮。～岸。～意琦行（赞颂卓越超人的思想和行为）。 * 次于玉的石头
extraordinary, fabulous; rose
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xìng。鬼
ghost; a star
* 某些宗教或迷信的人所说的人死后的灵魂。 ～魂。～魅。～蜮（①鬼怪；②阴险害人的）。 * 阴险，不光明。 ～话。～黠。～胎。 * 对人的蔑称或憎称。 酒～。烟～。～子。吝啬～。 * 恶劣，糟糕（限做定语） ～天气。 * 机灵，敏慧（多指小孩子） ～精灵。 * 表示爱昵的称呼。 小～。机灵～。 * 星名，二十八宿之一
ghost; spirit of dead; devil
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"神"
god; spirit; immortal, mountain deity
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 ->
kuǐ:* 〔～儡〕①木偶戏里的木头人；②喻徒有虚名，被人操纵的人或组织，如"～～政权"。 guī:* 怪异。 ～奇（亦作"瑰奇"）。 * 独立的样子。 ～然独立
great, gigantic; puppet
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 ->
* 高大。 ～峨。～焕（高大壮观）。～然。～～。崔～
high, lofty, majestic, eminent
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 ->
wěi:* 高峻的样子。 * 姓。 kuí:* 姓
high; lofty; 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 ->
* 〔崔～〕见"崔"。 * 高大
high; rugged, rocky, precipitous
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
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 ->
* 〔～力〕很能吸引人的力量。 * 传说中的鬼怪。 鬼～
kind of forest demon, elf
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 ->
* 古代宫门上的楼台。 ～阙（古代宫门上所建的巍然高出的台阙，因下边两旁有悬布法令的地方，所以亦用来代指朝廷）。 * 中国周代诸侯国名，在今河南省北部、陕西省东部、山西省西南部和河北省南部等地。 * 中国历史上的三国之一。 * 中国历史上的北朝之一。 北～。～碑（北朝碑刻的统称）。 * 姓
kingdom of Wei; surname
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 ->
* 落叶乔木。木材可供建筑和制家具。花蕾可做黄色染料。 ～火（用槐木取火）。～序。～楝（ａ．中国周代朝廷种三槐九棘，公卿大夫分坐其下，后因以"槐棘"指三公或三公之位；ｂ．指听讼的处所。均亦称"棘槐"）。～鼎（喻三公）。 * 姓
locust tree
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 ->