* 中国人名用字
(translated) Used in Chinese given names
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矢 * 拼音shěn。大鱼
(translated) big fish
* 同"𥏫"
(translated) Same as "𥏫"
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 ->
* 均见"矫"
correct, rectify, straighten out
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cù。画幅
(translated) painting width; painting format
fán:* 同"樊", 马负过重，止而不前; 关鸟兽的笼子 fān:* 同"藩" 篱笆; 筑篱围绕; 边；边缘; 纷杂貌 pán:* 通"鞶" 马腹带; 古地名 1.春秋周京都辖邑，一名阳樊，在今河南省济源市西南 2.樊城的简称 其城在湖北省襄樊市 fàn:* [樊桐]传说中的山名
(translated) same as "樊", overloaded horse stopping; cage for birds and animals; same as "藩", fence; to fence in; border; edge; disorderly appearance; interchangeable with "鞶", horse girth; ancient place name; legendary mountain name
* 拼音cù。〖碌～〗 石地不平貌
rugged land of sand and pebble; poor and barren (of land) (same as 鏃) the barb of an arrow, arrowhead; the head of a javelin
* 拼音yī。黑色美石
a fine black stone
* 蚕在上面做茧的东西，通常用稻草做成。 蚕～。 * 古同"簇"，丛聚
frame on which silkworms spin
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ji， 人名用字
(translated) Pronounced ji; Used in personal names
* 同"射"
(translated) Same as "射"
* 拼音ài。 * 病重呻吟声。 * 瘦弱
the groans or moans from a person in a critical condition
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"㘑"
(translated) Same as "㘑", meaning rumbling sound; thunder; (dialect) to scold; to reprimand
* 羽根。 * 羽初生的样子。 * 同"鍭"。矢名
(translated) feather; the appearance of newly grown feathers; same as "鍭"; arrow name
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 ->
* 疑同"翭"
(translated) Presumably same as "翭"
* 同"䕀"。中国人名用字
(translated) Same as "䕀"; Chinese personal name character
* 古代用于田猎、射礼的一种金鏃齐羽的箭。 * 箭。 * 箭鏃。 * 通"翭"。羽根。也用作量词
arrow
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
Clerical Script
c. 300 BCE–220 CE (emerged late Warring States/Qin; dominant Han)
A practical script that evolved from late Warring States/Qin writing; it matured and became dominant in the Han dynasty, favoring faster, more rectilinear strokes.Wikipedia ->
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
* 读音tré 眯眼
(translated) squint
* 同"𥐆"
(translated) Same as "𥐆"
* 同"䚐"
(translated) same as "䚐"
* 同"𨴒"
(translated) Same as "𨴒"
* 同"𥀃"
(translated) Same as "𥀃"
* 〔～蟍（ lí ）〕蝍蛆的别称，即"蜈蚣虫"
(translated) In "螏蟍", alias of 蝍蛆, i.e., centipede
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"螏"
(translated) Same as "螏"
* 同"𧑎"
(translated) Same as "𧑎"
* 《字海》： 同"颖"。 * 中国人名用字
(translated) Same as "颖" (*Zihai*); Used in Chinese personal names
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 ->
* 金文隶定字。 義不詳。字見《 殷周金文集成引得》594頁。 * 金文原形字 出自《殷周金文集成》 第4317器銘文中
(translated) Clerical script form of a bronze script character; meaning unknown; appears in *Index to Inscriptions from the Yin and Zhou Dynasties Collected in Corpus of Bronze Inscriptions*, page 594; original form in bronze script from the inscription of vessel No. 4317 in *Corpus of Bronze Inscriptions*
* 同"𣱆"
(translated) Same as "𣱆"
* 拼音zú。人名
(translated) personal name
* 癣疥一类的皮肤病
itch
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 ->
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 ->
* 〈喃〉义同"短"
(translated) Vietnamese: same meaning as "短" (short)
* 同"𥐇"
(translated) Same as "𥐇"
* 同"䞧"
(translated) Same as "䞧"
* 拼音jí。疾走
(translated) to walk quickly; to hurry
* 拼音kuǎn。中国人名用字
(translated) Used in Chinese given names
* 同"𤁰"
(translated) Same as "𤁰"
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 ->
* 聚集，丛凑，或丛聚成的堆或团。 ～拥。～聚。～生。～居。花团锦～。 * 〔～新〕极新，常用来形容衣服。 * 量词，用于聚集成团的东西。 一～鲜花
swarm, crowd together, cluster
nǐ:* 《廣韻》魚紀切，上止，疑。 * 准备，打算。 * 古通"拟"，比拟。 * 茂盛貌。草木、庄稼茂盛的样子："黎稷～～" * 众多。 * 迟疑。 * 凝滞。 * 超越本份。 * 草拟，依照。 * 比划。 yì:* 《廣韻》魚記切，去志，疑。 * 迟滞；迟疑。参见"儔儗"。 ài:* 《廣韻》五溉切，去代，疑。 * 《廣韻》海愛切，去代，曉。 * 见"儓儗"。 yí:* 《集韻》魚其切，平之，疑。 * 疑。谓因疑惑不解而羞愧
compare with, draw analogy with
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 ->
* 凝结，气体变为液体或液体变为固体。 ～结。～固。～冻。～集。～脂。～滞。 * 聚集，集中。 ～聚。～重（ zhòng ）。～神（聚精会神）。～思。～眸。～睇（注视）。～练
coagulate; congeal; freeze
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"隸"。 见《 大毘卢遮那成佛经疏》
(translated) Same as 隸
* 读音cộc 。 * [袄～] 短衣。 * 粗鲁。 * 粗糙
(translated) ǎo~: short jacket; crude; coarse
* 同"鍭"
(translated) Same as "鍭"
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jí。[～鑗] 古代作战用的一种铁制器具
(translated) ancient iron combat implement
* 同"𠘞"
(translated) same as "𠘞"
* 疑同"鍭"。 * 拼音hóu 中国人名用字
(translated) Suspected to be the same as 鍭; Used in Chinese personal names
* 同"窥"
(translated) Same as "窥"
* 同"瘤"
Semantic variant of 癅: a swelling, tumor
* 金文隶定字， 同"䠶"。 或"射"。 字見《殷周金文集成引得》882 頁
(translated) Clerical script form of bronze inscription; same as "䠶"; or "射"
* 同"𥘷"
(translated) Same as "𥘷"
* 同"智"
(translated) Same as "wisdom"
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 ->
* 〔～婗（ní ㄋㄧˊ）〕婴儿
compliant, yielding; easy-going a newborn child
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
* 中国人名用字。 疑同"矮" 字
(translated) Used in Chinese personal names; suspected to be the same as "矮"
* 同"𥐋"
(translated) same as "𥐋"
* 拼音zhuó。同"桷"。刺
(translated) same as 桷; prick
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zhì。一种像猪的黄色动物
(translated) a yellow, pig-like animal
* 黑色的美石。 * 黑玉："玉有九色，元（玄）如澄水曰～。" * 黑色的琥珀："琥珀最贵者名曰～，红而微带黑，然昼见则黑，灯光下则红甚也。"
a black stone like jade; jet
* 拼音pú。矮人
(translated) dwarf
* 同"蠮"
(translated) same as "蠮"
* 同"繄"
(translated) Same as "繄"
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 ->
* 箭头。 箭～。 * 形容箭的锋利轻捷："所为贵～矢者，为其应声而至"
arrowhead, barb; swift, quick
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 ->
ài:* 痴呆。 * 惶恐。 * 中止。 yì:* 有见识，懂事。 nǐ:* 古同"拟"
(translated) dementia; apprehensive; to stop; knowledgeable; sensible; same as "拟" in ancient times
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níng。俗"凝"。碑別字
(translated) non-classical form of "凝"; variant character found on stele
* 《一字奇特佛顶经》: 焳～，雄黄
(translated) Realgar
* 拼音tǐ。同"醍"。，酒红色
wine; rich wine, (same as 醍) a kind of reddish wine
* 同"魑"
(translated) Same as 魑
* 同"榭"
(translated) Same as "榭"
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 ->
* 同"槻"
(translated) same as "槻"
* 同"踬"
(non-classical form of 躓) to stumble; to trip, to be frustrated
* 古同"翳"（ａ．眼角膜上所生的障蔽视线的白斑；ｂ．眼生白内障）
a cataract or film over the eye
* 同"蜘"
(translated) Same as "蜘"
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 ->
* 金文隶定字。 人名用字。字見《 殷周金文集成引得》366頁。 * 金文原形字 出自《殷周金文集成》 第5568器銘文中
(translated) Clerical script form of Jinwen; Used in personal names; Original form of Jinwen character
* 同"翳"
(translated) same as "翳"
* 同"𥐇" "𥐉"
(translated) same as "𥐇" "𥐉"
* 金文隶定字， 同"射"。 字見《殷周金文集成引得》711 頁。 * 金文原形字 出自《殷周金文集成》 第349器銘文中
(translated) Clerical script form, same as "射"; Original form in bronze script
* 拼音hóu。 * [～䫗(jiǎ)] 言不止。 * [～䫘(jié)] 大言，扬言
reckless; unrestrained; without limit (said of speech; words, etc.)
* 同"糇"
dry goods, dry provisions
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nì。 * (幼儿) 懂事。 * 没有听见
able to take a correct view of things; to response correctly (said of small children), sound; echo
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zú。敛
(translated) to gather in; to collect; to restrain
* "（疾）"的讹字
(translated) corrupted form of "疾"
* 读音トウ " 知鳥"合字
(translated) Reading tōu; ligature of "知" and "鳥"
* 中国人名用字
(translated) Used in Chinese personal names
* "譺" 的类推简化字
(translated) Simplified form of "譺" by analogy
* 拼音zhǐ。草书的一种笔势
(translated) A type of brush stroke in cursive script
* 中国人名用字
(translated) Used in Chinese personal names
* 同"蜘"
(translated) same as spider
* 同"杂"
(translated) Same as "杂"
* 同"𦖋"
(translated) Same as "𦖋"
* 同"肄"
(translated) same as "肄"
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 ->
yì:* 学习；练习。如：肄习；肄业。 * 检查；査验。 * 蘖；嫩条。 * 余。 * 劳苦。 sì:* 同"（肆）"
learn, practice, study; toil
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"彘"。 * 拼音zhì。 * 姓
(translated) Same as "彘", pig; surname
* 同"糇"
(translated) same as 糇; same as dried provisions; same as parched grain; same as dry food
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trê 鲶鱼
(translated) catfish
* 读音ghẹo 义未详
(translated) Pronunciation: ghẹo; meaning unknown
* 疑同
(translated) suspected to be same as
* ：读音ふぐ 河豚
(translated) Pronounced "fugu"; pufferfish
* 读音so， 义未详
(translated) Pronounced as so; meaning unknown
* [～袼]又作"繄袼"，小兒的圍涎
(translated) infant"s bib; also written as "繄袼"
* 〔～〕（兽）快跑的样子
stupid; foolish
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 ->
* 察。 * 便。 * 难
(translated) discern; convenient; difficult
* 〔九～〕山名，在湖南省。相传是舜安葬的地方；又指九嶷山之神，如："～～缤兮并迎。"。亦作"九疑"
a range of mountains in Hunan province
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"嶷"
(same as 嶷) young kids smart and familiar with human affairs, range of mountains in Hunan Province