* 〔～朴〕急速
(Cant.) to rush
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* 同"睥"
(same as U+7764 睥) to look askance -- a expression of disdain or despise
* 拼音bì。[～邪] 一种神兽，兽身鸟嘴
(translated) A type of mythical beast with a beast body and bird beak; used in [𧲜邪]
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 ->
* "䡶" 的类推简化字
(translated) Analogically simplified form of "䡶"
* "䌟" 的类推简化字
(translated) Analogy-based simplified form of "䌟"
* "鐴" 的类推简化字
(translated) Analogy-based simplified form of "鐴"
* 古同"壁"，墙。 * 室屋
(translated) Ancient form of "壁", wall; room; house
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 ->
* 古同"埤"，增加
(translated) Anciently, same as "埤", meaning "increase"
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bì。弓末弯曲处
(translated) Bent part at the end of a bow
* 《大正新脩大藏經 密教部 荼羅威儀形色法經》 原文:身光靂電， 焔鬘靡不商
(translated) Body radiance is like thunder and lightning; flaming halo is limitless
* 佛经咒语用字。《 佛说善法方便陀罗尼经》:摩莎呵五波劫～ 六弗巴僧
(translated) Character used for Buddhist mantras
* 中国人名用字
(translated) Character used for Chinese personal names
* 拼音pī。中国人名用字
(translated) Chinese personal name character
* 拼音bì。中国人名用字
(translated) Chinese personal name character
* 金文隶定字， 同"壁"。 字見《殷周金文集成引得》647 頁。 * 金文原形字 出自《殷周金文集成》 第4469器銘文中
(translated) Clerical script form of seal script, same as "壁"; Original form of seal script
* 威～ 爇從容不色蹈烈是篤鴻毛益輕金石愈礭辭正義
(translated) Majestic bearing; awe-inspiring demeanor; unwavering firmness, intensifying lightness and hardness; righteous and just words
* 读音bịch 义未详
(translated) Meaning unknown; pronunciation bìch
* 拼音pǐ
(translated) Pinyin is pǐ
* 拼音pì。中国人名用字
(translated) Pinyin pì; Used in Chinese personal names
* 拼音bì。中国人名用字
(translated) Pronunciation is bì; Used in Chinese personal names
* 同"嶭"
(translated) Same as "嶭"
* 同"廦"
(translated) Same as "廦"
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"擘"
(translated) Same as "擘"
* 同"熚"。象声词
(translated) Same as "熚"; onomatopoeic word
* 同"璧"
(translated) Same as "璧"
* 同"糵"。一说同"檗"
(translated) Same as "糵"; Alternatively, same as "檗"
* 同"繴"
(translated) Same as "繴"
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"臂"
(translated) Same as "臂"
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"蔇"
(translated) Same as "蔇"
* 同"蘖"。《观自在菩萨如意轮念诵仪轨》: 萨嚩他引欠搵娜～二合底娑颇三合囉呬引誐誐曩剑娑嚩二
(translated) Same as "蘖"
* 同"躠"
(translated) Same as "躠"
* 同"辟"
(translated) Same as "辟"
* 同"辟"。法
(translated) Same as "辟"; law
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 ->
* 古同"霹"。 * 古同"劈"，破开
(translated) Same as "霹"; Same as "劈", to split open
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"鷿"
(translated) Same as "鷿"
* 同"鸊"
(translated) Same as "鸊"
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"鼊"
(translated) Same as "鼊"
* 同"𩼎"
(translated) Same as “𩼎”
* 同"襞"
(translated) Same as 襞;
* 古同"躄"
(translated) Same as 躄
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"𧲜"
(translated) Suspected to be same as "𧲜"
* 在布、皮、石头等物上把刀反复摩擦几下，使锋利。 ～刀
(translated) To sharpen a knife by repeatedly rubbing it on cloth, leather, or stone
* 拼音bì。中国人名用字。 疑同"𤃎"
(translated) Used in Chinese given names; suspected to be the same as "𤃎"
* 拼音pì。中国人名用字
(translated) Used in Chinese personal names
* 拼音bì。中国人名用字
(translated) Used in Chinese personal names
* 中国人名用字
(translated) Used in Chinese personal names
* 中国人名用字。,bì,bó
(translated) Used in Chinese personal names
* 中国人名用字
(translated) Used in Chinese personal names
* 中国人名用字
(translated) Used in Chinese personal names
* 拼音bì 中国人名用字
(translated) Used in Chinese personal names
* 韩国古籍用字
(translated) Used in ancient Korean texts
* 《异体字字典》→ 同"壁"。[ 关键文献]《隶辨． 卷六．偏旁． 土字》 * 中国人名用字
(translated) Variant form of "壁"; Used in Chinese personal names
* 拼音bì。一种捕鸟兽的工具
(translated) a tool for catching birds and animals
* 拼音bì。见dict.tw。 一种鱼。《閩書》魚。背有肉二片， 乾之，名金絲鯗
(translated) a type of fish; according to 《閩書》, it"s a fish with two pieces of meat on its back, which can be dried and is called *jīnsī xiǎng*
* "鷿" 的类推简化字
(translated) analogically simplified form of "鷿"
* 古同"霹"
(translated) ancient form of "霹"
* 古同"陴"
(translated) ancient form of 陴
* 古同"擘"
(translated) anciently the same as "擘"
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bì。 * 竹～。 * 捕鸟的器具
(translated) bamboo implement; bird trap
* 同"劈"
(translated) chop; split
* 半生半熟的饭
(translated) half-cooked rice
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 ->
* 犁耳，装在铧上的铁板，使耕开的土壤翻转并破碎
(translated) moldboard wing; iron plate on the moldboard to turn over and break up the plowed soil
* 拼音pò。网
(translated) net
* 同"㱸"
(translated) same as "㱸"
* 同"僻"
(translated) same as "僻"
* 同"孽"
(translated) same as "孽"
* 同"孽"。 * 拼音niè。 * 中国人名用字
(translated) same as "孽"; used in Chinese personal names
* 同"辟"。 * 拼音pì
(translated) same as "辟"
* 同"𧲜"
(translated) same as "𧲜"
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"𨐨"
(translated) same as "𨐨"
* 同"躄"
(translated) same as 躄; lame; crippled
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bó。小而硬的豆
(translated) small, hard bean
* 《廣韻》："，豆中小硬者，出《新字林》。博厄切。"
(translated) small, hard kernels in beans
* 读音vích 乌龟
(translated) turtle
* 古书上说的龟一类的动物："影蛾池中有～龟。"
(translated) turtle-like animal mentioned in ancient books
* 拼音pì。走
(translated) walk
píng:* 古同"枰"，枰仲木。 bò:* 古同"檗"
Alternate form of 蘗: stump, sprout
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 ->
* 〔～鷉（ tī ）〕一种水鸟，比鸭稍小，脚近尾端，翅短小，不善飞行，极会潜水，常成群游于水面，受惊即潜入水中。亦作"鸊鵜"。俗称"油鸭"
Podiceps ruficolus (a kind of duck)
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"避"
Semantic variant of 避: avoid; turn aside; escape; hide
* 拼音pì。水中陆地
a dry land in a river; an islet, tributary stream; an affluent stream
* "鸊" 的简体字。 * 拼音pì。 * "～鷉" 一种水鸟，比鸭稍小， 脚近尾端，翅短小， 不善飞行，极会潜水， 常成群游于水面，受惊即潜入水中。 亦作"鸊鵜"。 俗称"油鸭"
a kind of bird resembling the duck; much smaller
* 古同"鸊"
a kind of bird resembling the duck; much smaller
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 ->
* 一种能自动翻盖的捕鸟器
a kind of fishing-net
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 ->
bì:* 从肩到手腕的部分。 ～力。～腕。～肘。左膀右～。助你一～之力。 bei:* 〔胳～〕见"胳"
arm
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 ->
* 躲，设法躲开。 ～雨。～暑。～世。～讳。回～。～重就轻。～世绝俗。 * 防止。 ～免。～孕。～嫌。～雷针
avoid; turn aside; escape; hide
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 ->
* 〔洴～〕见"洴"
bleach; wash, clean
* 漆布。 * 古代车前横木上的覆盖物："主人乘恶车，白狗～。"
cover
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 ->
* 对事物的偏爱成为习惯。 ～习。～好（ hào ）。～性。～爱。～痼（久治不愈的疾病）。洁～。 * 中医指饮水不消的病。 * 古同"痞"，痞块
craving, weakness for; indigestion
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 ->
* 跛脚："民家有～者，槃散行汲。" * 〔～～〕行进不止的样子，如"奇俊无少年，日车何～～！" * 仆倒："迷闷～地。"
cripple, lame
pī:* 用刀斧或强力破开。 ～杀。～刺。～成两半。 * 雷电击坏或击毙。 天打雷～。 * 冲着，正对着。 ～头盖脑。 * 两个斜面合成的纵截面呈三角形的简单机械，刀、斧、楔子等各种切削工具的刃都属于这一类（亦称"尖劈"）。 pǐ:* 分开。 ～柴。～成三股。 * 分裂，使从原物上分开。 把菜帮儿～下来。 * 腿或手指等过分叉开。 ～叉
cut apart, split, chop
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 ->
* 古书上指当归。 * 〔～荔〕常绿灌木，茎蔓生，果实球形，可做淀粉，捣汁可做饮料。简称"薜"，如"～萝"。 * 古书上指野麻
evergreen shrubs, ligusticum
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 ->
* 宠幸。 ～爱。便～。～幸。～人
favorite; a minion
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 ->
* 衣服和肠、胃等内部器官上的褶子。 皱～。胃～。 * 摺叠衣裙
fold, pleat, crease
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 ->
* 砖
glazed tiles, bricks
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 ->
bì:* 君主。 复～。 * 指君主招来，授予官职。 ～召。～引。～书。～除（征召推举授官）。～举。 * 古同"避"，躲，设法躲开。 * 古同"睥"，睥睨。 pì:* 开发建设。 开～。 * 驳斥，排除。 ～邪。～谣。～蠹。 * 透彻。 精～。透～。鞭～入里。 * 法，刑。 大～（古代指死刑）
law, rule; open up, develop
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 ->
* 打比方。 ～如。～犹。～若。～语。～喻（比喻）。 * 领悟。 * 晓谕。 ～解。～说（晓示述说）
metaphor, simile, example
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"辟"
open; settle, develop, open up
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 ->
* 偏，距离中心地区远的。 偏～。～静。～陋。～野。～远。穷乡～壤。 * 不常见的。 冷～。生～。 * 性情古怪，不合群。 孤～。怪～。乖～。～戾。～性
out-of-the-way, remote; unorthodox
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 ->
* 墙。 四～。～报。～画。～挂。～毯。～橱。～灯。铜墙铁～。 * 指某些物体内部的表层。 胃～。肠～。 * 陡削的山崖。 峭～。～立。 * 军营的围墙。 ～垒。坚～清野。作～上观（坐观双方成败，不帮助任何一方）。 * 星名，二十八宿之一
partition wall; walls of a house
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 ->
* 平圆形中间有孔的玉，古代在典礼时用作礼器，亦可作饰物。 * 美玉的通称。 ～人（即"玉人"，指容貌秀美的人）。～日（像璧玉一样圆而亮的太阳）。～月
piece of jade with hole in it
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 ->
* 拼音bài。 * 山谷狭隘处。 * 山谷间的田
shapes of the mountain, the strategic and dangious gorge, (a dialect) field in between of the valleys