* 拼音xū。捕鱼的竹笼， 鱼可进而不可出
(translated) bamboo fish trap; bamboo cage for fishing, allowing fish to enter but not exit
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* 下巴上的胡须："接其鬓，擪其～。"
(translated) beard on the chin
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xuàn。腮后
(translated) behind the gills
* 读音xiêu 仁慈的
(translated) benevolent; kind; merciful
* 拼音huì。大脑袋
(translated) big head
* 拼音wú。大头
(translated) big head
* 黑
(translated) black
* 拼音guāng。耳后骨
(translated) bone behind the ear
* 拼音lán。[～䫮] 俯首的样子
(translated) bowing appearance
* 读音hển 喘息
(translated) breathing heavily; panting
* 明
(translated) bright
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 ->
* 读音hyeop。 * 雕花紋， 繡花紋也
(translated) carved floral pattern; embroidered floral pattern
* 拼音sè。面颊
(translated) cheek
* 拼音kǎn。颊疾
(translated) cheek disease
* 金文隶定字， 同"景"。 字見《殷周金文集成引得》347 頁。 * 金文原形字 出自《殷周金文集成》 第2826器銘文中
(translated) clerical script form, same as "景"; original form in bronze inscriptions
* 拼音lèi。土块
(translated) clod of earth
* 拼音pín。蟑螂
(translated) cockroach
* 拼音hōng。昏迷
(translated) coma
* 《唐大荐福寺故寺主翻经大徳法藏和尚传》: 荐推帝诺曰兪仍～新刹周罗遂落夐常科
(translated) constructing
* "縣" 的讹字
(translated) corrupted form of "縣"
* 拼音xié。"襭"、"擷"之譌。 明·周拱辰《 聖雨齋詩餘·卷之一· 踏莎行·哭陸仲昭》：" 玉樹剛摧，蘭英猶～， 騒魂何處空悲咽。"
(translated) corrupted form of "襭" and "擷"
* "觌" 的讹字， * 从"覿"错讹
(translated) corrupted form of "觌"; corrupted form of "覿"
* "颠" 的讹字
(translated) corrupted form of "颠"
* "𩖄"的讹字
(translated) corrupted form of "𩖄"
* 读音khoạch 咳嗽
(translated) cough
* 拼音sěn。[䫖～] 懦弱的样子
(translated) cowardly appearance; timid look
* 拼音péi。曲颐
(translated) crooked chin
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 ->
* 头不正
(translated) crooked head
* 头不正
(translated) crooked head; tilted 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 ->
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nǐng。头顶
(translated) crown of the head
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 ->
* 〔～涣〕（水）深而清澈，如"混瀚～～，流映扬焆。"
(translated) deep and clear (of water), as in "Xuan Huan"
* 拼音tuì。痴呆
(translated) dementia
* 鼻子高，眼睛深陷的样子
(translated) describes a high nose and deep-set eyes
* 拼音yǔn。面急～～
(translated) describes a hurried facial expression
* 《文選注· 賦丙》："山小而高曰岑甝虪，麋麖。"
(translated) describes a mountain that is small but high
* 拼音qiú。[～～]同" 俅俅"，恭顺的样子
(translated) describing a respectful and obedient manner; compliant manner
* 读音nhờn 看不起，瞧不起
(translated) despise; scorn; look down upon
* 拼音má。[～䫗] 难语
(translated) dialectal word, e.g., [𩔶䫗]; obscure word
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
* 〈方〉[～子]皮肤上因冻、皴而裂的口子。江淮官话
(translated) dialectal: [𫖞子] fissure on skin from frostbite or chapping
* 〈方〉額。古方言
(translated) dialectal: forehead
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
* 〈方〉头骨。冀鲁官话
(translated) dialectal: skull
* 散乱的（一说斑白的）："须发薴顇兮～鬓白。"
(translated) disordered; alternatively described as streaked with white
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bửa， 分割，劈开
(translated) divide; split open
* 拼音měng。[～] 头昏
(translated) dizzy head
* 头昏；发呆。闽语
(translated) dizzy; in a daze
* 拼音xié。门声
(translated) door sound
* 拼音mí。[～] 垂下头的样子
(translated) drooping head
* 拼音xù。用丝线扎成的下垂的装饰品。 西南官话、吴语
(translated) drooping ornament made of silk thread (Southwestern Mandarin, Wu Chinese)
* 〔痴～〕不聪明
(translated) dull-witted
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 ->
* 读音màng， 期许，期望， 愿望。（～tang）庙宇
(translated) expectation; hope; wish; temple; shrine
* 受不經 鑿空捏虛 巴歌夥～ 於雪曲
(translated) fabricated; baseless; used in folk songs
* 跌。 ～下水中。 * 摔。 ～碎了玉盘。 * 顿脚："玉笋频搓，绣鞋重～。"
(translated) fall; tumble; to stamp one"s foot: "jade shoots are frequently rubbed, and embroidered shoes heavily stamp."
* 拼音hǒng。肥胖
(translated) fat; obese
* 读音rựa 劈柴刀
(translated) firewood cleaver
* 循焉爾。 反是者。之於志也。 盖～然小而已焉爾
(translated) following it, that"s all; opposing this; probably insignificantly small
* 拼音àn。额头
(translated) forehead
* 福
(translated) fortune; blessing
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
* 《佛顶大白伞盖陀罗尼经》: 鬘白衣母 多罗～ 蹙相
(translated) frowning expression
* 光润而美的样子
(translated) glossy and beautiful appearance
* 光润而美的样子
(translated) glossy and beautiful appearance
* 拼音diān。 * 坟。 * 同"颠"
(translated) grave; same as "颠"
* 《妙法莲华经释文》:～ 口没反慈恩云三苍头无毛也通俗文白
(translated) hairless (according to San Cang); vernacular term
* 拼音jīng。[～] 头不正
(translated) head not straight
* 拼音máng。头貌
(translated) head shape
* 拼音yòu。 * 头颤动。 * yòu转动。 西南官话
(translated) head trembles; to turn (Southwestern Mandarin dialect)
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gǎo。头。 同"颗"
(translated) head; same as "颗"
* 拼音bì。 * 闽语。 躲，躲藏。 * bì躲； 躲藏。闽语。[～]捉迷藏。 闽语
(translated) hide; conceal; dodge; evade. Min dialect
* 拼音ào。[～顤] 头高
(translated) high 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 ->
* 读音đồi 丘陵，山坡
(translated) hills; slopes
* 读音ngọng 口齿不清
(translated) indistinct speech
* 读音jeon（전）。 颠倒
(translated) inverted; reversed; upside down
* 读音dẻm 开玩笑
(translated) joke; tease; kid
* 拼音ké。中国人名用字
(translated) ké; Used in Chinese personal names
* 跛足不正
(translated) lame and misaligned
* 拼音dāo。[～䫧] 大脸
(translated) large face; refers to "dāolóu" (𩕯䫧)
* 脸长
(translated) long face
* 《佛祖歴代通载》: 说生死之趣非此～乎老子曰既知其子复守其母没身不殆又曰
(translated) meaning of life and death
* 拼音ǎo（ 见《汉语大字典》）， 瓜蔓
(translated) melon vine
* 拼音yān。骨头名
(translated) name of a bone
* 山名
(translated) name of a mountain
* 拼音tóu。地狱名
(translated) name of hell
* 拼音lù。项
(translated) nape
* 读音rún 与rốn 肚脐
(translated) navel
* 拼音yào。颈项不能随意扭动
(translated) neck cannot be twisted freely
* 昏昧
(translated) obscure
* 蓫， 抽陸切，詩曰言采其蓫牛～ 也。又音逐， 馬尾草也。 * 藬， 他雷切，牛～ 也。江東有髙尺餘葉長而銳花紫縹色可淋以為飲
(translated) ox-tongue (plant name), as mentioned in Book of Odes "采其蓫牛～"; horse-tail grass, also pronounced zhú; ox-tongue (plant in Jiangdong), tall, sharp leaves, purple-blue flowers, used for beverage
* 拼音wán。痹病
(translated) paralytic disease
* 拼音wài。人名。 汉有北平康侯～
(translated) personal name
* 拼音xiē。目不明
(translated) poor eyesight
* 读音utsubusu， 俯卧
(translated) prone; lie prostrate
* 读音dính， 义未详
(translated) pronounced as dính; meaning unknown
* 拼音bì。眥
(translated) pronounced bì, defined as 眥
* 读音dùi， 扎
(translated) pronounced dùi; pierce; stab
* 拼音xiàng
(translated) pronounced xiàng
* 拼音tǎn。面平
(translated) pronunciation tǎn; flat surface
* 拼音chāi。颐旁
(translated) radical beside "颐"
* 读音vênh 抬起头
(translated) raise head
* 拼音áng。昂头。 疑同"昂"
(translated) raise head; suspected to be same as "昂"
* 〔肸（ xī ）～〕即"月氏"，中国古西域国名
(translated) refers to "Yuezhi", an ancient country name in the Western Regions of China; specifically used in "肸蝢" (Xī-xiě)
* pó ㄆㄛˊ 〔㰋（ pín ）～〕古书说的一种水果。亦作"㰋婆"
(translated) refers to a kind of fruit mentioned in ancient books, often in the form "㰋櫇"; also written as "㰋婆"
* 拼音lǐng。 * "～" 箱笼之类。 * 装小鱼虾之类的小竹器。 粤语
(translated) related to boxes, baskets, etc.; small bamboo container for holding small fish and shrimp, etc. (Cantonese)