* 堵塞："川塞～。" * 崩
(translated) to block up; to collapse
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* 換取。後作"換"。 * 眾多；盛大。 * 文彩鮮明。後作"煥"。 * 渙散；悠閒。後作"渙"。 * 呼喚。後作"喚"。 * 姓
be numerous, brilliant
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 ->
* 同"爽"
(translated) same as "爽"
* 房梁："二门衡～之上皆刻云龙风虎之状。"
(translated) beam
* 同"𭇚"
(translated) Same as "𭇚"
* 同"突"
(translated) Same as "突"
* 同"哭"
(translated) Same as "cry"
* 拼音shàn。 * [～]。 * 行走偏偏倒倒的样子。 * 行走的样子。 * 拼音xiá。 * 同"狭"
to walk in an unsteady way; to swing to and from, to doubt, to suspect
* 拼音shàn。 * [～]。 * 行走偏偏倒倒的样子。 * 行走的样子。 * 拼音xiá。 * 同"狭"
to walk in an unsteady way; to swing to and from, to doubt, to suspect
* 好处，深厚的情谊。 ～爱。～赐。～宠（指帝王对臣下的优遇和宠幸）。～德。～典。～惠。～仇。感～。开～
kindness, mercy, charity
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 ->
* 中国人名用字
(translated) Used in Chinese personal names
* 同"湙"。中国人名用字
(translated) Same as "湙"; Used in Chinese personal names
* 同"奊"
(translated) same as "奊"
* "絥" 的类推简化字
(translated) analogically simplified form of "絥"
* "𧬻" 的类推简化字。 * 拼音tà 滑而欲跌貌。吴语。 打滑～（脚下打滑欲跌）
(translated) Analogical simplified form of "𧬻"; Describing a slippery and about-to-fall state (Wu dialect)
* 同"迹"
Semantic variant of 迹: traces, impressions, footprints
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"奚"
(translated) same as "奚"
* 同"徯"
(translated) same as "徯"
* 同"𦙦"
(translated) same as "𦙦"
* 犬视的样子。 * 鸟展双翅。 * 古书上说的一种像猿的动物
(translated) staring like a dog; wings spread (of a bird); ape-like animal (described in ancient texts)
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"钵"。 见《 五苦章句经》
(translated) Same as 钵; Same as alms bowl
* 狗肉。 * 同"然"
(translated) dog meat; same as "然"
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 ->
* 一种有机化合物，由氨基酸脱水而成，含有羧基和氨基，是一种两性化合物。亦称"胜"
a chemical compound
* 拼音yì。或俗"奕"。《名義》："，余石反。 盛㒵。"
(translated) abundant suds; profuse foam
* 同"军"
(translated) same as "军"
* 读音nhằn，[(nhọc)～]很累， 非常疲倦
(translated) very tired; extremely exhausted
* 的讹字
(translated) corrupted form of *
* 拼音jiá。 * 义未详。 * 讀音ka。 * 同"賀"字。 * "伊～ 留我(i～ruga)"日本地名用字。 在三重縣四日市市大字茂福
(translated) Pronunciation jiá; Meaning unknown; Pronunciation ka; Same as "賀"; Used in the Japanese place name "伊～ 留我 (i～ruga)" in Mofu, Oaza, Yokkaichi City, Mie Prefecture
* 拼音bǐng。中国人名用字
(translated) Chinese given name character
* 疑同"实"。 * 拼音shí。 * 中国人名用字
(translated) Same as "实", suspected to be; Pinyin: shí; Used in Chinese personal names
* 金文隶定字。 人名用字。字見《 殷周金文集成引得》872頁。 * 金文原形字 出自《殷周金文集成》 第2917器銘文中
(translated) Clerical script form of Jinwen character; Used in personal names; Original form in Jinwen script
* 拼音guā。中国人名用字
(translated) Used for Chinese personal names
* 同"砚"
(same as 硯) an in-slab or ink-stone (same as 硜) sound of pebbles or stones rubbing or knocking together
* 拼音yīn。 * 成就。 * 同"禋"
achievement; accomplishment, (non-classical form of 禋) to worship with sincerity and reverence, to offer sacrifices to the Heaven
* 铺垫的东西，垫子、褥子、毯子的通称。 ～褥。～席。～饪（寝褥和烹饪，引申为睡眠和饮食）。绿草如～
a cushion, mattress; wormwood; Skimmia japon
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 ->
* 古代指车毂上包的铁皮、铜皮。 * 车轮
(translated) In ancient times, referred to iron or copper plating on a wheel hub; wheel
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 ->
* 靠着，～靠。～赖。～傍。～托。～重。 * 仗恃。 ～势。～恃。～仗。 * 偏，歪。 不偏不～。 * 随着，和着："使慎夫人鼓瑟，上自～瑟而歌"
rely on, depend on; lean heavily
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 ->
* 疑同"寄"。 * 拼音jì。 * 中国人名用字
(translated) Suspected to be same as "寄"; Pinyin jì; Used in Chinese personal names
* 劝勉，勉励，称赞，表扬。 夸～。～金。～品。～赏。嘉～。～惩。有功者～。 * 为了鼓励或表扬而给予的荣誉或财物等。 受～。发～
prize, reward; give award to
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 ->
* 俗"奊"。来源：《 康熙字典》（增订版）
(translated) non-classical variant of "奊"
* 拼音chuī。中国人名用字
(translated) Used in Chinese personal names
* 同"哂"
(translated) Same as "哂"
yì:* 气逆。 yīn:* 〔～㱊〕感叹；叹息
(translated) adverse flow of qi; sigh; exclamation
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bèi。犬张齿龈貌
(translated) appearance of a dog showing its teeth and gums
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 ->
* 拼音lí。割
(translated) to cut
* 〔～劂〕a。雕刻用的曲刀；b。雕版，刻书
carving or engraving knife; grave
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"澤"
(translated) Same as "澤"
* 光明："奕～" * 累，重：" "～世载德，不忝前人。" * 大："息金消石，往小来～。" * 美貌："张华短章，～～清畅。"
in sequence, orderly; abundant
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 ->
* 兩山夾著的水道（多用作地名）。如：三峽；巫峽；三門峽。 * 指兩山之間。如：峽谷。 * 同"陝"。狹隘
gorge, strait, ravine; isthmus
* 拼音xiá。墙壁
(translated) wall
* 形近"𢈙"
(translated) Visually similar to "𢈙"
* 同"泪"（日本汉字）
tears; weep
* 拼音pá。 * 吴语。 * 分开： 两脚～开。 * 撕开： 把格只烧鸡～开
(translated) Wu dialect: to spread open (legs); to tear open; to rip apart (e.g., roast chicken)
* ：读音さなけ《 享和本新撰字鏡》・《群書類從本新撰字鏡》に" 左奈介"とある。"さなけ"とは、浅い 甕、"淺甕（さらけ）"のことで、 鉄製の鈴の 一種、"鐸（さなげ・さなき）"とは、 関係がない
(translated) shallow crock; also refers to "sara-ke" (淺甕); unrelated to "taku" (鐸, bell)
* fú ㄈㄨˊ 〔～苓〕寄生在松树根上的一种块状菌类植物，皮黑色，有皱纹，内部白色或粉红色；包含松根的称"茯神"，均可入药，亦可食
china root; medicinal fungus
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 ->
* 见"郏"
county in Henan province; 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 ->
* 一种金属元素，银灰色，质硬而轻，耐腐蚀，熔点高。钛合金可用于航天工业和航海工业
titanium
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 ->
* 同"狭"。 * 同"峡"，两山夹水的地方
narrow; mountain pass
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 ->
* 地名。即今中国河南省陝縣，周初為周公、召公分治的界限。 * 陝西省的簡稱。如："陝北"。 * 姓。如明代有陝通
mountain pass; Shaanxi 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 ->
* 拼音qī。见"𢜩"
happy; contented; pleased, fragile, nearly; almost, cunning; crafty
* 古同"漪"
(translated) ancient form of "漪"
* 則其不可冒據也。 尤明矣。謏材～ 器。擔負至重
(translated) insufficient ability; to bear a heavy burden
* ［苦～菜］即苣荬菜。菊科。多年生草本。叶卵状披针形，边缘波状齿裂或羽状分裂。春夏间开黄花。嫩叶作猪饲料。全草入药
a plant name
* 古代指被役使的人："～三百人"。～奴。 * 文言疑问代词，相当于"胡"、"何" ～（为什么）不去也？子将～（什么）先？水～（何处）自至？ * 姓
where? what? how? why?; servant
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 ->
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tì。[宁～] 心安
(translated) peace of mind; feeling at ease
* 修改：dằm 竹、木刺， 刺芒
(translated) Vietnamese: dằm; bamboo or wood splinter; thorn; splinter awn
* 异色增
(translated) enrichment of a different color
* 门，小门。 排～直入（推开门就进去）
door; gate
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"深"
(translated) Same as "深"
* 水流的样子
(translated) appearance of flowing water
* 同"臭"字。 中国人名用字。,xiù
(translated) Same as "臭"; Used in Chinese personal names
* 男女嫁娶。 婚～。～缘。 * 由婚姻关系而结成的亲属。 ～亲。联～。 * 较间接的亲戚关系。 ～故。～旧
relatives by marriage
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 ->
* "吴" 的讹字。《玉篇》 吴字古文作，《字汇补》 讹作
(translated) corrupted form of "吴"
* 同"䛴"字
(Cant.) peculiar, strange
* 疑同"𢻵"。 * 拼音lù。 * 筒射
(translated) Variant of "𢻵"; tubular projection
* 同"𢓨"
(translated) Same as "𢓨"
* 〔～玉〕一种玉石
(translated) A type of jade
* 同"𠡛"
(translated) same as "𠡛"
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 ->
* 稻花
(translated) rice flower
* 好，善。 ～德。～学。～谈。审～。～丽。～容（美化容貌）。～不胜收。 * 得意，高兴。 ～滋滋的。 * 称赞，以为好。 赞～。～言。～誉。 * 指"亚美利加洲"（简称"美洲"） 北～。南～。 * 指"美国" ～元。～籍华人
beautiful, pretty; pleasing
Oracle Bone Script
c. 1300–1050 BCE (Late Shang)
Inscriptions carved on turtle plastrons and animal bones for divination and record-keeping in the late Shang royal court; the oldest large attested corpus of written Chinese.Wikipedia ->
Bronze Inscriptions
c. 1200–221 BCE (Shang–Zhou; continues into the Warring States)
Inscriptions cast or engraved on ritual bronzes, especially prominent from the Western Zhou onward; a major source for early political, ritual, and social history.Wikipedia ->
Qin Script
c. 475–206 BCE (Qin, Warring States → Qin dynasty)
Qin-area character forms attested on bamboo/wood slips (e.g., Shuihudi, deposited 217 BCE), overlapping chronologically with the standardization of seal script and the emergence of clerical tendencies.Wikipedia ->
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
Clerical Script
c. 300 BCE–220 CE (emerged late Warring States/Qin; dominant Han)
A practical script that evolved from late Warring States/Qin writing; it matured and became dominant in the Han dynasty, favoring faster, more rectilinear strokes.Wikipedia ->
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
ruǎn:* 物体前较大于后。 * 弱，与"强"相对。 * 古同"软"："尊子伯亦为京兆尹，坐～弱不胜任免。" * 退缩。 nuò:* 古同"懦"
weak, pliable, soft, yielding
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lì。 * 怒。 * 同"戾"
anger; rage; angry, (same as 戾) recalcitrant; stubbornly persisting in doing something wrong; cruel; despotic
* 同"𡗼"
(translated) Same as "𡗼"
* 金文隶定字， 同"𠇘"
(translated) Clerical script form of a character in bronze inscriptions; same as "𠇘"
* 同"太"。 * 拼音tài。 * 人名用字
(translated) Same as "太"; Used for personal names
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"樊"。 * 拼音fán。 * 中国人名用字
(translated) Suspected to be same as "樊"; Used in Chinese personal names
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 ->
* 拼音dàng。中国人名用字
(translated) Pronounced as dàng; Used in Chinese given names;
* 拼音hào。中国人名用字
(translated) used in Chinese personal names
* 拉，引领向前。 ～引。～曳。～头。～线。～萝补屋（把萝藤拉上屋顶来补草房，形容生活困难，亦喻将就凑合）。 * 关连，带累。 ～连。～强（勉强牵连在一起）。意惹情～
drag, pull, lead by hand
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 ->
* 古同"茵"。 * 古书上说的一种竹
(translated) ancient form of "茵"; described in ancient texts as a type of bamboo
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"英"。中国人名用字
(translated) Same as "英"; Used in Chinese given names
* 浅黑杂白的马
grey horse
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 ->
* "𪚔" 的类推简化字
(translated) Analogously simplified form of "𪚔"
* 同"列"
Semantic variant of 列: a line; to arrange in order, classify
* （墶）dá ㄉㄚˊ 〈方〉地方，处所
(translated) dialectal: place, location
xiá:* 古同"峡"，峡谷。 jiā:* 水旁边
(translated) xiá: ancient form of "峡", gorge, valley; jiā: by the water
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 ->
* 同"𰖚"
(translated) Same as "𰖚"
* "㜥" 的类推简化字
(translated) Analogous simplified form of "㜥"
* 读音thảy（）所有， 全部
(translated) all; entirely; whole
* 石桥，放在水中用来渡水的石头。 * 站立
to cross over
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 ->
* 木制的夹子。 * 筷子："羹之有菜者，用～；其无菜者，不用～。"
chopstick
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 ->