* 〈方〉縫綴。 ～紐扣
(a dialect) to sew some ornaments (button; decorations, etc.) on the clothes
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* 同"𧽐"。行走艰难
(interchangeable of "蹇") lame; crippled, slow, weak; feeble, difficult; hard
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"寒"
(same as 塞) (same as 愆) to fill up; full of; filled with; rich in contents; abundance, a fault; a mistake, to exceed; to be more than, to surpass
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"塞"。 * 拼音sāi。 * 填入
(same as 塞) a cork or stopper; to cork; to seal, to fill up, to block
* 同"蹇"。劣马或跛驴
(same as 蹇) lame; crippled, slow, weak; feeble; a vicious horse; a feeble donkey
* 古书上说的一种草
(translated) A type of grass mentioned in ancient books
* 拼音zú。[～䘆] 蚯蚓的别名
(translated) Alias for earthworm; used in [𧑚䘆]
* "䮿" 的类推简化字
(translated) Analogously simplified form of "䮿"
* 拼音hán。 * 马多的样子。 * 马名
(translated) Appearance of numerous horses; horse name
* 粤语cǒi
(translated) Cantonese pronunciation: cǒi
* 中国人名用字
(translated) Chinese given name character
* 金文隶定字， 同"褰"。 字見《殷周金文集成引得》804 頁。 * 金文原形字 出自《殷周金文集成》 第10175器銘文中
(translated) Clerical form of Jinwen script, same as 褰; Original form in Jinwen script
* 疑同"寒"。 * 拼音hán。 * 中国人名用字
(translated) Likely same as "寒"; Used in Chinese personal names
* 拼音hán。[～蒋] 酸浆草，一种草本植物， 果实可入药
(translated) Physalis; a herbaceous plant with medicinal fruits
* 拼音sài。 * 地名用字。 * 《八辅》 第30区， 第80字
(translated) Pinyin sài; Used in place names
* 拼音wǔ。中国人名用字
(translated) Pinyin wǔ; Used in Chinese personal names
* 拼音hán。人名
(translated) Pinyin: hán; personal name
* 倾，倒："便～倒一两瓮香醪在地。"
(translated) Pour; Spill
* 读音soku， 奈良时期从中国引进的一种漆工技术
(translated) Pronounced as soku; a type of lacquer technique introduced from China during the Nara period
* 拼音sài
(translated) Pronounced as sài
* 读音sae， 紫芒的一种。[～滬(sae ho)]： 一种圆形鱼笼
(translated) Pronounced sae; a type of Zimang plant; 𫉲滬 (sae ho): a round fish trap
* 同"㥶"
(translated) Same as "㥶"
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è。见"䁼"
(translated) Same as "䁼"
* 拼音mò。[～俟] 同"万俟"， 复姓
(translated) Same as "万俟", which is a compound surname
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
* 同"凛"
(translated) Same as "凛"
* 古同"搴"，拔取。 * 古同"攐"，把衣服提起来
(translated) Same as "搴", to pluck; pull out; Same as "攐", to lift up clothes
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"攓"。 * 拼音qiān
(translated) Same as "攓"
* 同"謇"
(translated) Same as "謇"
* 拼音jiǎn。[～嵼] 同"蹇产"， 与会曲折
(translated) Same as "蹇产"; winding and complicated
* 同"鞬"
(translated) Same as "鞬"
* 同"鞬"
(translated) Same as "鞬"
* 同"𠐻"
(translated) Same as "𠐻"
* 同"𠐻"
(translated) Same as "𠐻"
* 同"𠐻"
(translated) Same as "𠐻"
* 同"𠺠"
(translated) Same as "𠺠"
* 同"𡾰"
(translated) Same as "𡾰"
* 同"𢷘"
(translated) Same as "𢷘"
* 同"𣟋"
(translated) Same as "𣟋"
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"𪧦"。 * 拼音zhài。 * 中国人名用字
(translated) Same as "𪧦"; Pinyin: zhài; Used in Chinese given names
* 同"𫥕"
(translated) Same as "𫥕"
* 同"褰"
(translated) Same as 褰
* 同"謇"。，口吃
(translated) Same as 謇; stuttering
* 拼音sài。见"𦙯"
(translated) See "𦙯"
* "𧮈" 的类推简化字
(translated) Simplified form of "𧮈" by analogy
* 单独击磬。 * 难。 * 姓
(translated) To strike a chime stone alone; difficult; surname
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qián。中国人名用字
(translated) Used in Chinese given names
* 拼音hán。 * 中国人名用字。 * 《八辅》 第34区， 第1字
(translated) Used in Chinese given names
* 中国人名用字。,jiǎn
(translated) Used in Chinese personal names
* 拼音yú。中国人名用字
(translated) Used in Chinese personal names
* 人名用字
(translated) Used in personal names
* 疑同"寨"。 * 拼音zhài。 * 中国人名用字
(translated) Variant of "寨"; Used in Chinese given names
* 拼音jiǎn。一种鱼
(translated) a kind of fish
* 《重修台湾县志》："里风多异南北，莫教海客误停槎。"
(translated) a place with diverse local customs between north and south, advising sea travelers to avoid mistakenly stopping
* 拼音qiān。一种树
(translated) a type of tree
* 古代一种赌博性游戏，亦称"格五"："酒酣博～为欢娱，信手枭卢喝成采。" * 用竹木编成的断水捕鱼的栏栅："曾见人以～捕鱼者，出绢买而放之。"
(translated) an ancient gambling game, also known as "Gewu"; a barrier made of bamboo and wood for blocking water to catch fish
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 ->
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 ->
* "㘔" 的类推简化字
(translated) analogically simplified form of "㘔"
* 古同"键"
(translated) ancient form of key
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"褰"，把衣服撩起。 * 缩。 * 古同"攑"，举
(translated) ancient form of 褰, meaning to lift up clothes; shrink; ancient form of 攑, meaning to lift
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jiǎn。傲慢
(translated) arrogant
* 〈方〉鬆鬆的綁住。闽语。 * 〈方〉門虛掩。闽语。 * 〈方〉輕踩。闽语
(translated) dialectal (Min): loosely tie; dialectal (Min): door slightly ajar; dialectal (Min): lightly tread
* 难。 * 弓强劲有力
(translated) difficult; strong and vigorous bow
* 《逸周书· 諡法解》《汲冢周书· 卷第六》《续通志》:～， 过也
(translated) excess; fault; error
* 读音han 询问
(translated) inquire
* 读音chọi，（ 尤指动物之间）搏斗， 格斗；面对， 对阵；撞击
(translated) pronounced chọi, (especially between animals) combat, fight; face, confront; collide, strike
* 拼音qiān。祭祀
(translated) sacrifice; sacrificial rite
* 同"寒"
(translated) same as "寒", meaning cold
* 同"藆"
(translated) same as "藆"
* 同"褰"
(translated) same as "褰"
* 同"褰"
(translated) same as "褰"
* 同"謇"
(translated) same as "謇"
* 同"謇"
(translated) same as "謇"
* 同"謇"
(translated) same as "謇"
* 同"謇"
(translated) same as "謇"
* 同"𢵷"
(translated) same as "𢵷"
* 同"謇"
(translated) same as 謇
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"慶"。 * 拼音qìng。 * 中国人名用字
(translated) suspected same as "慶"; used as a personal name character
* 拼音jiān。疑同"鞬"
(translated) suspected to be the same as "鞬"
* 读音oet。 塞（泛指）
(translated) to block (generally)
* 竟閼～ 翔。朝野同咨。 公惟多能。藝窮臨池。 有奬自天
(translated) to soar after being in a desperate situation; consulted by both the court and common people; truly versatile; mastery of art even to the point of calligraphy practice; divinely rewarded
* 同"搴"
Semantic variant of 㩃: to take or capture (a city, etc.), to gather or to collect
* 同"冬"
Semantic variant of 冬: winter, 11th lunar month
* 同"塞"
Semantic variant of 塞: stop up, block, seal, cork; pass, frontier; fortress
* 同"蹇"
Semantic variant of 蹇: lame, crippled; unlucky
* 同"键"
Semantic variant of 鍵: door bolt, lock bolt; key
* 〔～唑〕有机化合物。供制药物和染料用。 * 〔～吩〕有机化合物，溶于乙醇和乙醚，不溶于水，供有机合成。 * 译音字，含硫杂的有机化合物
character used in translation
* 冷，与"暑"相对。 ～冬。～色。～衣。～冽。～带。～战。～噤。～食（节名，在清明前一天。古人从这一天起不生火做饭，也有的地区把清明当作"寒食"）。～喧。～来暑往。唇亡齿～。 * 害怕。 ～心。 * 穷困，有时用作谦辞。 ～门。～伧。～舍。～窗（喻艰苦的学习环境）。～酸。～士（旧指贫穷的读书人）
cold, wintry, chilly
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 ->
* 比胜负，比好坏，竞争。 比～。竞～。～场。 * 胜似，比得过。 一个～一个，都不一般。 * 好似，比得上。 简直～真的。 * 旧时祭祀酬报神恩的迷信活动。 ～神。～会。～社
compete, contend; contest, race
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 ->
* 比勝負，比好壞，競爭。 比～。競～。～場。 * 勝似，比得過。 一個～一個，都不一般。 * 好似，比得上。 簡直～真的。 * 舊時祭祀酬報神恩的迷信活動。 ～神。～會。～社
compete, contend; contest, race
Chu Script
c. 770–221 BCE (Chu, Spring & Autumn–Warring States)
A regional script tradition used in the state of Chu, best known from brush-written bamboo and silk manuscripts with distinctive local forms.Wikipedia ->
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
* 同"𧑚"
earthworm
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 ->
* 吃，啃嚼。 * 象声词。如。 唉～。 * 〈方〉语气词，多用于句未
eat, to bite, to gnaw, (a dialect) usually at the end of a sentence; tone (of one"s speech)
* 拔取。 斩将～旗
extract; seize; pluck up
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，行走困难。 ～足。～步。 * 迟钝，不顺利。 ～涩。～滞。～拙。～运。时乖命～。 * 傲慢。 * 穷困。 * 驽马，亦指驴。 * 文言语助词。 ～谁留兮中洲？ * 姓
lame, crippled; unlucky
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 ->
* 〈书〉高举，飞起。 ～举。～腾。～翥。 * 亏损："如南山之寿，不～不崩"。 * 同"搴"，拔取。 * 同"褰"，揭起衣服
raise, hold high; fly, soar
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 ->
* 〈書〉高舉，飛起。 ～舉。～騰。～翥。 * 虧損："如南山之壽，不～不崩"。 * 同"搴"，拔取。 * 同"褰"，揭起衣服
raise, hold high; fly, soar
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 ->
* 轻薄；不诚恳。 * 闭塞。 * 粗鄙。 * 虚伪
small, minute; lacking sincerity
* （鸟）向上飞的样子
soar
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 ->
* 防守用的栅栏。 ～子。鹿～（军事上常用的一种障碍物，古时多用削尖的竹木或枝杈，现多用铁蒺藜等做成）。 * 旧时驻兵的营地。 营～。山～。水～。安营扎～。～主。 * 村庄。 村～。苗～
stockade, stronghold, outpost; brothel
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 ->
sāi:* 堵，填满空隙。 堵～漏洞。～尺。～规。 * 堵住器物口的东西。 活～。～子。 sài:* sài ㄙㄞˋ 边界上险要地方。 要～。关～。～外。边～。～翁失马。 sè:* sè ㄙㄜˋ 义同（一），用于若干书面语词。 闭～。阻～。搪～。～责。顿开茅～
stop up, block, seal, cork; pass, frontier; fortress
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 ->
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 ->
sāi:* 堵，填满空隙。 堵～漏洞。～尺。～规。 * 堵住器物口的东西。 活～。～子。 sài:* sài ㄙㄞˋ 边界上险要地方。 要～。关～。～外。边～。～翁失马。 sè:* sè ㄙㄜˋ 义同（一），用于若干书面语词。 闭～。阻～。搪～。～责。顿开茅～
stop up, block, seal, cork; pass, frontier; fortress
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 ->
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 ->
* 口吃，言辞不顺利。 ～吃。 * 正直。 ～谔（正直敢言）。～～（ａ．正直之言；ｂ．忠诚正直）
stutter; speak out boldly
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 ->
* "鶱" 的简体字。 * 拼音xiān。 * （鸟） 向上飞的样子
to soar