* 同"髮"
(translated) same as "髮";
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* 同"髶"
(translated) same as "髶"
* 同"髼"
(translated) same as "髼", disheveled hair
* 同"髽"
(translated) same as "髽"
* 同"鬇"
(translated) same as "鬇"
* 同"鬇"
(translated) same as "鬇"
* 同"鬉"
(translated) same as "鬉"
* 同"鬉"
(translated) same as "鬉"
* 同"鬊"
(translated) same as "鬊"
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"鬖"
(translated) same as "鬖"
* 同"鬘"
(translated) same as "鬘"
* 同"鬤"
(translated) same as "鬤"
* 同"黳"。 * 拼音yī。 * 黑头发
(translated) same as "黳"; black hair
* 同"𦢾"
(translated) same as "𦢾"
* 同"𨲠"
(translated) same as "𨲠"
* 同"𨲭"。 * 拼音jiào。 * 长(íh) 的样子
(translated) same as "𨲭"; appearance of being long (íh)
* 同"𩫴"
(translated) same as "𩫴"
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"𩬙"。 * 拼音yòng
(translated) same as "𩬙"
* 同"𩬰"
(translated) same as "𩬰"
* 同"𩭼"
(translated) same as "𩭼"
* 同"𩯨"
(translated) same as "𩯨"
* 同"鬟"
(translated) same as chignon
* 同"鬣"
(translated) same as mane
* 同"鬣"
(translated) same as mane
* 同"鬣"
(translated) same as mane
* 同"鬣"
(translated) same as mane;
* 同"䯽"
(translated) same as 䯽
* 同"肆"
(translated) same as 肆
* 同"肆"
(translated) same as 肆
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"蓊"
(translated) same as 蓊
* 同"铲"
(translated) same as 铲; shovel
* 同"髡"
(translated) same as 髡
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"髡"
(translated) same as 髡
* 同"髮"
(translated) same as 髮
* 同"髲"
(translated) same as 髲
* 同"鬈"
(translated) same as 鬈, curly hair
* 同"鬘"
(translated) same as 鬘; hair worn as a headdress
* 拼音hàn。头发短
(translated) short hair
* 读音cợp，（tóc～đếnmangtai） 过耳短发
(translated) short hair reaching the ears
* 拼音lì。头发稀疏
(translated) sparse hair
* 拼音diān。 * [～鬑]。 * 鬓发稀疏。 * 头发下垂
(translated) sparse temple hair; drooping hair
* 拼音ái。头发长(zhǎng) 的样子
(translated) the appearance of long hair
* 拼音líng。头发稀疏
(translated) thin hair
* 读音bợp， 扎（头发）
(translated) to tie up hair
* 读音mờn，（màumờn～） 未放盐的，未用盐腌过的
(translated) unsalted; not pickled with salt
* 同"髴"
(translated) variant of "髴"
* 同"鬇"
(translated) variant of "鬇"
* 拼音máng。 * 头发苍白。 * 头发散乱
(translated) white hair; disheveled hair
* 拼音jiū。假发
(translated) wig
dì:* 假发。 tì:* 剃发。也作"剃"。 * 通"剔"。 ①支解牲体。 ②治理；除去
(translated) wig; to shave hair; interchangeable with 剔; to dismember livestock; to govern; to remove
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 ->
* [～]婦女假髻
(translated) women"s artificial hair bun
* 拼音zhuǐ。妇女的假发髻
(translated) women"s wig bun
* 〔鬖～〕见"鬖"
Acquired from 䯯: (same as 䯯) hang down of the hair; dishevelled hair
* 〔～鬆（ sōng ）〕（头发）蓬松，如"怕寒懒剔～～发。"
Semantic variant of 鬅: unkempt hair; loose; flowing hair; (Cant.) 鬅鬠, to be slovenly dressed
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 ->
* 头发盘成的结
a coiffure on top of the head
* 拼音cháng。发髻
a coiffure with a topknot
* 髮髻。 * 覆頭巾。 * 美髮
a coiffure with a topknot, a turban; a kerchief
* 拼音bà。[～] 头发散乱的样子
a coiffure with a topknot, dishevelled hair
* 拼音zú。 * 发髻。 * 头发多
a coiffure with a topknot, hairy, dishevelled hair
* 拼音dí。[～髻] 古代妇女用假盘成的髻
a coiffure with a topknot; a wig
* 〔～〕（头发）卷曲
a topknot
* 胡须多的样子
a topknot, bun, coiled hair-knot
bì:* 假发："（湛氏）头发委地，下为二～，卖得数斛米。" pǒ:* 〔～〕古同"駊騀"，高大
a wig
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cì。假发
a wig
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 ->
* 鬍鬚。如：絡腮鬍。明黄溥
beard, mustache, whiskers
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 ->
* 下巴上的鬍鬚，後也泛指鬍鬚。 ～髮。 * 形狀像鬍鬚的。 蝦～。花～
beard, whiskers; whisker-like
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"髯"
beard; mustache
* 两腮的胡子，亦泛指胡子。 美～。虬～。白发苍～。～口（演戏用的假胡子）
beard; mustache
* 拼音róu。 * 浓密的马鬃。 * 黄头发
beautiful and hairy mane, yellow hair; the hoary hair of the aged
* 美好的头发。 * 戴在身上作装饰的花环："贯雹为华～。"
beautiful hair
* （须发）又黑又密："～发如云。"
black, glossy hair
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 ->
* （须发）又黑又密："～发如云。"
black, glossy hair
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 ->
* （须发）又黑又密："～发如云。"
black, glossy hair
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 ->
* 古代小孩头上扎起来的下垂头发。 垂～。～年（指幼年）。～龄。～龀（指童年）
children"s hair style; a youngster
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 ->
* 同"佛2"。 * 古代妇女的首饰
disheveled hair; similar 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 ->
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nái。见
dishevelled hair
* 拼音péng。 * [～鬤]。 * 头发散乱。 * 散乱的须发
dishevelled hair, (same as 碰) to meet unexpectedly, to collide; to hit; to touch
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 ->
* 古代妇女梳的环形发髻。 云～
dress hair in coiled knot; maid
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 ->
* 拼音pán。盘卷起来的发髻
dressed hair in a horizontal way, variegated; grey-of hair
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wǒ。[～鬌] 头发浓密而下垂的样子
dressed hair of a Chinese woman
* 同"髻"
dressesd hair
* 同"痢"
favus
* 同"瘌"
favus, scabies
* 头发好，引申为美好。 * 头发卷曲
fine growth of hair curly hair
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sōng。细发
fine hair
* 拼音cuó。头发美好
fine hair, hairy
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póu。美发
fine hair; beautiful hair, short hair, a coiffure with a topknot
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 ->
zuǎn:* [名词] 妇女梳在头后的髮髻。 zǎn:* [形容词] 头髮有光泽
fine hair; luster of hair; smooth and glossy of the hair, the woman"s hair in a knot on the top of the head, hairy
* 古代称幼儿垂在前额的短发。 * 毛中的长毫，喻英俊杰出之士。 ～硕。～士。～俊。 * 指马鬃。 ～马。 * 〔时～〕时兴的，如"～～的服装"。 * 古同"牦"，牦牛
flowing hair of young child
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
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 ->
* （妇女的）鬓发："长发曼～，艳陆离些。" * 古通"剪"，剪断
forelock, bangs
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"髮"（日本汉字）
hair
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 ->
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 ->
* 人的前额、双耳和头颈部以上生长的毛：头～。鬓～。怒～冲冠。 * 草木。 * 古代长度单位，尺的万分之一。 * 姓。宋邵思
hair
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 ->
* 拼音xiān。 * 头发。 * 头发下垂的样子
hair
* 脸旁靠近耳朵的头发。 ～发（ fà ）。～角。～丝
hair on temples
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 ->
* 臉旁靠近耳朵的頭髮。 ～髮（ fà ）。～角。～絲
hair on temples
Bronze Inscriptions
c. 1200–221 BCE (Shang–Zhou; continues into the Warring States)
Inscriptions cast or engraved on ritual bronzes, especially prominent from the Western Zhou onward; a major source for early political, ritual, and social history.Wikipedia ->
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
* 同"鬓"
hair on the temples
* 盘在头顶或脑后的发结。 ～丫。～鬟。发～
hair rolled up in a bun, topknot
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niè。小儿发
hair style for little children
* 拼音mián。 * 发貌。 * 烧烟画眉
hair, (in old times) to burn a certain stick and then to blacken the eyebrows
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。 * 头发。 * 头发稀疏
hair, sparse hair
* 毛发下垂的样子："斑鬓～以承弁兮。"
hair; KangXi radical 190
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 ->
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 ->