* 同"霮"
(same as 霮) a passing cloud; floating clouds, densely covered by clouds; gathering clouds
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* 澳门人名用字，（ 见教青局）
(translated) Character used in Macau personal names (See Education and Youth Development Bureau)
* 拼音zhēn。中国人名用字
(translated) Chinese personal name character
* 金文隶定字。（～鐘）春秋时期器物名。 见《新金文编》
(translated) Clerical script form of Jinwen; Refers to "𮟑鐘", name of an artifact from the Spring and Autumn period
* 读音シュウ 义未详
(translated) Meaning unknown
* 拼音shèn。 * 韩国读音sim。 * 注： 韩国读音来自naver字典， 拼音为类推
(translated) Pinyin shèn; Korean reading sim. Note: Korean reading from Naver dictionary, Pinyin inferred
* 读音dậm 义未详
(translated) Pronounced as dậm; meaning unknown
* 读音kān。 * 玉名
(translated) Pronounced kān; name of jade
* 同"䘓"
(translated) Same as "䘓"
* 同"斟"
(translated) Same as "斟"
* 同"湛"。 * 拼音shèn。 * 中国人名用字
(translated) Same as "湛"; Used for Chinese given names
* 同"眈"。 * 拼音dān;dàn。 * 目不转睛。 吴语。 * 盯。 吴语
(translated) Same as "眈"; to gaze intently (Wu dialect); to stare (Wu 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 ->
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"蘛"
(translated) Same as "蘛"
* 同"輡"
(translated) Same as "輡"
* 同"霮"
(translated) Same as "霮"
* 同"霮"
(translated) Same as "霮"
* 同"𡗋"
(translated) Same as "𡗋"
* 同"𢭽"
(translated) Same as "𢭽"
* 同"𢵺"
(translated) Same as "𢵺"
* 同"𥸄"
(translated) Same as "𥸄"
* 同"𭿒"
(translated) Same as "𭿒"
* "𧡪" 的类推简化字。 * 拼音dān;dàn。 * 目不转睛。 吴语。 * 盯。 吴语
(translated) Simplified form by analogy of "𧡪"; Pronounced as dān; dàn; Gaze intently; in Wu dialect; Stare; in Wu dialect
* "𩅾" 的类推简化字
(translated) Simplified form of "𩅾" by analogy
* 金文隶定字。 人名用字。字見《 殷周金文集成引得》673頁。 * 金文原形字 出自《殷周金文集成》 第5987器銘文中
(translated) Standardized clerical form of Seal Script; Used in personal names; Original Seal Script form
* 中国人名用字
(translated) Used in Chinese personal names
* 韩国古籍用字
(translated) Used in ancient Korean texts
* 〔～～〕ａ．蚕盛多。ｂ．会聚
(translated) a. abundant silkworms; b. to gather
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 ->
* 腹病
(translated) abdominal disease
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 ->
* 〔～踔（ chuō ）〕ａ．一脚跳行、跛脚走路的样子；ｂ．迅速滋长；ｃ．奔跃
(translated) appearance of hopping on one foot or limping; rapidly grow; to leap and bound
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 ->
* 金文隶定字， 同"匙"。 字见《殷周金文集成引得》629 頁
(translated) clerical form of bronze script; same as "匙"
* 安乐
(translated) comfortable; ease and comfort
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 ->
* "憩" 的讹字。 * [流～] 同"流憩"， 散步或休息
(translated) corrupted form of "憩"； in [流～], same as "流憩", meaning stroll or rest
* "斟" 的讹字
(translated) corrupted form of "斟"
* "黮" 的讹字。 * [闇～]， 同"闇黮"， 暗淡
(translated) corrupted form of "黮"; dim, as in 闇𮤘 (same as 闇黮)
* 读音rậm 浓密。《五千字译国语》[～]菑畲
(translated) dense; thick
* 〔～～〕形容整齐
(translated) describing neatness and orderliness; used in reduplication
* 〔～～〕丰厚的样子。 * 古同"啖"，吃
(translated) describing the appearance of abundance and richness; anciently same as "啖", meaning "to eat"
* 读音chạm 雕刻，镌刻； 碰，触碰
(translated) engrave; touch, bump
* 读音khắm 难闻的
(translated) foul-smelling; malodorous
* 〔～然〕虚心的样子，如"～～不满，退托于族。" * 〔～銋（ rěn ）〕（声音）舒缓，如"行～～以和啰。"
(translated) humble demeanor; (of sound) soft and lingering
kăn:* 饥。 săn:* 同"糂"
(translated) hunger; same as "糂"
* 茂盛
(translated) lush; luxuriant
* 多的样子
(translated) numerous-looking
* 读音giạm 求婚
(translated) propose marriage
* 同"𥂉"
(translated) same as "𥂉"
* 读音nhặm ( 入睡)眨眼
(translated) to fall asleep; to blink; to wink
kǎn:* 没吃饱。 * 贪。 kè:* 〔～歞（ è ）〕痴呆的样子
(translated) unsatiated; greedy; in "[歁歞 (è)]", idiotic look
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 ->
* 拼音kàn。味很咸
(translated) very salty
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 ->
* 〔～䨴〕a。（浓云）密集的样子，如"骤书云～～。"b。露重的样子，如"霄露～～。"
Acquired from 䨢: (same as 䨢) a passing cloud; floating clouds, densely covered by clouds; gathering clouds
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"簪"。 * 《八辅》 第41区， 第4字
Semantic variant of 簪: hairpin, clasp; wear in hair
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"糝"
Semantic variant of 糝: scattered (grains of rice); mixed
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 ->
zhēn:* 〔～质〕ａ．古代斩人时垫在下面的木板；ｂ．射箭用的靶子 * 捶砸或切东西时垫在底下的器物。 ～板。 shèn:* 同"葚"，桑树的果实。 * 断倒的树干上长出的菌
a chopping board
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 ->
* 能，可以，足以。 不～设想。～当重任。～以告慰。 * 忍受，能支持。 难～。不～一击。狼狈不～。疲惫不～
adequately capable of, worthy of
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 ->
dàn:* 云黑色："当时～闇犹承误，末俗纷纭更乱真。" shèn:* 古通"葚"，桑果："食我桑～。"
black, dark; unclear; private
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 ->
* 险陡的堤岸、山崖。 高～
cliff
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 ->
* 岩崖下边的地方："～有废庵曰莲菂庵。" * 山崖："崖～壁立。" * 堤岸："又要管淘河砌～。"
cliff, ledge, bank; step
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cén。熟酒曲
cooked or well-done; prepared or processed, to brew wine and store up for a long time, (interchangeable 酖) addicted to alcoholic drinks; to imbibe or to indulge in (vices, etc.), to be infatuated with, to be a slave of
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 ->
* 深。 精～。～恩（深恩）。～蓝。 * 清澈。 清～。澄～。 * 姓
deep; profound; clear; tranquil, placid
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 ->
shèn:* 很，极。 ～好。～快。 * 超过。 日～一日。 * 方言，什么。 ～事？ * 表示进一层的意思。 ～至。～或。 shén:* 同"什"
great extent; considerably
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 ->
* 古代一种可以移动的火炉："樵彼桑薪，卬烘于～。"
hearth; (Cant.) soft, tender
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 ->
* 校对，复看核定。 ～核。～正。～误。校～。 * 实现调查，探测。 ～测。～探。～查。 * 审问囚犯。 ～问。推～
investigate; compare; collate
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 ->
* 桑树结的果实。 桑～
mulberry fruit
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 ->
zhèn:* 用刀剑等刺。 持匕～之。 * 击。 zhēn:* 砍木头的声音
roll up the sleeves; fight bare-fisted; strike, stab
kān:* 凸凹不平的山岩："鼯狖叫层～，鸥凫戏沙衍。" * 险峻的。 ～岩。 zhàn:* 悬崖峭壁
rugged
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 ->
chén:* 相信："呜呼！天难～，命靡常"。 * 诚然，的确："～荏弱而难持"。 * 姓。 shèn:* 姓
sincere, faithful; surname
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 ->
chén:* 相信。 "嗚呼！天難～，命靡常"。 * 誠然，的確。 "～荏弱而難持"。 * 姓。 shèn:* 姓
sincere, faithful; surname
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"砧"
stone slab used for washing clothes; an anvil
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 ->
* 用武力平定叛乱。 ～乱。～夷（平定、征服）
subjugate, subdue, quell; kill
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 ->
* 拼音tán。[～～]室宇深邃的样子
the profundity of the harem, the mysterious and profound of the forbidden palace, the flourishing and exuberant of the flame
* 拼音chěn。[～䫴] 懦弱的样子
timid; weak and dulll
chén:* 古同"忱"，诚信。 xìn:* 〔～～〕心不正。 dān:* 逸乐
to hesitate
* 拼音zhěn。 * 捣石。 * 同"抌"。，击， 搏
to pound rocks to pieces, (same as 抌) to strike; to strike with the fist
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 ->
* 往杯盏里倒饮料。 ～茶。～酒。 * 古代指精羹汁。 厨人进～
to pour wine or tea into a cup; to gauge
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"鲜2"
very few; seldom, rarely
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 ->