* 同"鼛"
(translated) same as "鼛"
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* 同"𠿤"
(translated) same as "𠿤"
* 同"𢴛"
(translated) same as "𢴛"
* 同"𢻬"。 * 拼音fǔ
(translated) same as "𢻬"
* 同"𪓍"
(translated) same as "𪓍"
* 同"𪔜"
(translated) same as "𪔜"
* 同"𪔪"
(translated) same as "𪔪"
* 同"钵"
(translated) same as bowl
* 同"𨨭"
(translated) same as character "𨨭"
* 同"豉"
(translated) same as fermented soybeans
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"㪆"
(translated) same as 㪆
* 同"敞"
(translated) same as 敞; open; uncovered
* 同"散"
(translated) same as 散
* 同"耀"。《索法号义辩讽诵文》: 武庄严金璋永～紫绶长荣财盈四海之珍福
(translated) same as 耀; shine; glory
* 同"肴"
(translated) same as 肴; meat dishes
* 拼音guī。铁锹
(translated) shovel
* 拼音jī。鼓声
(translated) sound of a drum
* 拼音kōng。鼓声
(translated) sound of drum
* 〔～～〕鼓声，如"梦听鼓～～。"
(translated) sound of drums; onomatopoeic, as in "dreamily hearing drum sounds"
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tà。鼙鼓声
(translated) sound of small drum; drumbeat
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qì。鼓无声
(translated) soundless drum
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 ->
* 秸秆。 * 禾名
(translated) straw; type of cereal
zhī:* （马）强健。 shì:* 马病
(translated) sturdy (of horses); horse disease
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 ->
* 疑同"畋"
(translated) suspected to be same as "畋"
* 读音rẽ 划分，分裂
(translated) to divide; to split
* 拼音qì。走路气喘
(translated) to pant when walking
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 ->
* 《仪礼· 既夕礼》："皆木桁久之。" 郑玄注："桁， 所以～苞屑罋甒也。"
(translated) to wrap or bind packages of scraps and dregs on earthenware jars using héng (horizontal bar)
* 《増一阿含经》: 狱卒以若干苦痛～打此人若彼罪人擧脚著狱中时血肉斯尽唯
(translated) tormenting strike; torture
* 读音bỏi，（trống～） 一种玩具鼓
(translated) toy drum
* 拼音zhī。[～] 又作"枝掖"、"𭸷𤥿"、"只夜" 等，是梵语geya， 巴利语geyya的音译。 义为"重颂"， 这是以偈颂写的经文，本来是用来重述前段契经的长行（ 散文），以便传经者讽诵
(translated) transliteration of Sanskrit "geya" and Pali "geyya"; meaning "verse repetition", referring to scripture in verse that reiterates prose sections of sūtras for recitation
* 拼音zhī。中国人名用字
(translated) used in Chinese personal names
* 中国人名用字
(translated) used in Chinese personal names
* 《妙法莲华经释文》: 反国语云姦勇也～生上古坏反武玄之云人毁曰一也有云加刀
(translated) villainous bravery; wicked courage; slandering people; defaming people; ruining people; to add a knife
* 拼音guó。口声
(translated) vocal sound
* 《佛说虚空藏菩萨神呪经》: 提徒尔唎瑟知上～伽上共同上迦噌儞迦同上连唎夜覩磨阿奢
(translated) 《Buddha Speaks of the Akashagarbha Bodhisattva Dharani Sutra》: ti tu er li se zhi shang ~ qie shang gong tong shang jia ceng ni jia tong shang lian li ye du mo a she
* 〔茏～〕即"荭草"，一种水草，果入药
(translated) 〔茏～〕: i.e., "荭草" (hóngcǎo), an aquatic plant; its fruit is used medicinally
* 同"𨙸"
Semantic variant of "𨙸": high; majestic; fork in road
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"䶀"
Semantic variant of 䶀: sound of drums; image of the sound
* 同"支"
Semantic variant of 支: disperse, pay; support; branch
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 ->
qí:* 古地名。在今陕西省岐山县东北。 * 姓。 zhī:* 古邑名。在今河南省新野县
Semantic variant of 歧: fork of road; branching off
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"眵"
Semantic variant of 眵: eyes diseased and dim
* 同"芰"
Semantic variant of 芰: water caltrop
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"觯"
Semantic variant of 觶: wine goblet made from horn
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"辜"
Semantic variant of 辜: crime, criminal offense
* 同"釐"
Semantic variant of 釐: manage, control; 1/1000 of a foot
* 鸟名。 * 规划；计算
a bird, to map out or draw up (a plan); a plan or scheme; to calculate; to count; to consider
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 ->
* 置放，收藏。 ～藏。缄～。 * 放器物的架子。 板～
a cupboard or pantry to store
* 拼音jì。一种器具
a kind of tool; instrument; apparatus; implement
* 拼音tiè。鼓宽
a silent drum, spacious
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yǐ。 * 三足釜。 * 淘米的用具
an ancient unit of capacity with three feet and a big opening, a container used to wash rice
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 ->
* 盲人，瞎子："离娄微睇兮，～以为无明。" * 瞎。 ～者。 * 古代乐师。 * 不达事理；没有见识；"弃老取少谓之～。"
blind; blind musician; stupid
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 ->
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 ->
zhī:* 由植物主干上分出来的茎条。 树～。～干（ gàn ）。竹～。节外生～。～柯。～节（ａ．由一件事生发的其他问题；ｂ．细碎的，不重要的）。 * 量词，指杆形的。 一～铅笔。 * 古同"支"，支持，分支。 qí:* 古同"歧"，岔
branches, limbs; branch off
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 ->
zhī:* 象声词，形容某些声音。 zī:* 〔～声〕方言，做声，如"我反复问了几次，他就是不～～"
chirping, squeaking, hissing
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 ->
qí:* 多生的脚趾："故合者不为骈，而枝者不为～。" * 爬动："～行喙息蠕动之类，莫不就安利而辟危殆。" * 慢走。 qǐ:* 古通"企"，踮起："吾尝～而望矣。"
creeping, crawling
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 ->
zhǐ:* 〔䅩䅓〕➊草木屈曲不伸貌。 * 树枝交结。 qí:* 同"歧"
crooked and winding (of grass, trees, vegetation, flora); crooked branches of a tree adjoin each other; (same as 歧) forked; divergent, anything that goes astray; wayward
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zhī。病
diseases; illness
* 撑持，伸出，竖起。 ～撑。～援。体力不～。 * 受得住。 乐不可～。 * 领款或付款。 ～付。 * 调度，指使。 ～使。～应。～着儿。 * 附属于总体的一个部分。 总～。～流。～离。 * 〔地～〕历法中用的十二个字。 子丑寅卯辰巳午未申酉戌亥。 * 量词。 一～笔
disperse, pay; support; branch
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zhì。 * 不知。 * 快。 * zhì舒服。 中原官话
do not know, to know nothing about, quickly; fast, sharp; keen
* 中医指肚子膨胀的病，有"水臌"、"气臌"两种，通称"臌胀"。亦作"鼓"
dropsical swelling; puffy bloated
* 古代军中用的大鼓："以～鼓鼓军事。"
drum
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 ->
* 古代有事时用来召集人的一种大鼓："以～鼓鼓役事。"
drum
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 ->
* 古代军中的一种小鼓
drum carried on horseback
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 ->
* 打击乐器，圆柱形，中空，两头蒙皮。 ～乐（ yuè ）。～角（ jiǎo ）。大～。 * 形状、声音、作用像鼓的。 耳～。石～。 * 敲击或拍打使发出声音。 ～吹。～噪。 * 发动，使振作起来。 ～励。～动。～舞。一～作气。 * 高起，凸出。 ～包。～胀。 * 古代夜间击鼓以报时，一鼓即一更
drum; beat, top, strike
Oracle Bone Script
c. 1300–1050 BCE (Late Shang)
Inscriptions carved on turtle plastrons and animal bones for divination and record-keeping in the late Shang royal court; the oldest large attested corpus of written Chinese.Wikipedia ->
Bronze Inscriptions
c. 1200–221 BCE (Shang–Zhou; continues into the Warring States)
Inscriptions cast or engraved on ritual bronzes, especially prominent from the Western Zhou onward; a major source for early political, ritual, and social history.Wikipedia ->
Chu Script
c. 770–221 BCE (Chu, Spring & Autumn–Warring States)
A regional script tradition used in the state of Chu, best known from brush-written bamboo and silk manuscripts with distinctive local forms.Wikipedia ->
Qin Script
c. 475–206 BCE (Qin, Warring States → Qin dynasty)
Qin-area character forms attested on bamboo/wood slips (e.g., Shuihudi, deposited 217 BCE), overlapping chronologically with the standardization of seal script and the emergence of clerical tendencies.Wikipedia ->
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
Clerical Script
c. 300 BCE–220 CE (emerged late Warring States/Qin; dominant Han)
A practical script that evolved from late Warring States/Qin writing; it matured and became dominant in the Han dynasty, favoring faster, more rectilinear strokes.Wikipedia ->
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
* 鼓声："～乎鼓之，轩乎舞之。"
drumming
* 〔豆～〕一种用熟的黄豆或黑豆经发酵后制成的食品
fermented beans
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 ->
* 岔道，偏离正道的小路。 ～途（岔道，喻错误的道路，如"误入～～"）。 * 不相同，不一致。 ～义。～视
fork of road; branching off
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 ->
* 〔～山〕山名，在中国陕西省。 * 〔～黄之术〕指中医的医术。"岐"，岐伯；"黄"，黄帝，相传他们都是中华民族医家之祖。 * 同"歧"
high; majestic; fork in road
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 ->
* zhī ㄓˉ 人的手、脚、胳膊、腿的统称，亦指某些动物的四条腿。 四～（指两手两脚）。～体。前～。后～
human limbs; animal feet
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 ->
* "鳷" 的类推简化字
jay (Garrulus lidthi)
* 〔～鹊（ què ）〕ａ．古书中记载的一种异鸟。ｂ．松鸦的旧称
jay (Garrulus lidthi)
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 ->
* 多
many; much, more than; over
guǐ:* 祭山名。 zhī:* 同"禔"。福。 fú:* 同"祓"
name of a mountain (of warship), (same as 禔) happiness; good fortune; good luck; blessing, (same as standard form 祓) to exorcise; to remove evil; to cleanse; to clean; to wash away
* 拼音tà。 * 鼓宽。 * 鼓声杂沓
noises; disorderly or confused sound of the drums
qí:* 同"𢺷"。寄生枝。 * 横首枝。 chì:* 同"𠡠"。 è:* 同"𣎴"
parasitic branches on a tree, branches growing horizontally, (variant "勑") imperial orders
* 以卖淫为生的女子。 ～女。娼～。～院。 * 古代称歌女，表演歌舞的女子。 歌～。舞～。歌舞～
prostitute
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 ->
* 〔鼕鼕〕象声词。鼓声
rattle of drums
qī:* 崎岖；倾斜不正。 guì:* 瘦极。 gu:* 重叠；累积。 * 依
rugged mountain path, very skinny, to pile on upon another; accumulation; to accumulate; (Cant.) 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 ->
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 ->
* 才能，手艺。 ～术。～巧。～艺。～能。～法。黔驴～穷。雕虫小～
skill, ability, talent, ingenuity
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 ->
* 两旁缀灵活小耳的小鼓，有柄，执柄摇动时，两耳双面击鼓作响。俗称"拨浪鼓"
small revolving drum with knobs
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fú。鼓声
sound of drums, loud noise of the military drums, (same as 拊) to pat; to touch with hand lightly or tenderly, to slap; to tap; to clap hands
* 拼音cà。鼓声
sound of drums, to beat the side of a drum
* 象声词。鼓鼙声
sound of drums; image of the sound
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lóng。鼓声
sound of drums; loud music, to beat the drum and to keep the watches at night
* [～]乳腐名
soured bean-curd; a milky preparation from beans
* 害，嫉妒，狠："不～不求，何用不臧？" * 违逆；刚愎："不～于众"
stubborn; perverse; aggressive
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 ->
jì:* 技巧，才能。 ～痒（人擅长某种技艺，一遇机会，急欲表现，好像皮肤发痒不能自忍，亦作"技痒"）。～俩（ liāng ）。 * 古代称以歌舞为业的女子。 qí:* 〔～～〕奔走的样子，如"鹿斯之奔，惟足～～"
talent, skill, ability
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 ->
* （虫子）爬动："蠉飞蠕动，～行哙息。" * 一种小虫："～、蟜、蝼、蚁闻之，拄喙而不能前。"
tip-toe
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qí。 * 攀援大树。 * [～～]麋鹿奔跑貌
to hang on a big tree, to walk ( the way of Alces machlis, a kind of deer)
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 ->
* 帽顶尖尖（一说前倾）的样子："有～者弁，实维伊何。" * 古代用以束发固冠的发饰。 * 抬头
to raise one"s head
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
* 拼音jì。中国人名用字
to tie a knot; join or tie fast
* 精疲力尽："弊～之民，傥有水旱，百万之众，不为国用。"
totally exhausted
* 拼音zhuī。[𢻆～ 同"㪁敧"，] 不齐
uneven, to hang down; to let fall
qī:* 倾斜："～帆侧柁入波涛。" yǐ:* 古通"倚"，斜靠着："～枕听鸣蛙。" jī:* 持箸取物
up; uneven
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 ->
* 古书上指菱。 ～荷（出水的荷）
water caltrop
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 ->
* 鸟类的飞行器官。后作"翅"
winds; fins
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 ->
* 鸟和昆虫等用来飞行的器官。 ～膀。～翼。插～难飞。 * 鱼类的鳍。 鱼～。 * 翘出像翅的东西。 ～果。纱帽～。 * 古同"啻"，但，只
wings; fin
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 ->
* 木头鞋，泛指鞋。 木～。～履
wooden shoes, clogs
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zhī。见㲔
woolen textiles; fine cloth