* 中国人名用字
(translated) Used in Chinese personal names
Structure 米 | HanziFinder
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米 * 同"饴"
(translated) Same as maltose
* 读音gaeuj 米；饭； 稻谷
(translated) rice; cooked rice; paddy rice
* 拼音lín。中国人名用字。 或俗"鄰"
(translated) Pinyin lín; used in Chinese personal names; non-classical form of 鄰
* "檵" 的类推简化字。 * 拼音jì。 * 中国人名用字。 * 《八辅》 第33区， 第17字
(translated) Analogically simplified form of "檵"; Used in Chinese personal names
* 中国人名用字
(translated) Used in Chinese personal names
* 同"糁2"
powdery substance
* 米麦的碎屑，多用指粗食："乱世诛求急，黎民糠～窄。" * 泛指稻、麦等的籽粒
(translated) fragments of rice and wheat, often used to describe coarse food; generally refers to cereal grains
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 ->
* yǐn ㄧㄣˇ 公制长度单位（"百米"的旧译）
(translated) metric unit of length; former term for "hectometer"
* 同"奊"
(translated) same as "奊"
* 同"𫃋"
(translated) Same as 𫃋"
* "粯" 的类推简化字
(translated) Simplified form of "粯" by analogy
* 成颗的东西，细小的固体。 米～。盐～。颗～。～子（ａ．成果的、细小的东西，"子"读轻声；ｂ．指"基本粒子"，物理学上指构成物体的最简单的物质）。 * 量词，多指颗粒状的东西。 一～米。一～珍珠
grain; small particle
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 ->
* 成颗的东西，细小的固体。 米～。盐～。颗～。～子（ａ．成果的、细小的东西，"子"读轻声；ｂ．指"基本粒子"，物理学上指构成物体的最简单的物质）。 * 量词，多指颗粒状的东西。 一～米。一～珍珠
grain; small particle
* hé ㄏㄜˊ 日本地名用字，
(translated) Used for Japanese place names
* 沒有一定的形狀、體積，能自由散佈的物體。 ～體。 * 呼吸。 沒～了。～厥。～促。～息。一～呵成。 * 自然界寒、曖、陰、晴等現象。 ～候。～溫。～象。 * 鼻子聞到的味。 ～味。臭～。 * 人的精神狀態。 ～概。～節。～魄。～派。～餒。 * 怒，或使人發怒。 不要～我了。～惱。～盛（ shèng ）。忍～吞聲。 * 欺壓。 受～。 * 中醫指能使人體器官發揮機能的動力。 ～功。～血。～虛。 * 中醫指某種症象。 痰～。濕～。 * 景象。 和～。～氛。～韻（文章或書法繪畫的意境或韻味）
air, gas, steam, vapor; spirit
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 ->
* 细末儿。 ～末。～剂。～尘。米～。花～。药～。漂白～。 * 特指化装用的粉末。 香～。～墨登场。～黛。扑～。～霜。 * 用涂料抹刷。 ～刷。～饰。 * 使破碎，成为粉末。 ～碎。～身碎骨。 * 白色的或带粉末的。 ～墙。～蝶。～连纸。～笔。 * 用豆粉或别的粉做成的食品。 ～丝。凉～。～皮。～芡（ qiàn ）。米～肉。 * 浅红色。 ～色。～花
powder, face powder; plaster
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 ->
* 同"粹"。或"睟"字。 * 中国人名用字
(translated) Same as "粹"; or "睟"; Used in Chinese personal names
* 同"𥾂"
(translated) same as "𥾂"
* 同"䋛"。 * 拼音mǐ。 * 中国人名用字
(translated) Same as "䋛"; Used in Chinese personal names
* 连续，接着。 ～续。～任。～承。～武（足迹前后相接，喻后人接续前人的事业）。～往开来。前仆后～
continue, maintain, carry on
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 ->
* 拼音jú。谨慎
prudent; cautious
* 古同"泦"
(translated) ancient form of "泦"
* 拼音zhǐ。中国人名用字
(translated) Used in Chinese personal names
* 拼音dòu。中国人名用字。 拼音dòu
(translated) Pinyin dòu; Chinese personal name character
* 米渣滓。 糟～（喻没有价值的东西）
lees, dregs, sediments left after distilling liquor
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"齋"
(ancient form of 齋) to abstain from meat, wine, etc., to fast; penance
* 星名，二十八宿之一。 * 姓
surname; a constellation; to wear
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 ->
* 〔粔～〕见"粔"
cake
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 ->
* mǐ ㄇㄧˇ 公制长度单位（"米"的旧译）。 英语 metre
metre
* 中国人名用字
(translated) Used in Chinese personal names
* 同"糊"。浓稠的粥
(same as 䉿) (same as 糊) paste; to paste, sticky; glutinous, to stick
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nà。粘
(Cant.) sticky
* 同"審"。金文隶定字
(translated) Same as "審"; bronze script form
* 拼音mí。中国人名用字
(translated) Used in Chinese personal names
* 〔～～〕粉貌
(translated) delicate and pretty appearance
* 粤语fū。 * 花生榨油后的渣子
(translated) Cantonese pronunciation: fu; peanut residue after oil pressing
* 卖
(translated) sell
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"渣"。渣滓
(translated) same as "渣"; dregs
* 《八辅》 第41区， 第56字
(translated) Character No. 56 in District 41 of *Bafu*
* 读音mit。 * 音译字
(translated) Pronounced as mit; transliteration character
* "柱" 的讹字，[露～], 即"露柱"： 指旌表门第立柱柱端的龙形部分
(translated) corrupted form of "柱", specifically in "露柱", referring to the dragon-shaped part on the pillar, used to mark family"s social status and rank
jiù:* 熟干米粉。 qiǔ:* 同"糗"。熟的米、麦等干粮
cooked, dry rice flour, (same as 糗) cured dried grain; parched wheat or 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 ->
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huān。白米
(translated) white rice
* 《八辅》 第41区， 第62字
(translated) 《Ba Fu》, Section 41, Character No. 62
* 长形的东西从中间分开。 ～裂。～层。～面。截～。～肠。～魂。～线风筝。 * 不继续，禁绝。 ～粮。～水。～炊。～奶。～档。～流。～种（ zhóng ）。～交。～片。～续。～子绝孙。 * 判定，决定。 判～。诊～。～狱（审理和判决罪案）。 * 一定，绝对。 ～乎不可。～然施行
sever, cut off; interrupt
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 ->
* 同"粲"
(translated) Same as "粲"
* 同"秕"
empty husks of grain
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 ->
kāng:* 古同"糠"。 jīng:* 古同"粳"："南方之氓，以糯与～杂以卉药而为饼。"
(translated) same as "糠" (kāng); same as "粳" (jīng)
* 恶米。 * 中国春秋时鲁东郊地名，故址在今山东省曲阜市
(translated) spoiled rice; an ancient place name in the eastern suburbs of Lu during the Spring and Autumn period of China, now located in Qufu City, Shandong Province
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 ->
* 读音kewai， 化妆
(translated) to make up; to put on makeup
* 同"𤲑"。 * 拼音zhù。 * 盛米
(translated) same as "𤲑"; to hold rice
* "䊯" 的日本简体字。见《 日本常用字表》
(translated) Simplified Japanese form of "䊯"
* 粽子。 * 粗米
(translated) rice dumpling; coarse rice
* 同"庶"
Semantic variant of 庶: numerous, various; multitude
* 同"麧"。疑为《 字海字海》有误， 应同"籺"
(translated) Same as "麧"; suspected to be a mistake in *《 字海字海》*, and should be same as "籺"
* 同"䬳"
(same as 粄) rice cake; cake made of glutinous rice
* 同"糊"
(same as 糊) paste; to paste, sticky; glutinous, to stick
* 同"稃"
(translated) same as 稃; same as husk; same as glume
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 ->
* "𥼽" 的类推简化字
(translated) simplified form by analogy of "𥼽"
* 同"谜"
(translated) same as riddle
* 金文隶定字。 义未详
(translated) *Liding* form of bronze script character; Meaning unknown
* 同"漆"
(translated) Same as "漆"
* 同"𩱸"
(translated) Same as "𩱸"
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 ->
zī:* 同"秶"，谷子，子实去壳后为小米。泛指谷物。 cí:* 同"餈"。 jì:* 通"齊"。酒。 cī:* 〔粢饭〕方言。一种食品。将糯米掺和粳米，用冷水浸泡，沥干后蒸熟，中间裹油条等捏成饭团
grain offered in ritual sacrifice; millet
Bronze Inscriptions
c. 1200–221 BCE (Shang–Zhou; continues into the Warring States)
Inscriptions cast or engraved on ritual bronzes, especially prominent from the Western Zhou onward; a major source for early political, ritual, and social history.Wikipedia ->
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
Clerical Script
c. 300 BCE–220 CE (emerged late Warring States/Qin; dominant Han)
A practical script that evolved from late Warring States/Qin writing; it matured and became dominant in the Han dynasty, favoring faster, more rectilinear strokes.Wikipedia ->
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
* 拼音jiāo。[～] 米饼
(translated) rice cake
* 〈喃〉义同归
(translated) Vietnamese: same meaning as 歸
* 拼音mí。[打～ 子]潜泳
(translated) swim underwater; e.g., [打～ 子] (dǎ mí zi)
mī:* 眼皮微微合拢。 ～缝双目。笑～了眼。 * 小睡。 ～一会儿。 mí:* 尘土入眼，不能睁开看东西。 让沙子～了眼睛
be blinded
Bronze Inscriptions
c. 1200–221 BCE (Shang–Zhou; continues into the Warring States)
Inscriptions cast or engraved on ritual bronzes, especially prominent from the Western Zhou onward; a major source for early political, ritual, and social history.Wikipedia ->
Qin Script
c. 475–206 BCE (Qin, Warring States → Qin dynasty)
Qin-area character forms attested on bamboo/wood slips (e.g., Shuihudi, deposited 217 BCE), overlapping chronologically with the standardization of seal script and the emergence of clerical tendencies.Wikipedia ->
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
Clerical Script
c. 300 BCE–220 CE (emerged late Warring States/Qin; dominant Han)
A practical script that evolved from late Warring States/Qin writing; it matured and became dominant in the Han dynasty, favoring faster, more rectilinear strokes.Wikipedia ->
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
* 同"眯"
(translated) same as "squint"
* 拼音mí。网
a general term for nets
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 ->
* 饼类食物。 ～～。糍～。糖～
tsamba (food in Tibet)
* 读音bả 毒饵。[～] 老鼠药
(translated) poison bait; rat poison
* 有机化合物的一类。 磺胺～
open; throw away
* 読音nageku。 嘆也
(translated) sigh; lament
* 同"䉻"
(translated) same as "䉻"
* 读音lớ 义未详
(translated) Pronunciation: lớ; meaning unknown
* 拼音yuān。中国人名用字
(translated) Pinyin: yuān; used in Chinese personal names
* 拼音shān。疑同"栅"
(translated) Suspected to be the same as "栅", fence
* 拼音miè。米麦碎屑
(translated) grain debris
* 拼音fēng。中国人名用字
(translated) Used in Chinese personal names
* 读音faengx。 粽子
(translated) zongzi; sticky rice dumpling
* 卖粮食。 ～米。～谷。～粮
sell grains
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"䬳"
(translated) same as 䬳
* 同"𤳖"。 * 拼音bān
(translated) Same as "𤳖"
* 同"䬰"
(translated) Same as "䬰"
* "𥻤" 的类推简化字。 * 拼音chōu 滤干（水磨粉）。 吴语
(translated) analogously simplified form of "𥻤"; to filter dry (water-milled flour), Wu dialect
* 读音cid 糯：～（ 糯米）
(translated) Pronounced nuò; glutinous rice, as in: 糯米 (nuòmǐ)
* 拼音míng。渍米
to soak rice
* 同"饷"
(translated) Same as 饷; ration; provisions; pay
* 黏。粤语
(translated) Cantonese: sticky
* 拼音gē。同"秸"
(translated) Same as 秸
* 读音bã 渣滓
(translated) dregs; grounds; slag; waste
* 同"𩛴"
(translated) same as "𩛴"
* 古同"齿"
teeth; gears, cogs; age; a form of KangXi radical 211
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 ->
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 ->
* 《大正新脩大藏經 續經疏部》原文:" 此方不可識，是故存梵語也。～ 未檢刷所劣反，剪剃也。"
(translated) shaving; hair cutting
* 恶米。 * 古地名。春秋鲁东郊地名。故地当在今山东省曲阜市。后作"費"
bad; poor quality of 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 ->
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"䴱"
(translated) same as 䴱; osprey
* 拼音zā。中国人名用字
(translated) Pinyin zā. Used in Chinese personal names
* "𥺼" 的类推简化字。* 同"𮨸"
(translated) simplified form by analogy of "𥺼"; Same as "𮨸"
* 古同"鞠"
(translated) Same as "鞠" in ancient usage
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 ->