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Oracle Bone Early Western Zhou ~1000 BC
Bronze Early Western Zhou ~1000 BC
Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 BC
Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 BC
Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 BC
Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 BC
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical Three Kingdoms (Cao Wei) 222-280 AD Regular Modern
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Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | kjæng | [k]reŋ | briar |
| Zhengzhang | keŋ | ||
| Unicode | giæng |
Sources
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica