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<div style="font-size:110%;background:#FAECC8;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD67D;padding:.2em .5em .2em .5em;font-weight:bold">[[File:Nuvola apps kopete.png|20px]] '''Hello!'''</div>
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Welcome to the '''''Ancient Chinese characters project''''', which plans to eventually provide a large set of high quality images of Ancient Chinese characters. This illustration set will be freely usable to make educational books, websites, and calligraphic historical explanations.

You are free to use the graphics we have made so far and we invite you to join us in our work.

The work is divided in seventeen subcategories: ''(click blue links to browse)''

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|+ Historical evolution via examples
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!scope="col" colspan="7"| Ancient scripts
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!scope="col" colspan="2"| [[:Category:Shang script characters|Shang]]
!scope="col"| [[:Category:Western Zhou script characters|Western<br /> Zhou]]
!scope="col"| [[:Category:Spring and Autumn bronze script characters|Spring&amp;<br />Autumn]]
!scope="col" colspan="3"| [[:Category:Warring States script characters|Warring States]]
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!scope="col"| [[:Category:Shang oracle script characters|(oracle)]]
!scope="col"| [[:Category:Shang bronze script characters|(bronze)]]
!scope="col" colspan="3"| (bronze)
!scope="col"| (silk)
!scope="col"| (slip)
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| [[File:馬-oracle.svg|50px]] [[File:馬-oracle-2.svg|50px]]<br /> [[File:馬-oracle-3.svg|50px]] [[File:馬-oracle-4.svg|50px]]<br /> [[File:馬-oracle-5.svg|50px]]
| [[File:馬-bronze-shang.svg|50px]]
| [[File:馬-bronze.svg|50px]]<br /> [[File:馬-bronze-2.svg|50px]]
| [[File:馬-bronze-spring.svg|50px]]
| [[File:馬-bronze-warring.svg|50px]]<br /> [[File:馬-bronze-warring-2.svg|50px]]<br /> [[File:馬-bronze-warring-3.svg|50px]]
| [[File:馬-silk.svg|50px]]<br /> [[File:馬-silk-2.svg|50px]]<br /> [[File:馬-silk-3.svg|50px]]
| [[File:馬-slip.svg|50px]]
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| ([[:Category:Shang oracle script characters|{{PAGESINCATEGORY:Shang oracle script characters|R|files}}]])
| ([[:Category:Shang bronze script characters|{{PAGESINCATEGORY:Shang bronze script characters|R|files}}]])
| ([[:Category:Western Zhou bronze script characters|{{PAGESINCATEGORY:Western Zhou bronze script characters|R|files}}]])
| ([[:Category:Spring and Autumn bronze script characters|{{PAGESINCATEGORY:Spring and Autumn bronze script characters|R|files‎}}]])
| ([[:Category:Warring States bronze script characters|{{PAGESINCATEGORY:Warring States bronze script characters|R|files}}]])
| ([[:Category:Chu silk script characters|{{PAGESINCATEGORY:Chu silk script characters|R|files}}]])
| ([[:Category:Chu slip script characters|{{PAGESINCATEGORY:Chu slip script characters|files}}]]&nbsp;'''·''' [[:Category:Qin slip script characters|{{PAGESINCATEGORY:Qin slip script characters|R|files}}]])
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!scope="col" colspan="4"| Transcribed ancient scripts
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!scope="col" colspan="3"| ''[[:Category:Shuowen script characters|Shuowen]]''
!scope="col"| ''[[:Category:Liushutong script characters|Liushutong]]''
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!scope="col"| [[:Category:Shuowen ancient script characters|Ancient]]
!scope="col"| [[:Category:Shuowen zhou script characters|Zhou]]
!scope="col"| [[:Category:Seal script|Seal]]
!scope="col"| [[:Category:Shuowen script characters|Big seal]]
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| [[File:馬-ancient.svg|50px]]
| [[File:馬-zhou.svg|50px]]
| [[File:馬-seal.svg|50px]]
| [[File:馬-bigseal.svg|50px]]
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| ([[:Category:Shuowen ancient script characters|{{PAGESINCATEGORY:Shuowen ancient script characters|R|files}}]])
| ([[:Category:Shuowen zhou script characters|{{PAGESINCATEGORY:Shuowen zhou script characters|R|files}}]])
| ([[:Category:Shuowen seal script characters|{{PAGESINCATEGORY:Shuowen seal script characters|R|files}}]])
| ([[:Category:Liushutong script characters|{{PAGESINCATEGORY:Liushutong script characters|R|files}}]])
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!scope="col" colspan="6"| Modern scripts
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!scope="col"| [[:Category:Clerical script characters|Clerical<br /> (Han<!--/Qing-->)]]
!scope="col"| [[:Category:Kangxi Ming script radicals (SVG)|''Mingti''<br /> (Kangxi)]]
!scope="col"| [[:Category:Chinese cursive script|''Cǎoshū''</br /> (cursive)]]
!scope="col"| [[:Category:Semi-cursive script characters|''Xíngshū''<br /> (semi-cursive)]]
!scope="col"| [[:Category:Kaishu script characters|''Kǎishū''<br />(trad./simp.)]]
!scope="col"| [[:Category:Songti script characters|''Sòngtǐ''<br />(trad./simp.)]]
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| [[File:馬-clerical-han.svg|50px]]<!--<br /> [[File:馬-clerical-qing.svg|50px]]-->
| [[File:馬-mingti-kangxi.svg|50px]]
| [[File:馬-caoshu.svg|50px]]
| [[File:馬-xingshu.svg|50px]]
| [[File:馬-kaishu.svg|50px]]<br /> [[File:马-kaishu.svg|50px]] 
| [[File:馬-songti.svg|50px]]<br /> [[File:马-songti.svg|50px]] 
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| ([[:Category:Clerical script characters|{{PAGESINCATEGORY:Clerical script characters|R|files}}]]&nbsp;'''·''' [[:Category:Clerical Han script characters|{{PAGESINCATEGORY:Clerical Han script characters|R|files}}]]&nbsp;'''·''' [[:Category:Clerical Qing script characters|{{PAGESINCATEGORY:Clerical Qing script characters|R|files}}]])
| ([[:Category:Kangxi Ming script radicals (SVG)|{{PAGESINCATEGORY:Kangxi Ming script radicals (SVG)|R|files}}]])
| ([[:Category:Chinese cursive script|{{PAGESINCATEGORY:Chinese cursive script|R|files}}]])
| ([[:Category:Semi-cursive script characters|{{PAGESINCATEGORY:Semi-cursive script characters|R|files}}]])
| ([[:Category:Kaishu script characters (PNG)|{{PAGESINCATEGORY:Kaishu script characters (PNG)|R|files}}]]&nbsp;'''·''' [[:Category:Kaishu script characters (SVG)|{{PAGESINCATEGORY:Kaishu script characters (SVG)|R|files}}]])<br /> ''available in fonts''
| ([[:Category:Songti script characters (PNG)|{{PAGESINCATEGORY:Songti script characters (PNG)|R|files}}]]&nbsp;'''·''' [[:Category:Songti script characters (SVG)|{{PAGESINCATEGORY:Songti script characters (SVG)|R|files}}]])<br /> ''available in fonts''
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The aim of the project is eventually to provide examples for all characters available in Ancient Chinese script. The 214 radicals have already been completed. Current project focuses on (these categories are not exclusive):
* Non-compound characters.
* Most frequently used characters.
* Characters that appear frequently in compound characters.
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<div style="font-size:smaller;margin:.3em 0;border-top:1px solid #ABD5F5;padding:2px .5em;text-align:right"> (P.S. Would you like to provide [[Commons talk:Ancient Chinese characters|a bit of encouragement]] to this team and this free project?)</div>

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<div style="font-size:110%;background:#D0E5F5;border-bottom:1px solid #ABD5F5;padding:2px .5em;font-weight:bold">[[Image:Consensus icon.svg|20px]] '''Active on the project'''</div>
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'''We need you !'''
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Active contributors :
* ... you?
* [[User:Yug|Yug]] [[User talk:Yug|<small><font style="color:green;">(talk)</font></small>]]
Your contributions are welcome to expand this set !

You can ask questions to [[User talk:Yug|<small><font style="color:green;">yug</font></small>]] and [[User talk:Micheletb|<small><font style="color:green;">Michelet</font></small>]].
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You can help by uploading historical version of a characters. Available ancient Chinese character sources are:

* [https://hanziyuan.net Chinese Etymology]: (preferred) only source for great seal, does not contain silk characters.
* [http://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/yanbian Sinica Database]: several examples per characters, updated, academical information available.
* [http://ctext.org Chinese text project]: mostly reproduces ancient Chinese character fonts.

Please see [[Commons:Ancient Chinese characters:Tutorial|our Tutorial]] to create new files, and use the template {{Tl|ACClicense}} when uploading.

Add missing ancient Chinese characters to the database by uploading (when available):

* '''*-oracle.svg''' (variant 2 to 6)
** '''*-oracle-zhouyuan.svg'''
* '''*-bronze.svg''' (variant 2 to 6)
** '''*-bronze-shang.svg''' (variant 2 to 3)
** '''*-bronze-spring.svg''' (variant 2 to 5)
** '''*-bronze-warring.svg''' (variant 2 to 5)
* '''*-silk.svg''' (variant 2 to 6)
* '''*-slip.svg''' (variant 2 to 5)
* '''*-seal.svg''' (variant 2 to 3)
** '''*-ancient.svg''' (variant 2 to 3)
** '''*-zhou.svg'''
** '''*-odd.svg'''
* '''*-bigseal.svg''' (variant 2 to 3)
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Of course, you can use all them for your own website. All this work is in the public domain. Legally, you can do what you like, but the moral conditions of use are that you state:
# '''Source:''' Images from http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Ancient_Chinese_characters (or the specific image description page)
# '''Licence:''' Public Domain (verify that Commons may also accept specific free licences)
# '''Authors:''' Erin Silversmith, Micheletb (look at the contributors list in image information page)
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== Naming conventions ==
: ''Our overall naming conventions. More dots for priority. [[Template:Chinese characters naming|Full page contains explanations]].''
{{Chinese characters naming}}

== References ==
* ''Copybook of Common Characters'' with Kaishu, Lishu, Xinshu, Caoshu, Seal, and Kaishu traditional (pocket format, available on Amazon.com) :
** {{Citation |lang=zh |title={{Lang|zh|常用字字帖}} / Copybook of Common Characters |last= |first= |year=1990 |date=July 1, 1990 |edition=1st edition |pages=490 |publisher=Shanghai Painting and Calligraphy Press |ISBN-10=7-805-12423-X |ISBN-13=978-7-805-12423-0 |url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/780512423X }}.
** {{Citation |lang=zh |title={{Lang|zh|常用字字帖}} |last= |first= |year=1990 |date=1990年7月1日 |edition=第1版 |pages=490 |publisher={{Lang|zh|上海书画出版社出版}} |ISBN-10=7-805-12423-X |ISBN-13=978-7-805-12423-0 |url=https://www.amazon.cn/gp/product/B01M164C86/ }}.
* {{Lang|zh|細說漢字部首 左民安}} {{ISBN|780-195356-8}}
* {{Lang|zh|高岛谦一 甲骨文字字释综览}}
* {{Citation |lang=ja |title={{Lang|ja|簡牘名蹟選7：甘粛篇（二）漢2}} |year=2009 |publisher={{Lang|ja|二玄社}} |ISBN=978-4-5440-0247-8 |section={{Lang|ja|武威簡·儀禮·士相見}} }}, for Han-era manuscripts in clerical script (dated the {{w|Xin dynasty}} in the book)
* {{Citation |lang=ja |title={{Lang|ja|中国法書選3：石門頌}} |year=1989 |publisher={{Lang|ja|二玄社}} |ISBN=978-4-5440-0503-5 }}, also for clerical script characters.
* [http://hanziyuan.net/ Richard Sears's Chinese character etymology site] references:
** ''XuJaGuWenBian'' {{Lang|zh|續甲骨文编}} by ''JinXiangHeng'' {{Lang|zh|金祥恒}}. Richard Sears 31,876 <code>oracle</code> characters are taken from this source.
** ''JinWenBian'' {{Lang|zh|金文编}} by ''RungGeng'' {{Lang|zh|容庚}}. The most accurate book of character samples from the bronze artifacts. Richard Sears 24,223 <code>bronze</code> characters are taken from this source. 
** ''ShuoWenJieZi'' {{Lang|zh|說文解字}}. The earliest complete 987 copy by ''XuXuan'' {{Lang|zh|徐鉉}}, clearly printed. Richard Sears 11109 ShuoWen <code>seal</code> characters are taken from this source.
** ''LioShuTong'' {{Lang|zh|六書通}}. A Ming Dynasty collection of non standard seal type characters. Richard Sears 38,596 Liushutong <code>seal</code> characters are taken from this source.
* {{Citation |lang=zh |title={{lang|zh|楚帛書}} |author={{Lang|zh|饒宗頤}}, {{Lang|zh|曾憲通}} |year=1985 |publisher={{lang|zh|中華書局香港分局}} |ISBN-10=962-231708-1 }}, for the {{w|Chu Silk Manuscript}}, an important source of the Chu script, Warring States.
* 刘钊等编纂. 新甲骨文编. 福州：福建人民出版社, 2014.12. {{ISBN|978-7-211-06715-2}}.
* 黄德宽主编；徐在国副主编；江学旺编著. 西周文字字形表. 上海：上海古籍出版社, 2017.10. {{ISBN|978-7-5325-8493-2}}.
* 黄德宽主编；徐在国副主编；吴国升编著. 春秋文字字形表. 上海：上海古籍出版社, 2017.09. {{ISBN|978-7-5325-8233-4}}.
* 徐在国，程燕，张振谦编著. 战国文字字形表. 上海：上海古籍出版社, 2017.09. {{ISBN|978-7-5325-8349-2}}.
* 方勇编. 秦简牍文字编. 福州：福建人民出版社, 2012.12. {{ISBN|978-7-211-06645-2}}.
* [https://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/ Sinica Database]

; Others
* [https://jiromaiya.wordpress.com/2013/01/04/fundamentals-of-chinese-typography-1-fonts-styles-typefaces-songti-fangsongti-mingti-heiti-kaiti/amp/ Fundamentals of Chinese Typography: #1 Fonts Styles (Songti, Fang-Songti, Mingti, Heiti, Kaiti)]
* Unicode charts for characters encoded in the [[:Category:Unicode 4E00-9FFF CJK Unified Ideographs|"CJK Unified Ideographs" block (U+4E00-9FFF)]] and their variations: [https://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/U4E00.pdf en], [https://www.unicode.org/charts/fr/PDF/U4E00.pdf fr] (all characters are listed with their radical/stoke index, listing all their encoded variations, with sources referenced by the UniHan database and described in the Unicode Standard Annex 38).

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