You’re stuck in traffic, low on gas, bald tires, running late for work. If only you had a horse! Say, how was horse 馬 written/carved in oracle bone 甲骨文, bronze 金文, and seal script 篆文 characters? Use Richard Sears’ Chinese Etymology to find out.
seal:






See below for bronze and oracle bone.
bronze:
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oracle bone:






original horse photo here






Hi, i’m interested to know the seal, bronze and oracle bone characters for “画”
By: jolene on August 5, 2008
at 7:21 am
画 (畫) is:
http://www.chineseetymology.org/CharacterASP/CharacterEtymology.aspx?characterInput=%E7%94%BB&submitButton1=Etymology
By: manchucka on August 5, 2008
at 12:46 pm