duǒzhě

germanium

Evolution

鍺 Bronze script Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)

Bronze script

Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
鍺 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
鍺 Clerical script Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Clerical script

Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
Definitions

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duǒ

germanium; metal flashing on the axle of a cart

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zhě

germanium (chemistry)