Image:道-seal.svg

This file is part of a project to create a complete set of SVG images depicting ancient Chinese characters.

• We may have this character in various ancient forms
  (if red links appear, then there is no image yet, or there is no known example in that script):
  • (Small) Seal Script: “”.
  • Great Seal Script: “”.
  • Bronze Script: “Image:道-bronze.svg”.
  • Oracle Script: “Image:道-oracle.svg”.
• In the two forms of standard script used in the present day (which often coincide), this character looks like:
  (The links leads to definitions in Wiktionary, including their pronunciation in Cantonese, Japanese, etc.)
  • “道” (traditional standard script) or
  • “道” (simplified standard script).
• The "Chinese stroke order" project may also have images of this character in standard script
  (if red links appear, then there is no image yet):
  • 
  • Image:道-red.png
  • 
• Its modern, standard Mandarin pronunciation in pīnyīn transcription is dào.
• Its main meaning is “way”.
• This SVG version is based on the image marked as s01351 at InternationalScientific.org, which is an etymological dictionary of characters released under the GNU General Public Licence.
• For the oral etymology of this morpheme, try the Tower of Babel project at starling.rinet.ru.
• Supplementary information: none

This image is in the public domain because it is an SVG representation of an ancient script.

The script itself pre-dates the modern concept of copyright, and the creator of the SVG version has released (or hereby releases) into the public domain any copyright generated by the making of the file (and grants an unconditional licence to anyone, for any jurisdictions in which public-domain release is not legal). This applies internationally and for any purpose.

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