<p>The character is 「尊」.</p>
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<p><kbd><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shang_dynasty" rel="nofollow noreferrer">商</a><br><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oracle_bone_script" rel="nofollow noreferrer">甲</a><br><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/TzH2n.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/TzH2n.png" alt="enter image description here" /></a><br><a href="http://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/yanbian/Reference/JiaguwenReference" rel="nofollow noreferrer">前</a>5.4.7<br><a href="http://www.guoxuedashi.com/jgwhj/?bhfl=1&amp;bh=6903&amp;jgwfl=" rel="nofollow noreferrer">合集6903</a></kbd><kbd><br><a href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hk/%E9%9A%B6%E5%AE%9A" rel="nofollow noreferrer">隸定</a><br><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/RVxH5.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/RVxH5.png" alt="enter image description here" /></a><br><br>　</kbd></p>
<p>「尊」 (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reconstructions_of_Old_Chinese#Baxter%E2%80%93Sagart_%282014%29" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Baxter-Sagart OC</a>: <strong>/*[ts]ˤu[n]/</strong>) was originally a combination of a <a href="http://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/yanbian?kaiOrder=718" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><em>wine vessel</em> 「酉」</a> and <a href="http://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/yanbian?kaiOrder=60" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><em>two hands</em> 「廾」</a>, indicating the meaning <em>(to conduct) a wine ceremony</em> or <em>ceremonial wine vessel</em>. From <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etiquette_and_Ceremonial" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><em>Etiquette and Ceremonial</em></a>:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>《儀禮ㆍ士冠禮》</p>
<blockquote>
<p>......側<strong>尊</strong>一甒醴在服北......</p>
</blockquote>
<p><em><strong>Etiquette and Ceremonial:</strong></em> <em>Coming of age capping rites</em></p>
<blockquote>
<p><em>...A jar of <strong>ceremonial wine</strong> proper at the Northern gown arrangement...</em></p>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<p>「酉」 was later replaced with the derivative 「酋」 (also <em>wine vessel</em>).</p>
<p><kbd><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Zhou" rel="nofollow noreferrer">西周</a><br><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_bronze_inscriptions" rel="nofollow noreferrer">金</a><br><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/jtNLN.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/jtNLN.png" alt="enter image description here" /></a><br>三年壺<br><a href="http://www.guoxuedashi.com/yzjwjc/?bh=9727&amp;jgwfl=" rel="nofollow noreferrer">集成9727</a></kbd><kbd><br>隸定<br><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/w7F1B.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/w7F1B.png" alt="enter image description here" /></a><br><br>　</kbd></p>
<p>Eventually, 「廾」 was replaced with <a href="http://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/yanbian?kaiOrder=48" rel="nofollow noreferrer">「寸」</a> (<strong>/*[tsʰ]ˤu[n]-s/</strong>, <em>picture of hand pulse location</em> &gt; <em>hand actions</em>), gaining a sound hint in addition to its semantic function.</p>
<p><kbd><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qin_dynasty" rel="nofollow noreferrer">秦</a><br><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bamboo_and_wooden_slips" rel="nofollow noreferrer">簡</a><br><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/OAATZ.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/OAATZ.png" alt="enter image description here" /></a><br><a href="http://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/yanbian/Reference/QinwenziReference" rel="nofollow noreferrer">日甲</a>67背<br><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuihudi_Qin_bamboo_texts" rel="nofollow noreferrer">睡虎地秦簡</a></kbd><kbd>今<br><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regular_script" rel="nofollow noreferrer">楷</a><br><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/XitL7.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/XitL7.png" alt="enter image description here" /></a><br><br>　</kbd></p>
<hr />
<p><strong>References:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>黃德寬《古文字譜系疏證》</li>
<li><a href="http://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">小學堂</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.guoxuedashi.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">國學大師</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.guoxuedashi.com/jgwhj/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">郭沫若《甲骨文合集》</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.guoxuedashi.com/yzjwjc/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">中國社會科學院考古研究所《殷周金文集成》</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<hr />
<p>In case the other characters are hard to recognise, 「地」 and 「和」 are written with variants「坨」and「龢」, respectively.</p>

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dROOOze
<p>Today I visited a garden of one of my friends and there were several screen walls with a character on each one. (The owner was absent and neither could his housekeeper read these characters.) 
<a href="https://i.sstatic.net/jRPh6.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/jRPh6.jpg" alt="1"></a>
<a href="https://i.sstatic.net/cR0Y8.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/cR0Y8.jpg" alt="2"></a>
<a href="https://i.sstatic.net/QQZYd.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/QQZYd.jpg" alt="3"></a>
<a href="https://i.sstatic.net/oruUZ.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/oruUZ.jpg" alt="4"></a>
These walls shield the cloister.
<a href="https://i.sstatic.net/9yDhe.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/9yDhe.jpg" alt="5"></a>
The last wall shields the gate.</p>

<p>But still I could guess out most of them (as a native speaker). The first four are 天 地 同 和 (point out if I am wrong). By no means can I identify the last one. Hope someone can help X:D</p>

<p>(I recognize 酋 and 廾 up to down in the last character, but they don't look like any character I know.)</p>

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The character is 尊.
dROOOze
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@droooze (｡･ω･｡)ﾉ♡ Ooops, but the bottom of it... sigh.
Toosky Hierot
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I'll write up the explanation soon, just gotta find the right references.
dROOOze
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Could someone help me to identify these characters on the screen walls
# Could someone help me to identify these characters on the screen walls

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-08-17)

Today I visited a garden of one of my friends and there were several screen walls with a character on each one. (The owner was absent and neither could his housekeeper read these characters.)
[![1](https://i.sstatic.net/jRPh6.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/jRPh6.jpg)
[![2](https://i.sstatic.net/cR0Y8.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/cR0Y8.jpg)
[![3](https://i.sstatic.net/QQZYd.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/QQZYd.jpg)
[![4](https://i.sstatic.net/oruUZ.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/oruUZ.jpg)
These walls shield the cloister.
[![5](https://i.sstatic.net/9yDhe.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/9yDhe.jpg)
The last wall shields the gate.

But still I could guess out most of them (as a native speaker). The first four are 天 地 同 和 (point out if I am wrong). By no means can I identify the last one. Hope someone can help X:D

(I recognize 酋 and 廾 up to down in the last character, but they don't look like any character I know.)

**Tags:** character-identification

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: The character is 尊.  
> **username_0**: @username_1 (｡･ω･｡)ﾉ♡ Ooops, but the bottom of it... sigh.  
> **username_1**: I'll write up the explanation soon, just gotta find the right references.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2018-08-17. Score: 4 | Accepted answer

The character is 「尊」.

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`商  
甲  
![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/TzH2n.png)  
前5.4.7  
合集6903` `隸定  
![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/RVxH5.png)`

「尊」 ([Baxter-Sagart OC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reconstructions_of_Old_Chinese#Baxter%E2%80%93Sagart_%282014%29): **/\*[ts]ˤu[n]/**) was originally a combination of a [*wine vessel* 「酉」](http://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/yanbian?kaiOrder=718) and [*two hands* 「廾」](http://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/yanbian?kaiOrder=60), indicating the meaning *(to conduct) a wine ceremony* or *ceremonial wine vessel*. From [*Etiquette and Ceremonial*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etiquette_and_Ceremonial):

> 《儀禮ㆍ士冠禮》
>
> > ......側**尊**一甒醴在服北......
>
> ***Etiquette and Ceremonial:*** *Coming of age capping rites*
>
> > *...A jar of **ceremonial wine** proper at the Northern gown arrangement...*

「酉」 was later replaced with the derivative 「酋」 (also *wine vessel*).

`西周  
金  
![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/jtNLN.png)  
三年壺  
集成9727` `隸定  
![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/w7F1B.png)`

Eventually, 「廾」 was replaced with [「寸」](http://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/yanbian?kaiOrder=48) (**/\*[tsʰ]ˤu[n]-s/**, *picture of hand pulse location* > *hand actions*), gaining a sound hint in addition to its semantic function.

`秦  
簡  
![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/OAATZ.png)  
日甲67背  
睡虎地秦簡``今  
楷  
![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/XitL7.png)`

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**References:**

* 黃德寬《古文字譜系疏證》
* [小學堂](http://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/)
* [國學大師](http://www.guoxuedashi.com/)
  + [郭沫若《甲骨文合集》](http://www.guoxuedashi.com/jgwhj/)
  + [中國社會科學院考古研究所《殷周金文集成》](http://www.guoxuedashi.com/yzjwjc/)

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In case the other characters are hard to recognise, 「地」 and 「和」 are written with variants「坨」and「龢」, respectively.


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