The bronze script of the character for Soldier
One hoe. Here is the person who could make and use hoe. In the high antiquity, people used hoe to be tool for agriculture and weapon for battles. A person could be a solider in war with hoe, and a farmer in peaceful time with hoe too. But I wonder not everyone had hoe, only some people who were smart, educated, and financial independent have hoe. Only they could be soldiers, other people without hoe could not be soldiers.
As time passed, the character represents soldier, or army officer, or scholar now.
The big seal script of the character for Soldier
The bottom is changed to one line for easy writing.
The small seal script of the character for Soldier
The clerical script of the character for Soldier
Similar to big seal, and small seal scripts.
The song typeface of the character for Soldier
Similar to small seal, clerical scripts.
The Pin Yin of the character for Soldier is Shi4.
