small seal script

See also: Small Seal Script

English

Alternative forms

Small Seal Script

Etymology

A translation of the Mandarin Chinese 小篆 (xiǎozhuàn)

Noun

small seal script (uncountable)

An ancient Chinese calligraphic script, standardized in 220 BC by Li Si, the chancellor of the First Emperor of the Qin dynasty, from various forms used by Qin

Synonyms

Translations

style of Chinese calligraphy

Chinese:
Mandarin: 小篆 (zh) (xiǎozhuàn), 篆文 (zh) (zhuànwén), 秦篆 (zh) (Qínzhuàn)

Uyghur: شياۋجۇەن‎‎ (shyawjuen)

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