篆
篆
zhuàn
seal (of office); seal script (a calligraphic style); the small seal 小篆 and great seal 大篆; writing in seal script
Character Breakdown
Radical: 竹 (no. 118)
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- seal (of office)
- seal script (a calligraphic style)
- the small seal 小篆 and great seal 大篆
- writing in seal script
Example Sentences
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Words Containing 篆
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 大篆 | dà zhuàn | the great seal | |
| 小篆 | xiǎo zhuàn | the small or lesser seal, the form of Chinese character standardized by the Qin dynasty | |
| 秦篆 | Qín zhuàn | seal script as unified by the Qin dynasty | |
| 篆刻 | zhuàn kè | carving a seal | |
| 篆工 | zhuàn gōng | craftsman engaged in carving characters | |
| 篆书 | zhuàn shū | seal script (Chinese calligraphic style) | |
| 篆体 | zhuàn tǐ | see 篆書|篆书[zhuan4 shu1] | |
| 鸟篆 | niǎo zhuàn | bird characters (a decorated form of the Great Seal) | |
| 雕虫篆刻 | diāo chóng zhuàn kè | literary trifles |
Related Words
史籀篇(Shǐ zhòu piān)— Shizhoupian, early school primer in great seal script 大篆[da4 zhuan4], attributed to King Xuan of Zhou 周宣王[Zhou1 Xuan1 wang2] but probably dating from c. 500 BC
→篆书(zhuàn shū)— seal script (Chinese calligraphic style)
→鸟虫书(niǎo chóng shū)— bird writing, a calligraphic style based on seal script 篆书, but with characters decorated as birds and insects
→秦篆(Qín zhuàn)— seal script as unified by the Qin dynasty
→HSK & Exam Info
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