Etymology

xingshu

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Today it means: Semicursive or running script used in Chinese calligraphy. Full definition →

Mandarin 行書 /行书
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  1. Mandarin · borrowed from行書 /行书
  2. English todayxingshu

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 行書 /行书 (xíngshū).

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