Khitan large script

proper noun

A logographic script, used to write the Khitan language.

OriginChinese 大字 →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. historicalA logographic script, used to write the Khitan language.

Origin

  1. Chinese大字“large script”
  2. EnglishKhitan large script

From Khitan + large + script, from a calque of Chinese 大字 (dàzì, “large script”), in reference to the script's comparatively large number of characters when contrasted with Khitan small script.

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 契丹大字, 大字
  • 契丹大字 (kit³ daan¹ daai⁶ zi⁶)Translations
  • 大字 (daai⁶ zi⁶)Translations
Chinese Mandarin 契丹大字, 大字
  • 契丹大字 (qìdān dàzì)Translations
  • 大字 (dàzì)Translations
Japanese 契丹大字
  • 契丹大字 (Kittan daiji)Translations
Korean 거란 대자
  • 거란 대자 (georan daeja)Translations
Polish większe pismo kitańskie
  • większe pismo kitańskieTranslations
Russian большо́е кида́ньское письмо́
  • большо́е кида́ньское письмо́ (bolʹšóje kidánʹskoje pisʹmó)Translations
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Khitan large script. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Khitan%20large%20script

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Chicago

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