Khitan small script

proper noun

A logographic and syllabaric script, used to write the Khitan language.

OriginChinese 小字 →
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Meanings

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

Origin

  1. Chinese小字“small script”
  2. EnglishKhitan small script

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

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 契丹小字, 小字
  • 契丹小字 (kit³ daan¹ siu² zi⁶)Translations
  • 小字 (siu² zi⁶)Translations
Chinese Mandarin 契丹小字, 小字
  • 契丹小字 (qìdān xiǎozì)Translations
  • 小字 (xiǎozì)Translations
Japanese 契丹小字
  • 契丹小字 (Kittan shōji)Translations
Korean 거란 소자
  • 거란 소자 (georan soja)Translations
Polish mniejsze pismo kitańskie
  • mniejsze pismo kitańskieTranslations
Russian ма́лое кида́ньское письмо́
  • ма́лое кида́ньское письмо́ (máloje kidánʹskoje pisʹmó)Translations
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Khitan small script. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Khitan%20small%20script

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“Khitan small script.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Khitan%20small%20script. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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