bronze script

noun

Chinese writing as inscribed on ritual bronze vessels, mainly during the Shang and Zhou dynasties.

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Meanings

nounbronze script (uncountable)

alternative bronzeware script

  1. uncountableChinese writing as inscribed on ritual bronze vessels, mainly during the Shang and Zhou dynasties.

Origin

Calque from Chinese 金文 (jīnwén).

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bronze script. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bronze%20script

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