grass script

noun

A style of cursive script used in Chinese calligraphy.

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caoshutsao shugrass hand
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Meanings

noungrass script (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA style of cursive script used in Chinese calligraphy.

    Synonyms: caoshu, tsao shu, grass hand

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA style of cursive script used in Chinese calligraphy.

Similar
caoshutsao shugrass hand

Origin

Calque from Chinese 草書／草书 (cǎoshū), mistaking the character 草 (cǎo) as meaning grass, when in fact it refers to writing which is careless; sloppy; hasty, for example the meaning implied in the compound words 潦草 (liáocǎo) and 草率 (cǎoshuài).

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 草書 /草书
  • 草書 /草书 (cou² syu¹)style of cursive script used in Chinese calligraphy
Chinese Mandarin 草書 /草书
  • 草書 /草书 (cǎoshū)style of cursive script used in Chinese calligraphy
Finnish kursiivikirjoitus
  • kursiivikirjoitusstyle of cursive script used in Chinese calligraphy
German Grasschrift
  • Grasschriftstyle of cursive script used in Chinese calligraphy
Japanese 草書
  • 草書 (sōsho)style of cursive script used in Chinese calligraphy
Korean 초서
  • 초서 (choseo)style of cursive script used in Chinese calligraphy
Russian цаошу́
  • цаошу́ (caošú)style of cursive script used in Chinese calligraphy
Vietnamese thảo thư, chữ thảo
  • thảo thưstyle of cursive script used in Chinese calligraphy
  • chữ thảostyle of cursive script used in Chinese calligraphy
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