small seal script

noun

An ancient Chinese calligraphic script, standardized in 220 BC by Li Si, the chancellor of the First Emperor of the Qin dynasty, from various forms used by Qin

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seal scriptHsiao-chuanlesser seal scriptQin script
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Meanings

small seal script1

nounsmall seal script (uncountable)

alternative Small Seal Script

  1. uncountableAn ancient Chinese calligraphic script, standardized in 220 BC by Li Si, the chancellor of the First Emperor of the Qin dynasty, from various forms used by Qin

    Synonyms: seal script, Seal Script, Hsiao-chuan, lesser seal script, Lesser Seal Script, Qin script

Small Seal Script2

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of small seal script.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn ancient Chinese calligraphic script, standardized in 220 BC by Li Si, the chancellor of the First Emperor of the Qin dynasty, from various forms used by Qin

Similar
seal scriptSeal ScriptHsiao-chuanlesser seal scriptLesser Seal ScriptQin script
Also see
hsiao-chuanlesser seal scriptqin scriptseal script

Origin

Calque from Chinese 小篆 (xiǎozhuàn).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 小篆, 篆文
  • 小篆 (xiǎozhuàn)style of Chinese calligraphy
  • 篆文 (zhuànwén)style of Chinese calligraphy
  • 秦篆 (Qínzhuàn)style of Chinese calligraphy
Finnish pieni sinettikirjoitus
  • pieni sinettikirjoitusstyle of Chinese calligraphy
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