xingshu

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/ˈʃɪŋˈʃu/

noun

Semicursive or running script used in Chinese calligraphy.

OriginMandarin 行書 /行书 →
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Meanings

nounxingshu (uncountable)
  1. uncountableSemicursive or running script used in Chinese calligraphy.

Origin

  1. Mandarin行書 /行书
  2. Englishxingshu

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 行書 /行书 (xíngshū).

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 行書 /行书
  • 行書 /行书running script in Chinese calligraphy
Chinese Mandarin 行書 /行书
  • 行書 /行书 (xíngshū)running script in Chinese calligraphy
German Semikursivschrift
  • Semikursivschriftrunning script in Chinese calligraphy
Japanese 行書
  • 行書 (gyōsho)running script in Chinese calligraphy
Korean 행서
  • 행서 (haengseo)running script in Chinese calligraphy
Russian синшу́
  • синшу́ (sinšú)running script in Chinese calligraphy
Vietnamese hành thư
  • hành thưrunning script in Chinese calligraphy
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“xingshu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xingshu. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “xingshu,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xingshu.

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