English Explanatory Dictionary

grass script

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A style of cursive script used in Chinese calligraphy.

Word forms

grass script

Etymology

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).

Synonyms

caoshu tsao shu grass hand
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