English Explanatory Dictionary

small seal script

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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
name
  1. Alternative form of small seal script.

Word forms

small seal script

Etymology

Calque from Chinese 小篆 (xiǎozhuàn).

Synonyms

seal script Hsiao-chuan lesser seal script Qin script
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