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篆

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zhuàn

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Definitions

  1. 1. seal (of office)
  2. 2. seal script (a calligraphic style)
  3. 3. the small seal 小篆 and great seal 大篆
  4. 4. writing in seal script

Words Containing 篆

大篆
dà zhuàn

the great seal

小篆
xiǎo zhuàn

the small or lesser seal, the form of Chinese character standardized by the Qin dynasty

秦篆
qín zhuàn

seal script as unified by the Qin dynasty

篆刻
zhuàn kè

to carve a seal

篆工
zhuàn gōng

craftsman engaged in carving characters

篆书
zhuàn shū

seal script (Chinese calligraphic style)

篆体
zhuàn tǐ

see 篆書|篆书[zhuàn shū]

雕虫篆刻
diāo chóng zhuàn kè

literary trifles

鸟篆
niǎo zhuàn

bird characters (a decorated form of the Great Seal)

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