Phrase guide

small seal script

name · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

name

Meaning 1

Alternative form of small seal script.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

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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Usage: uncountable

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History

Etymology

Calque from Chinese 小篆 (xiǎozhuàn).

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 小篆 (xiǎozhuàn) — style of Chinese calligraphy
  • Chinese Mandarin: 篆文 (zhuànwén) — style of Chinese calligraphy
  • Chinese Mandarin: 秦篆 (Qínzhuàn) — style of Chinese calligraphy
  • Finnish: pieni sinettikirjoitus — style of Chinese calligraphy
  • Manchu: ᠨᠠᡵᡥᡡᠩᡤᠠ ᡶᡠᡴᠵᡳᠩᡤᠠ ᡥᡝᡵᡤᡝᠨ (narhūngga fukjingga hergen) — style of Chinese calligraphy
  • Uyghur: شياۋجۇەن (shyawjuen) — style of Chinese calligraphy