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Meaning of 隶书

隶书 means clerical script (Li script), a style of Chinese calligraphy. Pronounced lì.

  • clerical script (Li script), a style of Chinese calligraphy

Definitions & Examples

Hàn
de
diǎn
shì
huà
píng
zhí
 
jié
gòu
fāng
zhěng
 

The characteristic of Han dynasty clerical script is its straight, flat strokes and square, regular structure.

Zhè
kuài
hàn
bēi
shàng
de
shì
diǎn
xíng
de
shū
 

The characters on this Han dynasty stele are classic examples of clerical script.

Shū
jiā
men
cháng
cháng
liàn
zhuàn
shū
 
shū
 
kǎi
shū
děng
duō
zhǒng
 

Calligraphers often practice various scripts such as seal script, clerical script, and regular script.

Cóng
zhuàn
shū
dào
shū
de
yǎn
biàn
 
shì
hàn
zhǎn
shǐ
shàng
de
zhòng
yào
zhuǎn
zhé
diǎn
 

The evolution from seal script to clerical script was a crucial turning point in the history of Chinese character development.

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