Meaning of 闲章
闲章 means personal leisure seal (bearing literary mottos or poetry rather than personal names, used by scholars and collectors on artworks). Pronounced xián zhāng.
- personal leisure seal (bearing literary mottos or poetry rather than personal names, used by scholars and collectors on artworks)
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
zài在
zhè这
fú幅
huà画
shàng上
qián钤
gài盖
le了
yī一
fāng方
xián闲
zhāng章
，
yìn印
zhe着
“
níng宁
jìng静
zhì致
yuǎn远
”
。
He affixed a leisure seal to this painting, bearing the motto "Tranquility leads to profundity."
Zhè这
méi枚
xián闲
zhāng章
de的
yìn印
wén文
shì是
“
kāi开
juàn卷
yǒu有
yì益
”
sì四
gè个
zì字
。
The inscription on this leisure seal reads "Reading is always beneficial" in four characters.
Yǔ与
míng名
zhāng章
bù不
tóng同
，
xián闲
zhāng章
duō多
kè刻
yǒu有
gé格
yán言
jǐng警
jù句
huò或
shī诗
cí词
。
Unlike name seals, leisure seals are mostly engraved with aphorisms, maxims, or poetry lines.
Nà那
wèi位
shōu收
cáng藏
jiā家
xǐ喜
huan欢
zài在
gǔ古
jí籍
shàng上
gài盖
shang上
zì自
jǐ己
de的
xián闲
zhāng章
。
That collector likes to stamp his personal leisure seal on ancient books.