Meaning of 小篆
小篆 means small seal script; a standardized form of Chinese calligraphy developed in the Qin Dynasty. Pronounced xiǎo zhuàn.
- small seal script; a standardized form of Chinese calligraphy developed in the Qin Dynasty
Definitions & Examples
Xiǎo小
zhuàn篆
shì是
qín秦
shǐ始
huáng皇
tǒng统
yī一
zhōng中
guó国
hòu后
tuī推
xíng行
de的
biāo标
zhǔn准
zì字
tǐ体
。
Small seal script was the standardized writing system promoted after Qin Shi Huang unified China.
Lǐ李
sī斯
shì是
xiǎo小
zhuàn篆
de的
zhǔ主
yào要
zhěng整
lǐ理
zhě者
zhī之
yī一
。
Li Si was one of the main scholars who systematized the small seal script.
Xué学
xí习
shū书
fǎ法
kě可
yǐ以
cóng从
lín临
mó摹
xiǎo小
zhuàn篆
kāi开
shǐ始
，
yǒu有
zhù助
yú于
zhǎng掌
wò握
bǐ笔
huà画
de的
jī基
běn本
jié结
gòu构
。
One can begin learning calligraphy by copying small seal script, which helps master the basic structure of strokes.
Xiǎo小
zhuàn篆
de的
bǐ笔
huà画
yuán圆
rùn润
jūn均
yún匀
，
jié结
gòu构
wěn稳
dìng定
duì对
chèn称
。
Small seal script features smooth, even strokes with stable and symmetrical structures.