zhāng
cǎo

technical
noun

Meaning of 章草

章草 means a style of Chinese cursive calligraphy retaining clerical script characteristics; ancient cursive developed in the Han dynasty. Pronounced zhāng cǎo.

  • a style of Chinese cursive calligraphy retaining clerical script characteristics; ancient cursive developed in the Han dynasty

Definitions & Examples

zhāng
cǎo
shì
shū
xiàng
cǎo
shū
yǎn
biàn
guò
chéng
zhōng
de
zhòng
yào
jiē
duàn
 

Zhangcao represents an important stage in the evolution from clerical script to cursive script.

shǐ
yóu
chuàng
zuò
de
 
jiù
zhāng
 
shì
zhāng
cǎo
de
dài
biǎo
zuò
pǐn
 

The 'Jijiuzhang' created by Shi You is a representative work of zhangcao script.

xué
shū
cóng
zhāng
cǎo
shǒu
 
huì
shū
de
 

One can begin studying calligraphy with zhangcao to appreciate the brushwork of clerical script.

Measure Words

/ zhǒng
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