zhuàn篆
篆
common
technical
Meaning of 篆
篆 means seal script, ancient Chinese calligraphy style; write in seal script. Pronounced zhuàn.
- seal script, ancient Chinese calligraphy style
- write in seal script
- seal; stamp
Character Info
Radical竹
Strokes15
Components
竹
彖
Stroke Order
篆
Definitions & Examples
Gǔ古
dài代
de的
bēi碑
wén文
duō多
yòng用
zhuàn篆
shū书
shū书
xiě写
。
Ancient inscriptions on steles were mostly written in seal script.
Shū书
fǎ法
kè课
shàng上
wǒ我
men们
xué学
xí习
le了
dà大
zhuàn篆
hé和
xiǎo小
zhuàn篆
de的
qū区
bié别
。
In calligraphy class we learned the differences between large seal script and small seal script.
Zhēn真
cǎo草
lì隶
zhuàn篆
shì是
sì四
zhǒng种
chuán传
tǒng统
hàn汉
zì字
shū书
fǎ法
zì字
tǐ体
。
Regular, cursive, clerical, and seal scripts are four traditional Chinese calligraphy styles.
Zhè这
jiàn件
qīng青
tóng铜
qì器
shàng上
de的
zhuàn篆
shù书
míng铭
wén文
fēi非
cháng常
jīng精
měi美
。
The seal script inscription on this bronze vessel is very exquisite.
Tā他
shōu收
cáng藏
le了
xǔ许
duō多
dài带
yǒu有
zhuàn篆
shū书
zhuāng装
shì饰
de的
gǔ古
dǒng董
。
He collected many antiques decorated with seal script.
Measure Words
种/ zhǒng
Primary
枚/ méi