Meaning of 篆刻
篆刻 means to carve seals; to engrave characters (usu. in seal script) onto seals. Pronounced zhuàn kè.
- to carve seals; to engrave characters (usu. in seal script) onto seals
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
shī师
cóng从
míng名
shī师
xué学
xí习
zhuàn篆
kè刻
yǐ已
yǒu有
shí十
nián年
。
He has been studying seal engraving under a famous master for ten years.
Zhè这
fāng方
yìn印
zhāng章
de的
zhuàn篆
kè刻
dāo刀
fǎ法
cāng苍
jìng劲
yǒu有
lì力
。
The engraving technique on this seal is vigorous and powerful.
Zhuàn篆
kè刻
yǔ与
shū书
fǎ法
、
huì绘
huà画
bìng并
chēng称
wéi为
Zhōng中
guó国
chuán传
tǒng统
yì艺
shù术
de的
sān三
dà大
mén门
lèi类
。
Seal engraving, calligraphy, and painting are regarded as the three major categories of traditional Chinese art.