zhuàn
大篆
seal script (ancient calligraphy style); seal (stamp)
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
Greater Seal script; Dazhuan (complex seal script of the Zhou dynasty)
formalA pre-Qin dynasty style of Chinese calligraphy, later contrasted with the simplified 'Lesser Seal' script (小篆). The term is primarily used in historical and calligraphy contexts.
Dà大
zhuàn篆
shì是
yán研
jiū究
Zhōu周
dài代
wén文
zì字
de的
zhòng重
yào要
cái材
liào料
。
Greater Seal script is an important material for studying the characters of the Zhou dynasty.
Zhè这
kuài块
shí石
bēi碑
shàng上
de的
míng铭
wén文
shì是
yòng用
dà大
zhuàn篆
kè刻
xiě写
de的
。
The inscription on this stone stele is carved in Greater Seal script.
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Qín秦
cháo朝
tǒng统
yī一
wén文
zì字
，
yǐ以
xiǎo小
zhuàn篆
qǔ取
dài代
le了
dà大
zhuàn篆
。
The Qin dynasty unified the script, replacing Greater Seal with Lesser Seal script.