small seal script; Qin seal script
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small seal script; a standardized form of Chinese calligraphy developed in the Qin Dynasty
Historical term for the standardized script used in the Qin Dynasty. More regular and simplified than the earlier Large Seal Script (大篆).
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.
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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.