seal script; seal character
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seal script; seal character (ancient style of Chinese calligraphy)
Refers to the ancient style of Chinese writing characterized by rounded, symmetrical strokes. Includes large seal script (大篆) and small seal script (小篆). Commonly used in seals, inscriptions, and artistic calligraphy.
Xué学
xí习
zhuàn篆
zì字
xū需
yào要
hěn很
dà大
de的
nài耐
xīn心
。
Learning seal script requires great patience.
Zhè这
gè个
shí石
bēi碑
shàng上
kè刻
de的
dōu都
shì是
gǔ古
lǎo老
de的
zhuàn篆
zì字
。
This stone stele is engraved with ancient seal script characters.
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Tā他
de的
shū书
fǎ法
zuò作
pǐn品
yǐ以
zhuàn篆
zì字
jiàn见
cháng长
。
His calligraphy works specialize in seal script.
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 standard font promoted after Qin Shi Huang unified China.