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小篆

小篆

Chinese

 
small; tiny; few; young
 seal characters
simp. and trad.
(小篆) 		小 篆

Noun

小篆

  1. small seal script, the form of Chinese characters based on the script of the state of Qin and standardized by Li Si around 220 BC

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
小 篆
しょう
Grade: 1 		てん
Hyōgaiji
on'yomi

Etymology

From Mandarin 小篆.(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

Noun

小篆 ‎(hiragana しょうてん, romaji shōten, historical hiragana せうてん)

  1. (historical) small seal script

Etymology

From 小 (xiǎo, “small; lesser”) + 篆 (zhuàn, “seal, chop”) So called from its continued use under later dynasties for chops and to distinguish it from the large seal script varieties employed under the Zhou prior to Qin conquest and standardization.

Pronunciation

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