籕 (zhòu) - A large seal script style of Chinese calligraphy & refers to an ancient form of Chinese characters

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zhòu ｜ 20 strokes ｜ radical:

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籕 · zhòu

A large seal script style of Chinese calligraphy;

refers to an ancient form of Chinese characters used before the Qin dynasty standardization.

A large seal script style of Chinese calligraphyrefers to an ancient form of Chinese characters

Usage highlights

Large seal scriptShizhoupian dictionaryAncient scriptSeal script styleAncient character forms

Synonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The ancient script is called large seal script (籀文).
  • He studies ancient Chinese writing systems (籀书).
  • This character appears in the ancient dictionary Shizhoupian (史籀篇).

Collocations

  • Large seal script(籀文)
  • Shizhoupian dictionary(史籀篇)
  • Ancient script(籀书)
  • Seal script style(籀体)
  • Ancient character forms(籀篆)

Idioms

  • The Shizhoupian compilation(史籀篇)
  • Ancient seal script forms(籀篆之体)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • 籀文 refers to the large seal script used during the Western Zhou dynasty and Spring and Autumn period.
  • The term is associated with the Shizhoupian, one of the earliest Chinese character dictionaries.
  • This script style predates the small seal script standardized during the Qin dynasty.

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