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seal script > great seal script

Preferred term

great seal script  

Definition

  • This is a broad term used for early script forms, including bronze inscriptions (金文 jinwen) and even regional variations. It is less standardized, with more varied shapes and sizes of characters. Dazhuan exhibits a more archaic and pictographic appearance, with strokes that can be uneven and characters that often have a looser structure.

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Alternative Terms

dazhuan
Chinese
大篆

Source

  • Boltz, W. G. 1994. The origin and early development of the Chinese writing system. New Haven, CT: American Oriental Society.
  • Qiu, X. 2000. Chinese writing (G. L. Mattos & J. Norman, Trans.). Berkeley: Society for the Study of Early China and the Institute of East Asian Studies, University of California.

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  • 大篆

    Chinese

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http://w3id.org/write/thesaurus/great_seal_script

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