Concept information
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.
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
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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In other languages
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大篆
Chinese
URI
http://w3id.org/write/thesaurus/great_seal_script
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