篆 - zhuàn - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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15 strokes
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篆

seal script (Chinese calligraphic style)

carving a seal

craftsman engaged in carving characters

the great seal; used narrowly for 籀文; used broadly for many pre-Qin scripts

the small or lesser seal, the form of Chinese character standardized by the Qin dynasty

bird characters (a decorated form of the Great Seal)

literary trifles; minor skill

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