Usage of the character 篆
zhuàn
篆
[篆]
- seal (of office)
- seal script (a calligraphic style)
- the small seal 小篆 and great seal 大篆
- writing in seal script
dàzhuàn
大篆
[大篆]
- the great seal
- used narrowly for 籀文
- used broadly for many pre-Qin scripts
zhuàntǐ
篆体
[篆體]
- see 篆書／篆书 (zhuànshū)
niǎozhuàn
鸟篆
[鳥篆]
- bird characters (a decorated form of the Great Seal)
zhuànshū
篆书
[篆書]
- seal script (Chinese calligraphic style)
Qínzhuàn
秦篆
[秦篆]
- seal script as unified by the Qin dynasty
- the small seal 小篆 and great seal 大篆
zhuàngōng
篆工
[篆工]
- craftsman engaged in carving characters
xiǎozhuàn
小篆
[小篆]
- the small or lesser seal, the form of Chinese character standardized by the Qin dynasty
zhuànkè
篆刻
[篆刻]
- to carve a seal
- a seal
diāochóngzhuànkè
雕虫篆刻
[雕蟲篆刻]
- literary trifles
- minor skill