小篆 (xiǎo zhuàn): Meaning, Examples & Usage
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小篆 (xiǎo zhuàn): Small seal script (standardized by Qin dynasty) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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小 • xiǎo • small • HSK 2.0 L1
HSK 1
xiǎo
小
small
篆 • zhuàn • seal script; seal, official stamp
zhuàn
篆
seal script; seal, official stamp
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More common words that include characters from 小篆.
Words with
小
小姐
xiǎo jiě
Miss; young lady
小学
xiǎo xué
elementary school; primary school
小学生
xiǎo xué shēng
primary school student
小朋友
xiǎo péng yǒu
child
从小
cóng xiǎo
from childhood
小时
xiǎo shí
hour
小孩儿
xiǎo hái r
child; kid
小时候
xiǎo shí hou
in one's childhood
Words with
篆
篆书
zhuànshū
seal script (ancient Chinese calligraphy style)
篆刻
zhuànkè
seal carving; to engrave a seal
篆字
zhuànzì
seal characters; seal script writing
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Example Sentences with 小篆
Xiǎo
小
zhuàn
篆
shì
是
Qín
秦
Shǐ
始
huáng
皇
tǒng
统
yī
一
wén
文
zì
字
hòu
后
shǐ
使
yòng
用
de
的
zì
字
tǐ
体
。
Small seal script is the script used after Qin Shihuang unified the writing system.
