"小篆" meaning in Chinese

See 小篆 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯än⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /siːu̯³⁵ syːn²²/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /sio⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰuan²¹/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Xiamen], /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯än⁵¹/, /siːu̯³⁵ syːn²²/, /sio⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰuan²¹/ Chinese transliterations: xiǎozhuàn [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄓㄨㄢˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], siu² syun⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], sió-thoàn, xiǎozhuàn [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄓㄨㄢˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], siǎojhuàn [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], hsiao³-chuan⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], syǎu-jwàn [Mandarin, Yale, standard], sheaujuann [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], сяочжуань [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], sjaočžuanʹ [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], síu syuhn [Cantonese, Yale], siu² syn⁶ [Cantonese, Pinyin], xiu² xun⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], sió-thoàn [Hokkien, Min-Nan, POJ], sió-thuàn [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Tai-lo], sioy'toaxn [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Phofsit-Daibuun]
Etymology: So called from its continued use under later dynasties for chops and to distinguish it from the large seal script varieties employed under the Zhou prior to Qin conquest and standardization. Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} 小篆
  1. small seal script (the form of Chinese characters based on the script of the state of Qin and standardized by Li Si around 220 BC) Synonyms: 秦篆 (qínzhuàn), 篆文 (zhuànwén)
    Sense id: en-小篆-zh-noun-ymGTSIrG Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Calligraphy
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          "small seal script",
          "small seal script"
        ],
        [
          "form",
          "form#English"
        ],
        [
          "Chinese character",
          "Chinese character#English"
        ],
        [
          "based",
          "based#English"
        ],
        [
          "script",
          "script#English"
        ],
        [
          "state",
          "state#English"
        ],
        [
          "Qin",
          "Qin#English"
        ],
        [
          "standardize",
          "standardize#English"
        ],
        [
          "Li Si",
          "w:Li Si"
        ],
        [
          "BC",
          "BC#English"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "roman": "qínzhuàn",
          "word": "秦篆"
        },
        {
          "roman": "zhuànwén",
          "word": "篆文"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xiǎozhuàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄓㄨㄢˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "siu² syun⁶"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "sió-thoàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xiǎozhuàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄓㄨㄢˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "siǎojhuàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hsiao³-chuan⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "syǎu-jwàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sheaujuann"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "сяочжуань"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sjaočžuanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯än⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "síu syuhn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "siu² syn⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xiu² xun⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siːu̯³⁵ syːn²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sió-thoàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sió-thuàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sioy'toaxn"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sio⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰuan²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯än⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siːu̯³⁵ syːn²²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sio⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰuan²¹/"
    }
  ],
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}
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          "form",
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        [
          "based",
          "based#English"
        ],
        [
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          "script#English"
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        [
          "state",
          "state#English"
        ],
        [
          "Qin",
          "Qin#English"
        ],
        [
          "standardize",
          "standardize#English"
        ],
        [
          "Li Si",
          "w:Li Si"
        ],
        [
          "BC",
          "BC#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xiǎozhuàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄓㄨㄢˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "siu² syun⁶"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "sió-thoàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xiǎozhuàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄓㄨㄢˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "siǎojhuàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hsiao³-chuan⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "syǎu-jwàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sheaujuann"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "сяочжуань"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sjaočžuanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯än⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "síu syuhn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "siu² syn⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xiu² xun⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siːu̯³⁵ syːn²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sió-thoàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sió-thuàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sioy'toaxn"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sio⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰuan²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯än⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siːu̯³⁵ syːn²²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sio⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰuan²¹/"
    }
  ],
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      "roman": "qínzhuàn",
      "word": "秦篆"
    },
    {
      "roman": "zhuànwén",
      "word": "篆文"
    }
  ],
  "word": "小篆"
}

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