ancient style of Chinese calligraphy with strokes resembling tadpoles, having large heads and thin tails

ancient style of Chinese calligraphy with strokes that are thick at the head and thin at the tail, resembling tadpoles

An ancient Chinese writing style from the Zhou Dynasty characterized by characters with thick heads and thin tails, resembling tadpoles; also known as [[蝌蚪文|蝌蚪文|ke1 dou3 wen2]].

ancient style of Chinese calligraphy characterized by strokes with heavy heads and thin tails, resembling tadpoles