鳥蟲書
niǎo​chóng​shū

bird-insect script

  • created sense approved 鸟虫书/鳥蟲書 · niǎo​chóng​shū · bird-insect script — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    鸟虫书 / 鳥蟲書

    niǎo​chóng​shū

    bird-insect script

    An ancient Chinese calligraphic style based on [[篆书|篆書|zhuan4 shu1]] that features characters decorated with bird and insect patterns; it was one of the six script types established by Wang Mang.

    鸟 (literal) → 鸟/鳥 · niǎo · bird 虫书 (literal) → 虫书/蟲書 · chóng​shū · bird-worm seal script

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