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篆
zhuàn
1. seal (of office)
2. seal script (a calligraphic style)
3. the small seal [[小篆]] and great seal [[大篆]]
4. writing in seal script
✏️ 15 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

篆
zhuàn
seal script; seal, stamp
15 丶

Compound Words (9)

鸟篆
niǎozhuàn
bird characters (a decorated form of the Great Seal)
小篆
xiǎozhuàn
the small or lesser seal, the form of Chinese character standardized by the Qin dynasty
秦篆
Qínzhuàn
seal script as unified by the Qin dynasty
篆刻
zhuànkè
carving a seal
篆工
zhuàngōng
craftsman engaged in carving characters
篆书
zhuànshū
seal script (Chinese calligraphic style)
篆体
zhuàntǐ
see [[篆書|篆书<zhuànshū>]]
大篆
dàzhuàn
the great seal
雕虫篆刻
diāochóngzhuànkè
my insignificant talent (humble expr.)

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