| 篆 | 1360B30 92A.02-8 | 部居  | 畫數 15 | ㄓㄨㄢˋ [zhuan4] | ||
| N. | (1) Seal script: 大篆 “great” seal script, current generally 8th to 3rd cen. B.C.; 小篆 “smaller” or simplified seal script; invented by 李斯 end of 3rd cen., precursor of 隸書 [li4shu1] of Hahn Dyn.; 篆刻 stone carving in [zhuan4] style; 篆額 horizontal hall sign on top of gate in this script. (2) (Court.) person's name; 名篆，雅篆 your name. (3) Seal as symbol of office: 按篆 assume office; 卸篆 resign from office. | |||||
| Words | 1. 篆章 [zhuan4zhang1], n., seal. 2. 篆書 [zhuan4shu1], n., seal script. 3. 篆字 [zhuan4zi4], n., characters in [zhuan4] script. 4. 篆文 [zhuan4wen2], n., ditto. | |||||