小篆

Chinese

		small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young	seal characters
trad. (小篆)		小	篆
simp. #(小篆)		小	篆

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.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiǎozhuàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄓㄨㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): siu² syun⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiǎozhuàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄓㄨㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siǎojhuàn
    • Wade–Giles: hsiao³-chuan⁴
    • Yale: syǎu-jwàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheaujuann
    • Palladius: сяочжуань (sjaočžuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯än⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: siu² syun⁶
    • Yale: síu syuhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: siu² syn⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: xiu² xun⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːu̯³⁵ syːn²²/

Noun

小篆

1. small seal script (the form of Chinese characters based on the script of the state of Qin and standardized by w:Li Si around 220 BC)

Synonyms

• 秦篆 (qínzhuàn)
• 篆文 (zhuànwén)

 

小篆

Japanese

Kanji in this term
小	篆
しょう Grade: 1	てん Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 小篆.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) しょーてん [shòótéń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɕo̞ːtẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

小(しょう)篆(てん) • (shōten) ^{←せうてん (seuten)?}

1. (history) small seal script