Xiaozhuan
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Xiaozhuan is an ancient standardized form of Chinese calligraphic writing that evolved during the Qin dynasty and served as a key step between earlier scripts and later regular script.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Xiaozhuan canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese script
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calligraphic style ⓘ historical writing system ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
small seal script
NERFINISHED
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xiaozhuan script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | Qin legal and administrative texts ⓘ |
| complexity |
more complex than modern regular script
ⓘ
more regular than earlier scripts ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | symbol of Qin unification ⓘ |
| developedInPeriod | Qin dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy |
clerical script
ⓘ
regular script ⓘ |
| function | transition between ancient scripts and later regular script ⓘ |
| geographicRegion | China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
standard script of the Qin empire
ⓘ
unified various regional Chinese scripts ⓘ |
| influenced |
clerical script
ⓘ
later Chinese calligraphy styles ⓘ |
| partOf | Chinese calligraphy tradition ⓘ |
| precededBy |
bronze inscriptions
ⓘ
large seal script ⓘ oracle bone script ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| relatedDiscipline |
epigraphy
ⓘ
paleography ⓘ |
| scriptCategory | seal script ⓘ |
| scriptType | logographic ⓘ |
| standardizedBy | Qin dynasty government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| standardizedUnder | Qin Shi Huang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stillStudiedAs | traditional calligraphic style ⓘ |
| subclassOf | seal script ⓘ |
| timeOfStandardization | 3rd century BCE ⓘ |
| typicalMedium |
bamboo slips
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bronze vessels ⓘ stone inscriptions ⓘ wooden tablets ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Qin bureaucracy
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ⓘ
early imperial scribes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
imperial inscriptions
ⓘ
monumental inscriptions ⓘ official documents ⓘ |
| visualCharacteristic |
curvilinear strokes
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even stroke thickness ⓘ rounded forms ⓘ symmetrical structure ⓘ |
| writingDirection |
top-to-bottom
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vertical columns ⓘ |
| writingSystemFamily | Chinese writing ⓘ |
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