Qin script
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Qin script is an ancient standardized form of Chinese writing used during the Qin dynasty, particularly known for its role in unifying written characters across China.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese script
ⓘ
ancient writing system ⓘ logographic script ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Qin small seal script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithRuler | Qin Shi Huang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterForm |
balanced and symmetrical structure
ⓘ
curvilinear strokes ⓘ more standardized than regional scripts ⓘ |
| classification | small seal script ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | symbol of imperial centralization ⓘ |
| developedFrom |
bronze inscriptions
ⓘ
large seal script ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Han clerical script
ⓘ
clerical script ⓘ |
| function |
administrative records
ⓘ
inscriptions on monuments ⓘ legal codes ⓘ official documents ⓘ |
| geographicScope |
Qin empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern China ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
clerical script
ⓘ
later Chinese scripts ⓘ small seal script tradition ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Warring States scripts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zhou dynasty scripts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryMedium |
bamboo slips
ⓘ
bronze inscriptions ⓘ stone inscriptions ⓘ wooden slips ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
oracle bone script
ⓘ
seal script ⓘ |
| roleInHistory | unification of Chinese writing ⓘ |
| scriptCodeStatus | no modern ISO script code ⓘ |
| scriptFamily | Chinese characters ⓘ |
| scriptType | logographic ⓘ |
| standardizationPurpose |
administrative unification
ⓘ
imperial edicts ⓘ legal documentation ⓘ |
| standardizedBy |
Qin dynasty government
ⓘ
Qin state NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
3rd century BCE
ⓘ
Qin dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | standardizing character forms across China ⓘ |
| usedIn | Qin dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingDirection |
right-to-left columns
ⓘ
top-to-bottom ⓘ |
| writingSystemOf | Chinese language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.