Bird-worm seal script

The bird-worm seal script (Chinese: 鳥蟲篆) is a type of ancient seal script originating in China.

Bird-worm seal script
Niao Chong script
Script type
Createdc. 771–476 BC
Time period
Spring and Autumn period, Zhou dynasty, Warring States period
LanguagesOld Chinese
Related scripts
Parent systems
Oracle bone script
  • Bird-worm seal script
Child systems
Bird seal script, Worm seal script
Sister systems
Seal script
Bird-worm seal script
Traditional Chinese鳥蟲篆
Simplified Chinese鸟蟲篆
Literal meaningbird worm seal
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