Small seal script

Small seal script
Small seal script;
Script type	Logographic
Time period	Bronze Age China
Languages	Old Chinese
Related scripts
Parent systems	(Proto-writing) Oracle bone script Bronze script Large seal script Small seal script; ; ; ;
Child systems	Clerical script (lishu); Kaishu; Traditional Chinese; Simplified Chinese; Kanji; Kana; Hanja; Zhuyin; Chu Nom; Khitan script; Jurchen script; Tangut script

The small seal script (Chinese: 小篆; pinyin: xiǎozhuàn), or Qin script (秦篆, Qínzhuàn), is an archaic form of Chinese calligraphy. It was standardized and promulgated as a national standard by the government of Qin Shi Huang, founder of the Chinese Qin dynasty.

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