Small seal script
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Logographic
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Time period | c. 500 BC – c. 200 AD |
Languages | Bronze script
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Child systems | Clerical script |
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Hanyu Pinyin | Qínzhuàn |
Wade–Giles | Chʻin2-chuan4 |
Yue: Cantonese | |
Jyutping | Ceon4 syun6 |
The small seal script is an archaic
History
During the
Standardization
The standardized use of small seal characters was promulgated via the Cangjiepian primer compiled by Qin Shi Huang's ministers—namely his chancellor Li Si. This compilation, which was claimed to include 3,300 characters, is no longer extant, and is known only through Chinese commentaries over the centuries. Several hundred characters from fragmented commentaries were collected during the Qing dynasty (1644–1912), and recent archeological excavations in Anhui have uncovered several hundred more on bamboo strips, showing the order of the characters.[citation needed] However, the script found was not the small seal script, as the discovery dates back to the Han period.[citation needed]
Encoding
The small seal script was initially proposed for inclusion in Unicode in 2015. The 723-page proposal lists many of the best-known examples of Qing-era commentary images.[4] As of April 2020[update], the proposal remains under discussion.
References
- ^ "Seal Script". Retrieved 2023-09-28.
- JSTOR 23658631.
- ISBN 978-0-486-24243-9.
- ^ "Proposal to encode Small Seal Script in UCS" (PDF). Working Group. 2015-10-20. Retrieved 2016-01-23.
External links
- Topical Document List: Seal Script, Unicode
- Lookup of seal script is available through some online dictionaries. See the KU libraries guide for examples.