篆(zhuàn): seal (of office)
15 strokes
seal (of office)
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- zhuàn
- Meaning
- seal (of office); seal script (a calligraphic style); the small seal 小篆 and great seal 大篆; writing in seal script
- Strokes
- 15
- HSK level
- —
- Traditional
- Same
Origin & structure
Where 篆 comes from and how its parts fit together.
How to write 篆 step by step
15 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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Words with 篆
Common words using 篆 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
xiǎo小zhuàn篆
the small or lesser seal, the form of Chinese character standardized by the…
Open 小篆 page →qín秦zhuàn篆
seal script as unified by the Qin dynasty; the small seal 小篆 and great seal…
Open 秦篆 page →Related characters
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