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Bird-worm seal script

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
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Bird-worm seal script
Traditional Chinese鳥蟲篆
Simplified Chinese鸟虫篆
Literal meaningbird worm seal
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyinniǎochóngzhuàn
Bopomofoㄋㄧㄠˇ ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄓㄨㄢˋ
Wade–Gilesniao3-ch'ung2-chuan4
Tongyong Pinyinniǎochóngzhuàn
IPA[njàʊ.ʈʂʰʊ̌ŋ.ʈʂwân]
The bird seal script on the Sword of Goujian and its equivalents in modern Chinese

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


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