grass script
English
editEtymology
editCalque from Chinese 草書/草书 (cǎoshū), mistaking the character 草 (cǎo) as meaning grass, when in fact it refers to writing which is careless; sloppy; hasty, for example the meaning implied in the compound words 潦草 (liáocǎo) and 草率 (cǎoshuài).
Noun
edit- A style of cursive script used in Chinese calligraphy.
Synonyms
editTranslations
editstyle of cursive script used in Chinese calligraphy