小篆

Chinese edit

		small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young	seal characters
trad. (小篆)		小	篆
simp. ^#(小篆)		小	篆

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小篆 (Written Standard Chinese^?)
Small seal script (English)

Etymology edit

So called from its continued use under later dynasties for chops and to distinguish it from the large seal script varieties employed under the Zhou prior to Qin conquest and standardization.

Pronunciation edit

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiǎozhuàn

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄓㄨㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): siu² syun⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiǎozhuàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄓㄨㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siǎojhuàn
  - Wade–Giles: hsiao³-chuan⁴
  - Yale: syǎu-jwàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheaujuann
  - Palladius: сяочжуань (sjaočžuanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯än⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: siu² syun⁶
  - Yale: síu syuhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: siu² syn⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: xiu² xun⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːu̯³⁵ syːn²²/