Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "籀", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "籀", and master the standard way of writing the character "籀".
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籀 [zhòu]
1. (noun) A style of Chinese characters; also known as "大篆" (Large Seal Script). It was popular in the State of Qin during the Spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period. The currently extant 石鼓文 (Stone Drum Script) is its representative.
(English) A style of Chinese characters; also known as "Large Seal Script." It was prevalent in the State of Qin during the Spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period; the existing Stone Drum Script is its representative.
2. (verb) To read.
(English) To read.
3. (verb) Also means "to take out" or "to extract."
(English) Also means "to take out" or "to extract."
【Examples】
- 籀读 (zhòu dú): to recite
- 籀书 (zhòu shū): the style of 籀 characters
4. (verb) See meanings above.
(引)
1. 《说文》: 籀,读书也。(Shuōwén: "籀" means to read books.)
2. 《春秋传》: 卜籀云。(According to "Chunqiu Zhuan": "卜籀" means something described.)
3. 章炳麟《检论·订孔下》: 重籀《论语》诸书。(Zhang Binglin's "Jian Lun": "重籀" means to read "Lunyu" and other books.)
4. 清· 龚自珍《知归子赞》: 睲河海之行、帝王、妃后、臣宰、农工、徒隶之法,无不籀也。(Qing dynasty's Gong Zizhen's "Zhi Gui Zi Zhan": With respect to the laws regarding kings, queens, ministers, farmers, and laborers, all refer to reading.)
(Examples)
- 籀演 (zhòu yǎn): to develop or explain further
5. (noun) A style of Chinese characters; also specified as "大篆."
(English) A style of Chinese characters; also specified as "Large Seal Script."
(引)
1. 朱骏声《说文通训定声》: 周宣王史名籀,其所著文字曰籀文。亦曰大篆。(Zhu Junsheng's "Shuowen Tongxun Ding Sheng": "周宣王" - the historian named 籀; his written characters are known as 籀文, also called 大篆.)
2. 《玉篇》: 籀,史籀,周太史造大篆。(Yupian: "籀", or historian 籀; the Grand Historian of Zhou created the large seal script.)
3. 晋· 左思《魏都赋》: 仇校篆籀,篇章毕觌。(Jin dynasty's Zuo Si's "Wei Du Fu": "Qiu Jiao used the 籀 style.")
(Examples)
- 籀文 (zhòu wén): An ancient style of Chinese calligraphy.
- 籀篆 (zhòu zhuàn): An ancient script, synonymous with 大篆.