# small seal script

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. An ancient Chinese calligraphic script, standardized in 220 BC by Li Si, the chancellor of the First Emperor of the Qin dynasty, from various forms used by Qin

## Etymology
Calque from Chinese 小篆 (xiǎozhuàn).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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