大篆

Greater Seal Script

汉字发展演变中的一种书体。与“小篆”相对。有广狭两方面含义：狭义专指籀文（先秦刻石书体），以战国时的秦国石鼓文为其典型代表，其特点是笔画凝重，构形多重叠，比金文更为规范、严正；广义指“书同文”之前包括金文、籀文及春秋战国时期各国的刻石文字。秦统一以后为小篆代替。

The greater seal script is a form in the evolution of Chinese characters. Standing in contrast to the lesser seal script, it has two meanings. The narrow meaning specifically refers to the pre-Qin script engraved on stones （zhouwen籀文), modeled after stone-drum script in the Kingdom of Qin during the Warring States Period. It features heavy strokes, duplicated structures and an overall pattern more regular and standard than inscriptions of earlier times on bronze objects. The broader meaning refers to all kinds of stone-engraved characters including inscriptions on bronze ware, greater seal script and the stone script of all kingdoms in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. It was replaced by the lesser seal script after the Kingdom of Qin unified China.

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