石鼓文 shí gǔ wén

DEFINITIONS

  1. early form of Chinese characters inscribed in stone, a precursor of the small seal 小篆[xiao3 zhuan4]

CHARACTERS

石 shí
HSK 5
stone, rock, mineral; rad. 112
鼓 gǔ
HSK 4
drum; beat, top, strike
文 wén
HSK 3
literature, culture, writing