鸟虫书 niǎo chóng shū

decorative seal script shaped like birds, bugs

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. bird writing, a calligraphic style based on seal script 篆书zhuàn shū, but with characters decorated as birds and insects

Characters

Character Meaning
鸟 niǎo HSK 3
bird; (intensifier) damned; goddam
虫 chóng HSK 5
bug; insect; worm
书 shū HSK 1
book; to write; letter