Newly Compiled Seal Script Dictionary

Author: Zhao Xiong
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Publishing Date: 2002-10-01
Features: The book includes 3,293 characters in regular script and over 13,000 characters in seal script. The simplified characters in the character index are enclosed in square brackets, while variant characters are marked in parentheses. The book collects calligraphic forms ranging from the Shang Dynasty oracle bones to the inkwork of modern deceased calligraphers. The seal script characters collected in this book are generally unadorned, aiming to preserve their original appearance. For strokes that are easily misleading, minor modifications are made. This book is a reference tool for calligraphic art, primarily collecting characters from historical steles and calligraphic works. It is organized according to the radical index of the Kangxi Dictionary, with radicals of the same category arranged by stroke count, and includes a [Radical Index] and a [Radical Character Index]. The book includes 3,293 characters in regular script and over 13,000 characters in seal script. The simplified characters in the character index are enclosed in square brackets, while variant characters are marked in parentheses. The book collects calligraphic forms ranging from the Shang Dynasty oracle bones to the inkwork of modern deceased calligraphers. The seal script characters collected in this book are generally unadorned, aiming to preserve their original appearance, with minor modifications made to strokes that are easily misleading. This book is a reference tool for calligraphic art, primarily collecting characters from historical steles and calligraphic works. It is organized according to the radical index of the Kangxi Dictionary, with radicals of the same category arranged by stroke count, and includes a [Radical Index] and a [Radical Character Index].