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史籀篇

Mandarin · pinyin Shǐ zhòu piān

Shizhoupian, early school primer in great seal script 大篆 dà zhuàn, attributed to King Xuan of Zhou 周宣王 Zhōu Xuān wáng but probably dating from c. 500 BC

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史: shǐ · history, chronicle, annals
籀: zhòu · recite, read; style of calligraphy
篇: piān · chapter, section, essay, article

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3–4–1 · Shi3 zhou4 pian1

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