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鳥蟲書

简鸟虫书 · 繁鳥蟲書

Mandarin · pinyin niǎo chóng shū

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

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鳥: niǎo · bird; Kangxi radical 196
蟲: chóng · worms; insects
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鸟: niǎo · bird; Kangxi radical 196
虫: chóng · insects, worms; Kangxi radical 142
书: shū · book, letter, document; writings

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3–2–1 · niao3 chong2 shu1

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niu5 cung4 syu1

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