鸟虫书 in English niao3 chong2 shu1 Meaning

Meanings

  • bird writing, a calligraphic style based on seal script 篆書|篆书[zhuan4 shu1], but with characters decorated as birds and insects

Simplified Characters

鸟 虫 书

Traditional Characters

鳥 蟲 書

Pinyin

niao3 chong2 shu1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

鸟niao3variant of 屌[diao3] 虫chong2lower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures 书shu1abbr. for 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1]