Chinese cursive script

handwriting, traditional calligraphic script style of East Asian orthography
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Chinese cursive script

Summary

Chinese cursive script is a Chinese script style[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Chinese cursive script's instance of is recorded as Chinese script style[3].
  • Chinese cursive script's based on is recorded as clerical script[4].
  • Chinese cursive script is a type of cursive[5].
  • Chinese cursive script's Commons category is recorded as Chinese cursive script[6].
  • Chinese cursive script's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Chinese cursive script[7].
  • Chinese cursive script's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng[8].
  • Chinese cursive script's partially coincident with is recorded as running-cursive script[9].
  • Chinese cursive script's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'lzh', 'text': '草書'}[10].
  • Chinese cursive script's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '草书'}[11].
  • Chinese cursive script's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '草書'}[12].
  • Chinese cursive script's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '초서'}[13].
  • Chinese cursive script's first appearance is recorded as Han dynasty[14].

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Definition and Type

Chinese cursive script's instance of is recorded as Chinese script style[3]. It is a type of cursive[5].

Why It Matters

Chinese cursive script has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

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  12. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [15] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Instance of Chinese script style
    First appearance Han dynasty
    Based on clerical script
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