grass script

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Cursive script (East Asia)

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Etymology

Calque from Chinese 草書／草书 (cǎoshū), mistaking the character 草 (cǎo) as meaning grass, when in fact it refers to writing which is careless; sloppy; hasty, for example the meaning implied in the compound words 潦草 (liáocǎo) and 草率 (cǎoshuài).

Noun

grass script (uncountable)

1. A style of cursive script used in Chinese calligraphy.

Synonyms

• caoshu
• tsao shu
• grass hand

Translations

style of cursive script used in Chinese calligraphy

Chinese: Cantonese: 草書 / 草书 (cou2 syu1) Hokkien: 草書 / 草书 (chhó-su) Mandarin: 草書 / 草书 (zh) (cǎoshū) Finnish: kursiivikirjoitus German: Grasschrift f Japanese: 草書 (ja) (そうしょ, sōsho) Korean: 초서(草書) (ko) (choseo) Russian: цаошу́ m or f or n (caošú) Vietnamese: thảo thư (草書)