Lance writing
The word " lance writing " ( Chinese 殳 書 / 殳 书 , Pinyin shūshū ) describes a Chinese script from the Qin dynasty that was used for inscriptions on weapons, especially on lances . It is one of the eight fonts ( Chinese 八 體 / 八 体 , Pinyin bātǐ ) of the Qin dynasty, which were established by Qin Shihuang .
"Lance" ( Chinese 殳 , Pinyin shū )
The Chinese word shū (殳) referred to a lance made of bamboo or wood.
Eight Qin Dynasty Fonts (Overview)
The Shuowen jiezi lists the following eight fonts ( Chinese 八 體 / 八 体 , Pinyin bātǐ ):
- Large seal script ( Chinese 大篆 , Pinyin dàzhuàn )
- Small seal script ( Chinese 小篆 , Pinyin xiǎozhuàn )
- Kefu script ( Chinese 刻 符 , Pinyin kèfú ) (made of carved characters)
- "Insect writing " ( Chinese 蟲 書 / 虫 书 , Pinyin chóngshū )
- Moyin seal script ( Chinese 摹 印 , Pinyin móyìn )
- Official script ( Chinese 署 書 / 署 书 , Pinyin shǔshū )
- Lance script ( Chinese 殳 書 / 殳 书 , Pinyin shūshū ) (for weapons)
- Lishu - Chancellery script ( Chinese 隸書 / 隶书 , Pinyin lìshū ) (the chancellery script of the Han period)