grass script

English

grass script (tsao shu)

Etymology

A calque of 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)

A style of cursive script used in Chinese calligraphy.

Synonyms

Translations

style of cursive script used in Chinese calligraphy

Chinese:
Cantonese: 草書, 草书 (cou² syu¹)

Mandarin: 草書 (zh), 草书 (zh) (cǎoshū)

Min Nan: 草書, 草书 (chhó-su)
Finnish: kursiivikirjoitus

German: Grasschrift f
Japanese: 草書 (そうしょ, sōsho)
Korean: 초서 (ko) (choseo) (草書 (ko))
Russian: цаошу́ m or f or n (caošú)
Vietnamese: thảo thư (草書)

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