grass script

English

grass script (tsao shu)

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)