English
An excavated scapula from the Shang dynasty with inscriptions in oracle bone script.
Etymology
Coined by American missionary Frank Herring Chalfant in 1906.
Noun
oracle bone script (uncountable)
- The set of incised ancient Chinese characters found on oracle bones used in divination during Bronze Age China.
Translations
incised ancient Chinese characters found on oracle bones
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 甲骨文 (zh) (jiǎgǔwén)
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- Finnish: oraakkeliluukirjoitus
- French: écriture ossécaille
- Indonesian: aksara tulang ramalan
- Japanese: 甲骨文字 (ja) (こうこつもじ, kōkotsumoji); 亀甲獣骨文字 (きっこうじゅうこつもじ, kikkō-jūkotsu-moji)
- Korean: 갑골문자(甲骨文字) (gapgolmunja)
- Portuguese: please add this translation if you can
- Russian: цзягувэ́нь m (czjaguvɛ́nʹ)
- Spanish: please add this translation if you can
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