The origin of Xiaozhuan

Qin Shihuang took a series of measures to consolidate unification. Qin Shihuang ordered the unified script to be based on Qin Xiaozhuan, and ordered Li Si and others to use Xiaozhuan to write a sample of the unified script and promote it throughout the country. The unification of characters is conducive to the unification of the country and domestic economic and cultural exchanges.

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(2018·Suizhou) The five thousand years of civilization history of the Chinese nation have given birth to China’s excellent traditional culture. Qin Shihuang adopted Xiaozhuan as the national standard script to maintain national unity.

(2013·Shiyan) In order to consolidate the unity of the country, Qin Shihuang appointed Prime Minister Li Si to formulate a script with regular strokes as a standard script for nationwide promotion. This kind of writing is Xiaozhuan.