oracle bone script

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)

1. 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)

• Danish: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: oraakkeliluukirjoitus
• French: écriture ossécaille
• 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

Further reading

• oracle bone script on Wikipedia.Wikipedia