oracle bone script

English

An excavated scapula from the Shang dynasty with inscriptions in oracle bone script.

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)
Danish: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: oraakkeli luu kirjoitus
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 (gapgolmunja) (甲骨文字 (ko))
Portuguese: please add this translation if you can
Russian: цзягувэ́нь m (czjaguvɛ́nʹ)
Spanish: please add this translation if you can

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