狹義專指先秦時期，以籀文為代表的石刻文字。約出現於周朝，由甲骨文演變而來，字體結構趨於整齊。廣義的大篆包括了甲骨文、金文、籀文和春秋戰國時通行於六國的文字。

大篆(P,,U,繁體中文-偏好,D,U,NA)
ta chuan(P,,U,韋氏拼音-偏好,UF,U,NA)
dà zhuàn(P,,U,漢語拼音-偏好,UF,U,NA)
da zhuan(P,,U,漢語拼音(無聲調)-偏好,UF,U,NA)
great seal script(P,,U,英文-偏好,D,U,NA)
great-seal script(,U,英文-非偏好,UF,U,U)
large seal script(,U,英文-非偏好,UF,U,U)
da zhuanshu(,U,英文-非偏好,UF,U,U)
dazhuan(,U,英文-非偏好,UF,U,U)
ta-chuan(,U,英文-非偏好,UF,U,U)

藝術與建築詞典根目錄
....物件層面
........組件 (層級名)
............成分
................<依特定背景區分之組件>
....................<資訊形式組件>
........................<書寫體與活字類型>
............................手寫體 (書寫)
................................<依形式區分之書寫體>
....................................中國書體
........................................篆書
............................................大篆

distinguished from....

小篆

英文....

Chinese script narrowly defined as the writing carved on stones dated before the Qin dynasty (221-206 BCE), as represented by Zhou wen. Appearing around the Zhou dynasty, the great seal script evolved from the oracle bone script, but the character structures became neater and tidier. The term is used generally for all writings made before the Qin, including oracle bone inscriptions, bronze inscriptions, Zhou wen, and those used in the Six States during the Eastern Zhou.

大篆............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	TELDAP database (2009-)
.................	雄獅中國美術辭典
.................	中國文物大辭典
.................	書法辭典
ta chuan............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	TELDAP database (2009-)
dà zhuàn............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	TELDAP database (2009-)
da zhuan............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	TELDAP database (2009-)
great seal script............	[VP]
.................	Grove Art Online (2008-) "China: art training," accessed 18 March 2011
.................	TELDAP database (2009-)
.................	Qi et al, Chinese Characters Then and Now (2004)
great-seal script............	[VP]
.................	Tseng, History of Chinese Calligraphy (1993)
large seal script............	[VP]
.................	Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
da zhuanshu............	[VP]
.................	Grove Art Online (2008-)
dazhuan............	[VP]
.................	Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
ta-chuan............	[VP]
.................	Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
Subject:............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	Chinese Art Dictionary (1989)
.................	Calligraphy Dictionary (1989)
.................	Dictionary of Chinese Historical Relics (2008)

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聯合目錄： 大篆 、ta chuan 、dà zhuàn 、da zhuan 、great seal script 、great-seal script 、large seal script 、da zhuanshu 、dazhuan 、ta-chuan