Liding

Small seal script given in the Shuowen Jiezi (c. 100 AD)
Modern Ming-style regular script typeface
Comparison of historical forms for 春 'spring'
Liding
Traditional Chinese隸定
Simplified Chinese隶定
Literal meaningclerical fixing
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyinlìdìng
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingdai6 ding6
Lixie
Traditional Chinese隸寫
Simplified Chinese隶写
Literal meaningwriting in clerical script
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyinlìxiě
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingdai6 se2

Liding, sometimes referred to as lixie, is the practice of rewriting ancient Chinese character forms in clerical or regular script. Liding is often used in Chinese textual studies.

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