Xuan paper

Xuan paper
Wang Xizhi's Lantingji Xu on Xuan paper.
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese宣紙
Simplified Chinese宣纸
Literal meaning"Paper of Xuan Cheng"(Xuan Cheng, or the Xuan Prefecture, is the origin of the Xuan paper trade)
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyinxuānzhǐ
Wu
Romanization1xi-tsr
Gan
Romanization'xyon1 zi3
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingsyun1 zi2
Southern Min
Hokkien POJsoan-chóa
Tâi-lôsuan-tsuá
Vietnamese name
Vietnamese alphabetgiấy Tuyên
giấy Xuyến chỉ
Hán-Nôm絏宣
絏宣紙
Korean name
Hangul선지
Hanja宣紙
Transcriptions
Revised Romanizationseonji
Japanese name
Kanji宣紙
Kanaせんし
Transcriptions
Romanizationsenshi

Xuan paper, Shuen paper, or rice paper, is a kind of paper originating in ancient China used for writing and painting. Xuan paper is renowned for being soft and fine-textured, suitable for conveying the artistic expression of both Chinese calligraphy and painting.