official script
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Lishu, also called Han Li, is a solemn font commonly used in Chinese characters. Its writing effect is slightly wide and flat, the horizontal painting is long and straight, and it is rectangular, and it pays attention to "swallow tail of silkworm head" and "twists and turns". Lishu originated in the Qin Dynasty and was compiled by Cheng Miao. It reached its peak in the Eastern Han Dynasty, which had a great influence on later calligraphy. Calligraphy is called "Tang Kai of Han Li".
origin
In the process of "writing in the same language", Qin Shihuang ordered Li Si to create Xiao Zhuan, and later adopted the official script compiled by Cheng Miao. Xu Shen of the Han Dynasty wrote in Shuo Wen Jie Zi
Official script is basically evolved from seal script, mainly changing the round strokes of seal script into square folds. Because it is difficult to draw round strokes on wooden slips with pigments, the official script is written faster.
Change over time
In the past, it was generally believed that the origin of official script was "playing many things, but it was difficult to seal, that is, official script was called official script". However, it is pointed out that the word "Li" also means "affiliated", which may mean that it is a derivative of seal script.
artistic value
According to legend, Li Shu was compiled in prison by Cheng Miao, who was not in the Qin Dynasty. By eliminating complexity and simplifying, the font becomes round and square, the strokes are changed to straight, and the font is beautiful and flat. Officials, so in ancient times, official script was called "Zuo Shu"