1. The characteristics of seal script are its uniform and neat shape and its font which is easier to write than Zhen script.
2. Official script, also known as Han Li, is a common solemn font in Chinese characters. The writing effect is slightly wide and flat, with long horizontal strokes and short straight strokes. It is in a rectangular shape and pays attention to the "silkworm head and wild goose tail" ", "Twists and turns."
3. Regular script is also called Zhengkai, Zhenshu, and Zhengshu. It gradually evolved from the official script founded by Cheng Miao, becoming more simplified, horizontal and vertical.
4. Running script was developed on the basis of official script. It is a font between regular script and cursive script. It was created to make up for the slow writing speed of regular script and the difficulty of identifying cursive script. "Xing" means "walking", so it is not as sloppy as cursive script, nor as straight as regular script.
5. Cursive script is a type of Chinese character font, characterized by simple structure and continuous strokes. It was formed in the Han Dynasty and evolved from the official script for the convenience of writing. There are Zhangcao, Jincao and Kuangcao. They feel beautiful in the madness.
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The bronze inscriptions of the Yin Dynasty are extremely simple, with one word or number for each vessel, and are often equipped with pictographs, or even only one Graphics, no text at all. There are also words that are neither words nor pictures, so they can only be called pictorial words. Some of these bronze inscriptions are used to represent animals, some are related to war and economy, some are related to military affairs, some represent utensils, some represent princes and events, some represent life, and some use sub-glyphs as elements.
Lü Dalin, a famous bronze writer in the Song Dynasty, said that the picture characters in bronze inscriptions are the original fonts of Chinese characters. The bronze inscriptions of the (Yin) Dynasty include Shang Fangyou, Shang Taisi, Shang Zhong, Bigan copper plate, Sanshi plate inscriptions, etc. Among them, Taisi Ding of Shang Dynasty is the best, with dense composition and structure. The Wuzhuan Ding of Zhou Dynasty imitated its body. In short, the bronze inscriptions of the Yin Dynasty are simple and vivid, and the calligraphy is also extremely fluid.
The bronze inscriptions of the early Western Zhou Dynasty still retain the characteristics of the inscriptions of the multi-sub clan of the Yin Dynasty. The calligraphy has smooth curves. Its representative works are Zhou Gongyin, whose strokes are sharp and consistent, including fat and thick strokes. It also retains the characteristics of the Yin Dynasty bronze inscriptions that are full of vitality and strong writing power. The fonts are neat in shape and the structure is harmonious, showing a unique and natural momentum.
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