There are many ways to write the word "food" including regular script, running script, cursive script, etc.
Regular script:
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. Regular script has the meaning of being a model, which has been mentioned in Zhang Huaiguan's "Shu Duan". People in the Six Dynasties still used it habitually, for example, Yang Xin's "Cai" article, Wang Sengqian's "Lun Shu·Wei Dan Biography" said: Dan Zi Zhongjiang, a native of Jingzhao, good at regular script. That's the abbreviation of Bafenkaifa.
It was not until the Northern Song Dynasty that it replaced the name of the main book. Its content is obviously different from the ancient name. Examples of different names but the same name but the same reality and different names, probably include the above.
Running script:
Running script was developed on the basis of official script. It is a font between regular script and cursive script. It is to make up for the slow writing speed of regular script and cursive script. caused by difficulty in identification. Xing means walking, so it is not as sloppy as cursive script, nor as straight as regular script. In essence, it is the cursiveization of regular script or the regularization of cursive script. Those with more regular scripts than cursive scripts are called Xingkai, and those with more cursive scripts than regular scripts are called Xingcao.
Cursive script:
Cursive script is a font of Chinese characters, characterized by simple structure and continuous strokes. It was formed in the Han Dynasty and evolved on the basis of official script for the convenience of writing. There are Zhangcao, Jincao and Kuangcao. They feel beautiful in the madness. "Shuowen Jiezi" says: "There was cursive script in the Han Dynasty." Cursive script began in the early Han Dynasty. Its characteristics are: keeping the outline of characters, destroying the rules of officialdom, letting people run around, and rushing to work. Because of the meaning of cursive creation, it is called cursive script.
Introduction to calligraphy:
Calligraphy is a unique form of artistic expression of the beauty of words in China and surrounding countries and regions that have been deeply influenced by Chinese culture. Including Chinese calligraphy, Mongolian calligraphy, Arabic calligraphy and English calligraphy, etc. Its "Chinese calligraphy" is a traditional art unique to Chinese characters.
In a broad sense, calligraphy refers to the writing rules of text symbols. In other words, calligraphy refers to writing according to the characteristics and meaning of the text, using its calligraphy style, structure and organization to make it a beautiful work of art. Chinese calligraphy is an original expression art created by the Han people. It is known as: wordless poetry, invisible dance, pictureless painting, silent music, etc.