The original and explanatory text of Wang Xizhi's Cao Jue Song is as follows:
01. The Cao Sage is the most difficult, and the Dragon and Snake are competing to master it (The Cao Sage is the most difficult, and the Dragon and Snake are competing to master it). To write beautifully in cursive is the most difficult thing in calligraphy. Once written, it is as ever-changing as a dragon and a snake competing to swim on the tip of the pen.
02. Even if you want to distinguish even a hair's breadth, your body postures must be perfected. Although subtle changes may turn into another word, it must be clearly distinguished, and the shape and momentum require perfection.
03 A little bit is water, but an empty pick is nonsense (a little bit is water, but an empty pick is nonsense). The little bit above the vertical hook is water. The one with only vertical hook is "yan".
04 The mián head has no left side, and the chuò goes around the east side of the que (the mián head has no left side, and the chuò chuò goes around the east side of the que). "宀" does not write the dot on the left. Just wrap the skirt around the bottom. There is no need to complete the bend on the left side (left is east in the Bagua diagram).
05 You can tell the difference between long and short, and you can see every An in a subtle way. The difference between "know" and "go" lies in the length of the last stroke. The long one means knowing, and the short one means going. The difference between "every" and "安" lies in whether there is a small "丶" in the middle.
06 The six hands are suitable for gifts, and the seven reds are Yuan (the six hands are suitable for gifts, and the seven reds are Yuan). "Liu" and "hand" together are exactly the way to write "endowment". "Seven" and "Red" are put together to form "Yuan".
07 Ten Zhu know that they serve oneself, and three people speak for it (Ten Zhu know that they serve oneself, and three people speak for it). The combination of "十" and "Zhu" is "Feng". The combination of "三" and "口" replaces "yan".
08 The left Fu Beiding is reversed, and the right knife is slightly bent. "阝", "zuofu" and "贝" are all similar to "ding" written backwards. "刂" and "刂" are both written as one bend plus one point.
09 The heads are the same, and the bodies are the same. There is no difference between the writing methods of "Zeng" and "Cha". The right half of "return" and "immerse" look similar.
10 Gu and Gu are similar, and spears and soft are generally the same. The writing styles of "lone" and "憆" are very similar. "Spear" and "Rou" are written in almost the same way (the last stroke of "Rou" is a little longer).
11 The minister of the township (township) got it casually and loved to chisel and couplets with Kui. The two characters "xiang" and "qing" both take the form of "口". The words "love", "chisel" and "kui" are similar.
12 Zhan Houxi recognized it, and Shengwada even looked at it.
13 It is said that the photographed general belongs to Yi, and a certain date is borrowed to spin.
14 It’s really hard to tell apart the poems of comfort, but it’s not easy to read Shuobang.
"Xi" and "Zhao" look similar. "rope" and "la" dayulian look similar. The right half of "Wei" and "Photo" are written in the same way as the bottom of "Gen". The rotation method of "some" and "date" at the beginning and below is the same as that of "来". "囧" and "福" are written in similar ways, so it's really hard to tell them apart. "Shuo" and "Bang" are also written in a very similar way, which is really not easy
15 It is useless to keep it straight, and there is no need to cover it when it is dense.
16 Caiban detailed notes, Shuiyuan looks at Yongquan.
17 Cambodia is the same in the east but different in the east, and the government is like an insult but also biased.
"Constant" closing stroke, no need to write straight (only use a little for closing). There is no need to add "宀" above "Mi" (that is, there is no need to add a treasure hijab). The left side of "笺(笺)" and "牒" are both written as "cai" (i.e., next to the handle).
Below "yong" and "spring" are both written as "water". "Cambodian" and "东" are almost the same (the only difference is whether there is a small horizontal line in the middle). "Fu" is very similar to "humiliation", but there is a little difference.
The 18th year of the harvest is almost the same as the year, and the temple is surrounded by greenery. The writing method of the three characters "禾", "胡" and "手" is very similar to the character "年". To the right of "Corridor" and "Temple" are the characters "月" (月).
19 Even if the feet are as if they are frightened, the primary treatment is to be firm.
20 The whole emperor is the same but different, and the guests are even more diverse. The feet (lower part) of "Ji" are like "Fear". The body (middle) of "huan" is very similar to "qian". The word "medical" at the beginning of it is written like "firm". "Quan" and "Huang" are similar, and "Rong" and "Ke" are more difficult to distinguish.
21 When the hawk starts attacking the ox, the chicken will strike first.
22 If you leave aside right and wrong, you can make a village out of a hook of wood.
23 Xiao Shu’s head distinguishes first, while Yin Bin pushes his belly.
"颢" is written starting from the cursive "ge" and "牛" on the left. "Chicken" must be written starting from the cursive "下" and "子" on the left side. The combination of "丿" and "Zhi" does not mean "无" (there is no dot in the cursive writing of "无"). ?
When "乛" and "木" are written together, they can become "村" ("村" means the last stroke of 木 is stretched to the right and hooked back). "Xiao" and "Rat" first distinguish that their heads are different (the rest of the middle and lower parts are written exactly the same). There is only one stroke between the abdomen between "Yin" and "Bin" (the rest of the upper and lower parts are written exactly the same).
On the 24th, if you have an evil heart, it is a sign that you will wear a tortoise with no head.
When Lieutenant 25 met Cai Xu, Wu Tongniao became even more suspicious.
26 Shou Yi Gui and Ke, teeth will only add Si. "Zhi" plus "心" written up and down form the word "evil". Putting "free" on top of " Zhao" means "turtle". "Wei" is similar to "wealth", and "crow" is similar to "bird". "Shou" is a combination of "Gui" and "Ke". Remember, "Chi" is a combination of "Zhi" and "Si".
27 The moon on the right is different, so is the moon on the left.
28 Lift the body to Yiwei, and use the north to ascend the body.
No matter what you say on the 29th road, don’t go against it.
The 邑 (阝) on the right is written the same as "月". "Fang" and "Cai" on the left are written the same way. The body of the character "Ju" is composed of "Yi" and "Wei" written together. The shape of "Deng" is composed of "North" and "Zhi" written in conjunction. The left side of "路" seems to be borrowed from "yan" (the writing method is the same as "yan"). To the right of "hour", don't write the word "inch" incorrectly.
30 grass hook adds to the anti-celebration, Yijiu sticks to people and flies.
31 When I was worried about summer, I met my younger brother Yi. "Grass" plus "hook" plus "reverse" become "qing". "B" plus "九" and then "人" become "fly". In the last stroke, we can distinguish the difference between the words "worry" and "xia" (there is an extra horizontal line below "worry"). In the middle, you can see the difference between the two characters "di" and "yi" ("yi" has an extra horizontal line in the middle).
32 Li Lisi is a man, but Guixin is rotten.
The 3 knees are bent in the middle, and the second is clear. "Li" and "Li" are combined with the grass to become the character "Man", and "Gui" and "心" are connected with the grass to become the character "舂". The characters "knees" and "Teng" are different. Pay attention to the curving stroke order in the middle on the right side. The words "Ci" and "Yi" are similar, but easy to distinguish.
34 Uncle Qinyuan seemed to be vague and refused to be caught. "Uncle" and "Qin" are similar, and the words "rejection" and "capture" are written similarly ("rejection" is a little more common than "capture").
35 The top of the head is mourning for farewell, and the treasure in the chest is not the same.
36 Even if you are approaching, don’t take any chances. The mourning is different from the top of the quilt, and the utensil is different from the middle of the valley. The two words "consider" and "bi" are also written very close to each other. Don't ignore the words "Lun" and "Lin", but distinguish them carefully.
37 If you want to know a high-quality horse, you must know that Si (sì) is the son. If you want to understand the three characters "Gao", "Qi" and "Ma", you should know that the three characters "Si", "Ji" and "Er" are written in similar and different ways.
38 Yu Xu is confused and confused, and the branches of the pen tree are hanging from the nest. Yu and Xu are similar, Xi, Mi and Qi are similar, nest and pen are similar, tree, hanging and branch are similar.
39 Zhang's side is slightly curved, and the sun's side is not threaded.
40 Don’t teach everyone to make vows, and don’t let Yong leave. The side of "Zhang" (the first stroke) is slightly changed to the word "Shi". To the right of "Sun" is the character "小", not "糳". Don't write "Fan" as "Wish" (the direction of the last stroke is different). Don't write "Fan" as "Wish". "Yong" is written as "Li".
41 When you are drunk and broken, you are walking, when Liqin first rises.
42 If you are cut off, please note it to yourself, and friends will need to pay more attention to it. The distinction between "drunk" and "broken" is at the beginning of the writing process. The similarity between "Li" and "Qin" is also at the beginning of the beginning. You should remember the writing methods of "Zai" and "Cao" by yourself. You should also know how to write "Friends" and "Fa".
43 I was suddenly surprised that Liu Ru was right, and the fou always seemed to be hanging down.
44 There is no coincidence in greed, and the retreat of the city is uneven.
45 It is never a mistake to reduce the destruction, the party (dang) hall is not easy to chase.
I was suddenly surprised that "Liu" and "Dui" were so similar. Since ancient times, the writing methods of "煶" and "禹" have been very similar. The writing methods of "Han" and "Greed" are not exactly the same (the upper part is the same and the lower half is different).
There are still differences in the writing methods of "retreat" and "邑". Don't write "minus" and "annihilate" incorrectly (the two words are slightly different). It is easy to miss "party" and "tang" (the two characters have similar shapes).
46 Nuhuai Dan is the mother, and the old man discarded the pill and turned it into skin.
47 If it is said that the same thing is shallow, it must be taught as a teacher.
48 Turtle yuán Tuó Chao is a kind, Chaju Ronggeng is discussed.
A dot added to the character "女" means "mother", and a dot removed from the left side of the character "老" becomes "skin". If "wa" and "shallow" are the same (only the last difference is missing). So "mean" should be written as "师" (just missing the last bit). "韼", "鼍", and "恁" belong to the same category with the same writing style in the lower half. The writing methods of "tea", "chrysanthemum" and "rong" should be distinguished carefully.
49 If you don’t work hard, you will be as good as your body.
The clothes shown in 50 are particularly confusing, and the adjacent houses are built next to each other.
51 The Taoist weapon is unpredictable, but it is full of ethics.
Both "fei" and "zuo" are written like "hua". "Gong" and "labor" always sound like "body" when written. "Display" and "clothes" are easily confused, which is confusing. "Am" and "Zhai" are like neighbors and have a close relationship. "Tao", "Qi" and "Wu" are difficult to distinguish (the upper parts are all similar). The strokes of "Jing", "Charging" and "Ke" each have their own order.
52 The market has increased a little, and the position can be with others.
53 Shuji (section) is so dense, it is said that the sweetness and potential are even.
54 Although it is solid and prevents dream slips, it combines with itself to determine the true nature.
There is only one difference between "市" and "在" (there is a little more "Yu"). The upper part of "Cang" and "Desire" are both the character for "人". "Shu" and "叚" are closely related. "Yue" and "Gan" are well-proportioned. It is necessary to avoid confusing "dream" and "Jian" (the upper parts of the two characters are the same). We should also distinguish between "floating" and "chun".
55 It is lucky to add a car of cattle, and you will be happy with three points.
56 The ginseng (remaining) ginseng has never been separated, and the coaxing sunda has never been separated.
57 It is no different to seize the old yuan, and there is a reason for winning.
The three characters "car", "ox" and "lucky" are roughly only one horizontal line apart (adding a horizontal line above "ox" becomes "car", and "ox" drawn horizontally is the reverse of Writing becomes "lucky"). The three dots in different places become the three words "upper", "lower" and "heart". "充", "Yu", and "神" (these two characters are variant characters) are written in exactly the same way.
There is no difference between the writing methods of "coax" and "彽". There is no difference between the upper and middle parts of "rob" and "老". "Win" and "羸" are slightly different only in the lower half.
58 If you ask the question, you will get lucky early.
59 If you are ashamed to die, don't offend each other, and the beauty will bring joy.
60 A deer’s head is really wearing grass, but a fox’s feet are suspicious.
"And" is a little bit added to "ask". "Hao" is "Xing" with "门" added to its head. The words "shame" and "death" are similar, so do not violate each other. The characters "appearance" and "chao" are also very similar, so I'm glad they are written in similar ways. "Deer" really wears "草" (the prefix for grass) on its head. The tail of "fox" makes people think it is "heart".
61 Don’t let it be a small success, or you will become bored if you are ridiculed.
62 I watched the two men in the south, looking for the tripod to see the thorn forest.
63 Xiuzhuyi lives in the lower class, abandons Qi Shangzun.
Don’t let “micro” be written as “gradual”. How can we allow "Mong" to be written as "Kun"? When writing "南", you should observe the writing methods of "Liang" and "Fu". When writing "ding", you should also look at the writing of "thorn" and "lin". There is a horizontal line below the variant characters for "xiu" and "help". The heads of "abandon" and "run" both have "seven".
64 Collecting grievances (fēng) Take it close, and look for it with one step. "Cai" and "円" are written in very similar ways.
The bear is different from the knot.
65 Li lì The head really seems to be tied to jì, xì, and the silk is like a bird.
66 Gouzhi xiè All follow Ge, and use paper and towels.
67 Fear is easy to lose, but understanding is easy to lose.
The head of "Li" is very similar to the way of writing "気". The bottom of "帛" is written the same as the bottom of "bird". The upper right part of "Go" and "Spy" both come from "Ge". The lower part of "帋" and "笺" both use " towel". The left side of "fear" and "huai" are the same, but the right side is easy to spell wrong. "Hui" and "Nian" are the same above, but they are easily confused below.
68 The recent interest is slightly different, and Qiao Shang's yù is not the same.
69 欵 (section) Frequency ends in white, how can you let it fade away.
70 Qi feels equal in authority, and Yu Dun is amiable.
The words "near", "xi" and "chasing" are slightly different. The words "Qiao", "Shang" and "瞞" are easy to distinguish. "Eh" and "frequency" must be clearly distinguished after all. How can we allow "suo" and "take" to be mixed casually? The upper part of "qi", "gan" and "wei" are all written in the same way. The writing methods of "Yu", "Dun" and "Yin" are also somewhat similar.
The names of 71 stations are established according to the call, and the categories are strictly divided.
72 Zou Xie's song is hard to see, but it is easy to hear it as a thief.
73 Fu Chuan competes with each other, leaving the debater to follow his heart.
"Tai" and "name" are established according to the shape of "call" (that is, the three-character shapes are similar). "杝" and "雷" are distinguished by the shape of "Yan" (that is, the three characters are so close that it is difficult to distinguish them). The words "Zou", "Xie" and "Ge" are difficult to distinguish. The three characters "成", "九" and "thief" are easy to distinguish. "Fu" has one more point than "Chuan". Both "liu" and "bian" come from "heart".
74 The end of Changqu is like Lu, and the end of good food is like swallowing.
75 changed its style to talk about contemporary styles, but Cao is very different from his roots.
The last strokes of "Chang" and "Qu" are the same as "Lu". The last characters of "food" and "good" are the same as "swallow". The two characters "gai" and "头" have similar shapes. The roots of "Cao" and "Jian" are different.
76 Only know the people and rely on your family name, and try to think of filial piety. I only know that the words "min" and "family" are very close. I have also thought about the similarities between "filial piety" and "cun".
77 sweep z?u, chōu don't get mixed up, Peng Fu can invade each other.
The 78th generation old man is somewhat biased, but Xie Hengzheng is shallow and deep.
79 We know each other at the same age, and we are so different from each other.
Do not confuse "sweep" and "把". "Peng" and "福" are roughly the same and can be used interchangeably. The lower parts of "世" and "老" are both horizontal, with Lao having one more horizontal line than Shi. Both "xie" and "heng" have a cursory stroke in the middle, and "heng" has one more cursory stroke than "xie". Pay attention to identify Zai and Sui, Hao and Ju (hooves).
80 hops are divided into water and grass, and the technical release is recognized as a branch. "Wine" and "Flower" are similar in shape, but one is beside the water and the other is at the head of the grass. "Technology" and "Fang" have similar shapes, but one is "branch" and the other is "wen".
81 The lovely neighbor Guo is a good friend of Chen.
The writing methods of "Jiao" and "Guo" are similar to each other, just like dear neighbors. The writing methods of "Chen" and "Zhan" are similar to each other, like harmonious friends.
82 I realize that the shapes are similar, the body is complete and the spirit is complete.
83 Si can penetrate the heart and soul, and the writing will reveal the mystery.
Writing cursive calligraphy pays attention to awareness, similarity in shape, completeness of body, and completeness of spirit. If you can get it from your heart and your hands, and your heart and hands become one, you will reach the state of enlightenment when you write.