In fact, it is difficult to get exact data on how many fonts there are in Chinese characters in China. Even if there are legends, most of them are not credible, but they can roughly reflect the historical law of the changes of Chinese characters.
There are 42 1 fonts in China, which is the sum of all kinds of fine arts fonts and traditional calligraphy fonts summarized by modern people. The famous ancient font record is Fifty-six Books written by Xu Wei in Tang Dynasty, which not only lists the names of fonts, but also tells the founders and even uses of fonts.
The font of Chinese characters in Fifty-six Books;
First of all, Tai Hao's Dong Jia won the reputation of Jinglong, which is the first book.
Second, Emperor Yan Shennong, because Shangdang Yangtou Mountain began to produce eight ears of golden harvest, made an eight-ear book to release the season.
Third, Cang Xie, the history of the Yellow Emperor, wrote birds as articles and made seal scripts.
Fourth, because Qingyun is Shu Yun, he is also the Yellow Emperor. Five, Jin, as a couple's book, with a bird in mind, the article is dressed like ancient prose.
Six, tadpole calligrapher, because of the name tadpole, so decorated with shape, I do not know the age, or Yun Zhuan Xu Laishi.
Seven, Di Ku Gao Xin's chronicle with people, fairy-shaped books, cars and clothes are all prepared for it.
Eight, Tang Taizong's family wrote turtle books because of Xuanyuan's negative image.
Nine, Xia Houshi wrote the book of Zhong Ding, with Zhong Ding as the image.
Ten, Tang Yinshi, the fairy made a book.
Xi。 When Zhou Wenwang was a historian, he wrote a book about tigers, saying that tigers don't harm people, so it was called "Trouble".
Twelve, Zhou Wenwang's popular bird book collector, Wang Wudang Dan bird entered the room, carrying Erxiang, posing as a bird book.
Thirteen, Fa Zhou fish book, factor scale jump ship.
Fourteen, make up the book, but also the work of Zhou media, Wei Wei's birthday with the same topic Palace Que, Wang Yu, all good.
Fifteen, big seal script, Zhou Xuanwang minister Shi Chuan also.
Sixteen, heavy seal, also as a history book, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty built a chapter with the title.
17. The person who died in the book is Bo Shi. Wen Wanji and Wu Ji died, so this matter became.
Eighteen, Xiao Chuan, Zuo, Han Wudi got Fenyang Ding, that is, his text.
Nineteen, immortal seal, all ancient people, Li Sishan distinguished ancient characters and changed the shape of seal.
Twenty, Kirin calligrapher, Luxi hunting forest, anti-Mei wiped his face, saying that I was poor, disciple Shen Zuowang Jirui wrote.
Twenty-one, turn the seal, Song Sima has also done it in confusion, like an unopened lotus.
22. Bookworm was written by Lu Qiuhu's wife, Huan Silkworm.
Twenty-three, the messenger of the bird trace, the Six Kingdoms Book Festival is a letter, like a bird.
Twenty-four, fine seal, Li Si wrote "Preface to the First Emperor's Monument", all using this style.
Twenty-five, Xiao Chuan, Li Si deleted the ancient prose, and the first emperor prayed for the famous mountains.
Twenty-six, engraver, bird's head and cloud feet, Reese, Zhao Gao reconciled, sealed by title.
Twenty-seven, the ancient official script, Qin changed the seal script in prison and began to worship the imperial history. The book of apprentices is now an official book.
Twenty-eight, the book of disciples, because Cheng Miao's prisoner is also an apprentice.
Twenty-nine, the secretary, how to write, with the title of black dragon and white tiger.
Thirty-year-old cursive script, cursive script also, Jin Weiguan, good.
Thirty-one, the climate book writer Han Wendi ordered Sima Changqing of Shu County to take the shape of an early bird, which is like a book at four o'clock.
Thirty-two Books of Wisdom and English in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, each of which is composed of a different symbol.
Thirty-three, Ganoderma lucidum writers, there were three kinds of Ganoderma lucidum in the Han Dynasty, which were planted in front of the temple and sang the Song of Zhifang.
Thirty-four, the wrong book, ancient Qian Ming, Zhou Zhiquan's home, Zhu Han two knives and cloth also.
Thirty-five, Fang Shang Da Zhuan, as Cheng Miao said, was decorated by later generations.
Thirty-six, crane-headed calligraphers and Yan Bo all use the imperial edition, and the Chinese ruler is simple and clumsy.
Thirty-seven, Yan Boshu, the version of the book, looks like a couplet and is called Yan Bo.
Thirty-eight, mosquito foot book, Shang Shu imperial edict version also. Its characters hang down like mosquito's feet.
Thirty-nine, the person who hangs the seal, Cao made the Hanzhao Emperor Zhang.
Forty, the garter mark is also made by Cao. There is a name that seems to be tit for tat, using the title of the Five Classics.
Forty-one, Zhang Caoshu, Han Jibofu manuscript, because Zhang Di is good. Dan Wei is called a sage in the grass.
Forty-two, Shu, Cai Yong and other letters, see the door collectors chalk broom into words.
Forty-three, a book, written by Zhang Zhi, is rough and circular.
Forty-four or eight books, written by Wang Cizhong and referred to by Wei Zhongyu.
Forty-five, the snake calligrapher, Lu Rentang, finally dreamed that the snake made a circle and succeeded.
Forty-six, calligrapher, is also a small mistake. Zhong You said that the itinerary has been written.
Forty-seven, scattered Li, Wei Hengli, the same trace.
Forty-eight, African calligrapher, Wang Jin You Junye. Forty-nine, the draft and official documents, Zhong You changed, and presented.
Fifty, eight-part calligrapher, two kings changed official script and manuscript.
Fifty-one, cursive script, Wang Xizhi decorated the ancient, but also very good.
52. Tiger Claw calligrapher, Wang Sengqian quasi-African.
Fifty-three, ghost writers Song and Yuan Jiazhong, some people in Jingkou were shocked to death, with seals on their arms, like eight-part books.
Fifty-four, a foreign uncle, granted by a grandmother and a ghost king, looks like Xiao Zhuan.
Fifty-five, Tianzhu calligrapher, Nirvana Sutra written by Brahma, the so-called Forty-two Chapters Sutra.
Fifty-six, calligrapher, Hedong Yin Shan.