The correct way to write the word "Gua Tian" is as shown in the picture:
The correct way to write the word "Gua Tian" is: left, left, vertical lift, point, and hold.
Gua, a commonly used Chinese character, is pronounced guā and was first seen in bronze inscriptions. The original meaning of melon is the gourd-shaped fruit hanging on the vine. It was later extended to melon-shaped ornaments, ceremonial guards, weapons and other utensils. It was also extended to melon ripening, carving, etc. meaning.
Detailed explanation of melon:
1. Noun: pictogram. It is in the shape of a small seal character, with two sides resembling melon vines and a fruit in the middle, which is the image of melons growing on the vine. The word "melon" is mostly related to fruits. The name of the creeping plant. There are many types, and the fruit is also called melon.
2. Noun: Same original meaning. Belongs to the dicotyledonous plant Cucurbitaceae.
Example: Eat melons in the seventh month and break (pick) the pots (gourds) in the eighth month. "Poetry·Binfeng·July"
The big one is called melon, and the small one is called melon. The melon that is close to the original is often small. "Annotations to the Book of Songs"
Mianmiangualu. "Poetry·Daya·Mian"
3. Noun: refers to melon-shaped ornaments, ceremonial guards, weapons and other utensils.
4. Noun: Guazhou.
5. Noun: ancient place name. The former address is in present-day Dunhuang County, Gansu Province.
6. Noun: The administrative location is east of present-day Anxi County, Gansu Province.
7. Noun: Guazhou, the name of the town. Also known as Guabuzhou. It is where the Grand Canal enters the Yangtze River in the south of Hanjiang County, Jiangsu Province.
8. Noun: Tong "wō". snails.
Example: Make your own melon and cow hut and sweep it clean. "Three Kingdoms·Book of Wei·Biography of Guan Ning"
9. Verb: The melon is ripe.
Example: Even if you eat vegetables, vegetable soup and melon sacrifices must be done together (the same as "zhai", fasting). "The Analects of Confucius Xiangdang"
The Marquis of Qi sent Lian Cheng and Guan Zhi to his father to garrison Kuiqiu, and the melons came and went from time to time. "Zuo Zhuan·The Eighth Year of Duke Zhuang"
2. Verb: divide.
Example: At this time, the melons and districts are divided, and heroes emerge. "Emperor Gao of the Han Dynasty Killed the White Snake" by Bai Juyi of the Tang Dynasty
Introduction to Tian Zi Ge
Tian Zi Ge is a template used to standardize the writing format of Chinese characters, including four borders and horizontal lines. Center line, vertical center line. It is the writing standard for beginners in primary school. When practicing calligraphy, you need to gradually standardize the writing of Chinese characters in the Tianzi grid, which can lay a solid foundation for future Chinese language learning.
The field grid includes four borders, a horizontal center line, and a vertical center line. The four grids are called the upper left grid, the lower left grid, the upper right grid, and the lower right grid. Although the Tian Zi grid looks like just four small grids, in fact, each grid has its own meaning. Each line, each grid, and each position in the grid has its own different name. Memorize the Tian Zi grid and keep each in mind. Part names are an important prerequisite for beginners to learn to write.
After getting to know Tian Zi Ge, it is important to appreciate the Chinese characters in Tian Zi Ge and let the children feel that each character has its own place and cannot be placed randomly. Left and right structures, up and down structures, semi-encircled structures, etc. Only by gradually standardizing the writing of Chinese characters in Tianzi grid can we lay a solid foundation for future Chinese learning.