Su Dongpo said: "There is no fixed method for holding the pen, it must be empty and wide." Here is the commonly used "five-finger pen holding method": that is, pinch the penholder (appropriate height) with the pads of the thumb and index finger, Ensure that the pen holder does not fall off; the middle finger rests on the outside of the pen under the index finger, which not only strengthens the power of the index finger to pinch the pen, but also plays the role of hooking the pen in; the nail flesh of the ring finger is pressed against the inside of the pen holder, which plays the role of pushing the pen outward. The little finger is attached to the lower part of the ring finger to assist the ring finger in pushing the pen outward. (As shown in the picture)
When holding the pen, you should do as the ancients said: "Make the palm as empty as holding an egg", which makes it easier to move the pen. When learning to write, you should often practice holding the pen, hooking it back, pushing out and rotating the pen barrel (plus the function of the wrist) to practice drawing straight lines and arcs.
The height of the writing and whether it is hanging on the wrist or elbow is determined by the size of the written characters. Small characters are held low and rest on the wrist; large characters are held high and hanging on the wrist; larger characters need to be hanging on the elbow.