The evolution of fonts

The evolution of Chinese characters in China has gone through a long period, and some fonts coexisted in a certain dynasty. Generally speaking, it has gone through several stages: Oracle Bone Inscriptions-Dazhuan-Xiaozhuan-Li Shu-Yichao-Yi Kai.

First, Oracle Bone Inscriptions was in the Shang Dynasty.

Second, Da Zhuan (Zhou): Shang and Zhou Dynasties: (In a broad sense, Da Zhuan includes the script of Qin State and the script of six countries, including (Zhong Dingwen), etc. , which is the predecessor of Xiao Zhuan).

Iii. Biography (Qin Zhuan): Qin Dynasty: (Li Si simplified the original "Moon Hee" in the Biography of Qin State, and later called it Biography. At the end of the Western Han Dynasty, it was gradually replaced by official script. )

Small/small seal characters

Fourth, official script (Qin Li, Han Li): Qin and Han Dynasties (although the Qin Dynasty stipulated that Xiao Zhuan was the standard font, it actually had "eight styles" and formed official script); It is generally believed that it developed from seal script and originated in the Warring States period. It is said that Cheng Miao reformed seal script into official script, and Han Li reached its peak in the Eastern Han Dynasty. Calligraphy is known as "Han Li Tang Kai".

Five, cursive script (Cao Zhang): Han Wei: (Formed in the Han Dynasty, for the convenience of writing, it evolved on the basis of official script. )

6. Regular script: originated in the Eastern Han Dynasty and prevailed in the Tang Dynasty. (Regular script is also called regular script, real script and official script. Gradually evolved from official script, it is more simplified and now it is a popular handwritten orthographic Chinese character. It started at the end of the Han Dynasty and has been popular ever since. )

Seven, running script: produced in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, flourished in the Eastern Jin Dynasty: (Running script is a general term, divided into running script and running script. It is developed and originated on the basis of regular script, a font between regular script and cursive script, in order to make up for the shortcomings of slow writing speed and illegible cursive script. Cursive or cursive. Those with more patterns than grass patterns are called "running patterns", and those with more grass patterns are called "running grass". )

Semi-cursive/running/calligraphy (China's calligraphy)