Folk flower-and-bird characters, also known as dragon and phoenix characters, colorful flower-and-bird insect-fish combination calligraphy, Tibetan calligraphy and painting, China riddle, Feisi blackboard writing, artistic characters, because they are often used to write someone's name, they are also called name painting, and so on. It uses a special color brush, which can quickly draw simple objects, spirals and other strokes instead of words, and uses the structural form of hidden painting in words to skillfully integrate words and paintings to express auspicious and festive effects, and at the same time enhance the interest and visual appeal of words. There are both the neatness of Chinese painting and the bright colors of western painting. Flying dragons, dancing phoenixes, flowers and plants, birds, butterflies and fish set each other off and make people never tire of seeing them. There is a saying that "it is difficult for calligraphers to write, but it is difficult for painters to polish", which is a wonderful flower in China's historical and cultural gardens.
The strokes of flower-and-bird characters are mostly named after flower-and-bird patterns. On the basis of writing, Chinese characters are beautifully written with flowers and birds, fish, grass, insects, mountains and water instead of characters' strokes. Flower-and-bird figures are composed of basic glyphs, which integrate calligraphy and painting.