In recent times, it is common to see official script with an elegant style of cursive brush, which is called official script, and some resemble Zhangcao. This is related to the fact that people are good at writing official script and are proficient in writing official script. Therefore, official script can create a unique style. It is also a way of writing performances.
"Broken cursive" is the most common among modern calligraphers, such as the calligraphy works of Kuangcao calligraphers Du Haoping and Mei Xianghan. From ancient times to the present, the styles of calligraphers have evolved into their own styles. Wang Xizhi learned some of his calligraphy styles, some of Wang Duo's calligraphy styles, Zhu Yunming, Sun Guoting and other famous calligraphers of the past dynasties learned their strengths, combined their own styles, and used them at will. Free and easy, this writing style is similar to Imancao.
Cursive writing is called "cursive writing", and there are many regular scripts in the calligraphy style, which is close to cursive writing. The writing style is relatively fluid. Liu Xizai's "Shu Gui" of the Qing Dynasty said: There are "real lines" and "cursive lines" in running script. "Zhenxing" is close to real writing but indulges in authenticity, while "Caoxing" is close to cursive writing but is focused on cursive writing. Zhang Huaiguan's "Shu Yi" of the Tang Dynasty said: Those who are both true are called "Zhen Xing", and those who are Cao Cao are called "Xing Cao". Hence the distinction
Cursive script is a font of Chinese characters. It appeared earlier, from the early Han Dynasty, when writing official script was sometimes written "sloppily". Because Emperor Zhang of the Han Dynasty liked cursive script, it was called "Zhangcao", which is a kind of official script cursive script. The characters in Zhangcao are independent and close to running cursive, but difficult-to-write characters are not simplified much and the writing remains unchanged. Later, regular script appeared and evolved into "jincao", that is, regular cursive script. It writes quickly, often with upper and lower characters connected, and the last stroke echoes the beginning of the stroke. Each character generally has a simplified pattern, but it is sometimes difficult for people who are not familiar with it to recognize it. Generally, the cursive scripts of Wang Xizhi, Wang Xianzhi and others are also called Jincao.
The basic method of simplification in Jincao is to substitute simple cursive symbols for regular script radicals into traditional regular script (although cursive script appears no later than regular script). Often many regular script radicals can use one cursive symbol. Substitute, for convenience, the structure of the characters has also been changed. Therefore, it is more difficult for unfamiliar people to identify. For the arrangement of cursive symbols, please refer to "Standard Cursive Script".
By the Tang Dynasty, cursive script had become an art of calligraphy, and therefore evolved into "crazy cursive script". Its function as a tool for transmitting information has been weakened, and it has become a work of art that pays attention to the black and white arrangement of shelves and paper. It is no longer important to be able to recognize what is written. In KuangCao, there is a "word couplet" symbol, which is to write two words (common phrases) into one symbol. Since writing at that time was mostly written in vertical lines from top to bottom, the design of word couplet symbols was also similar. "Dunshou", "Nirvana", etc. all have cursive word couplet symbols.
Hiragana in Japanese is based on the cursive form of Chinese characters.
Modern people generally start with Jincao when learning cursive script. The generally recognized cursive writing method is the standard cursive writing compiled by Mr. Yu Youren (with a post with the same name).