How to determine the center of gravity of words

When learning calligraphy, the concept of "center of gravity" is often mentioned. The center of gravity of a word is the center point of the weight of the whole word. Accurately grasp the center of gravity of words when writing, so that the written words will not tilt up and down, and appear upright. How to grasp the center of gravity of words is very important for beginners. China's Chinese characters are varied, complicated and changeable. Some words have obvious focus, such as "ten" and "heaven", while others are difficult to grasp, such as "Fei" and "Nai". Chinese characters are divided into three categories: single, up and down, left and right, and examples are given to illustrate how to grasp the center of gravity of Chinese characters.

First, the focus of a single character.

Monographs are directly composed of basic strokes. In all Chinese characters, although the proportion of letter combination words is not large, it is the structural unit that constitutes many combination words. Therefore, being familiar with and mastering the focus of independent characters is the basis of learning calligraphy well.

1. If the glyph is a centrally symmetric logo, the central symmetry point is the center of gravity of the word, such as "ten", "heaven" and "hui".

2. If the glyph is symmetrical, the center of gravity of the word is on the symmetrical axis, such as "Tian", "Da" and "Yi".

3. If there is a middle vertical in the word, the center of gravity is on the middle vertical, such as "zhong", "mu" and "lai".

4. If there is a vertical picture in the word but not in the middle, it is vertical on the left and the center of gravity is on the right, such as "Xia" and "Wei"; Vertical right, center of gravity left, such as "talent", "ability" and "inch".

If there are antonyms in the word, the center of gravity is in the center of the left and right vertical, such as "gate", "non" and "use".

6. If the top, bottom, left and right sides of a word are asymmetrical and skewed, then by changing the gesture, you can seek the right in the oblique direction and grasp the center of gravity. If the word "Xi" itself leans down to the left, then the writing of the last point is very important, and it must be pressed on the vertical line of the word; Another example.

The word "Ge" itself leans downward to the right, so it is necessary to change the stroke posture to the right to be stable. Another example is that,

To write the word "no" well, you must fold it to the left after folding the pen until it is hooked at the middle vertical line, so that the whole word can be loaded.

Second, the center of gravity of the upper and lower structures.

There are two kinds of words composed of upper and lower structures: upper and lower structures and upper, middle and lower structures.

1, the upper and lower structure of the word, the upper and lower parts should be vertically aligned to ensure that the whole word is not skewed. Such as sound, fragrance and cover.

2. The upper, middle and lower structures of Chinese characters should be kept on the same vertical line. Such as "Su", "Ji" and "Tang". Because the horizontal drawing of regular script is inclined to the right, the lower center of gravity of the characters with upper and lower structure or upper, middle and lower structure can

Slightly to the right, giving people a sense of visual balance. Such as "ambition", "expensive" and "tired".

3. Left and right coordinate words. Left and right horizontal characters are divided into left and right structures and left, middle and right structures.

(1), about the structure of words, about the two parts should be kept at the same level, so that

Word balance, such as "forest", "group" and "forehead".

(2) For words with left, middle and right structures, the centers of gravity of the left, middle and right parts should be distributed on the same horizontal line, such as "Xiang", "Paste" and "Edge". Left and right structure or left

The right center of gravity of the center-right structure can be slightly lower. Such as "obstruction", "storage" and "foot".