The usage of hanging dew vertical and hanging needle vertical is as follows:
1. Hanging needle.
The lower end of the straight stroke is sharp, like a needle hanging upside down, hence the name. There are two forms with hanging dew. "The True Story of Calligraphy" by Feng Wu (Jian Yuan) said: "If you want to shrink the edge and extend it, the head and tail must be equal. But the sharp edge should not be like a rat's tail. Also, according to the ancients, there was only one method of hanging the needle: hanging the needle. "Lanting" has the word "year". Later generations thought of it as a law. 2. Chuilu.
A form of straight writing. The place where the pen is closed looks like dewdrops hanging down but not falling, hence the name. The style of writing has a hidden edge, which is different from the "hanging needle". Sun Guoting's "Shupu" of the Tang Dynasty said: "Guanfu's hanging needle is different from the hanging dew."
In layman's terms, the hanging needle is vertical, the bottom is pointed, and the hanging dew is vertical at the bottom. As round as a dewdrop.
The vertical paintings in Chinese characters, like the pillars of a house, play a supporting role in the characters. When writing, they should be written straight and straight. There are two basic ways of writing vertical: hanging pin vertical and hanging dew vertical. The usage methods are as follows:
1. When the vertical stroke is the last stroke of the character, it is better to use hanging pin vertical.
For example: Qian, Nian, Shi, Dou, Ban, Feng, Niu, Ji, Ting, Ke, Zhong, Shen.
2. When the vertical stroke is not the last stroke, it is appropriate to use the vertical stroke.
Due to the leading relationship, vertical drawings often have hooks to lead to the next stroke.
3. When there are two vertical strokes on the left and right and the right vertical stroke is the last stroke, the left vertical stroke should be a short hanging stroke and the right stroke should be a long hanging pin stroke.
4. When there are two vertical strokes on the left and right and the right vertical stroke is not the last stroke, the left vertical stroke should be short and the right vertical stroke should be long.
5. When combining vertical paintings with horizontal paintings, it is advisable to use hanging pins to make them more vivid.
For example: Zhong, Qian, Shen.
6. When vertical strokes are matched with sharp strokes such as left-hand strokes and nip strokes, it is advisable to use hanging strokes to avoid duplication;
For example: Ge, Jie, Bing, Kai, Chuan, Kuang, Mao, Zhou, Yuan.
7. The hanging dew vertical is a universal vertical and can generally replace the hanging pin vertical; vice versa.
For example: the hanging needle vertical of "year" can be replaced by the hanging dew vertical. The hanging pins of "wood" cannot be replaced by hanging needles.
8. In a work, if the last strokes of two consecutive characters are hanging pin vertical, it is advisable to change one to hanging dew vertical to avoid duplication and meet aesthetic requirements.