The characteristics of cursive writing can be described in the following eight words as "wild and unrestrained, flying and elegant".
One of the characteristics of cursive script is that it is better to use round pens and sometimes square pens; secondly, it is necessary to cut down the complex and simplify it, so that the pen can save the meaning; thirdly, it is necessary to use a round pen to reflect the shape and potential; fourthly, it is better to use round pens to express the meaning of cursive writing. Turn the momentum.
Cursive script can be summed up in eight words: "wild, unrestrained, flying and elegant". The structure of cursive script is simple and simple, with borrowed radicals, yet disciplined in the scribbling. It is unrestrained and elegant, with beautiful connotations.
Cursive writing has two meanings: broad and narrow. Regardless of age, all scrawled words are counted as cursive writing. In a narrow sense, that is, as a specific font, it was formed in the Han Dynasty and evolved on the basis of official script for the convenience of writing.
Other calligraphy styles:
1. Official script can be summarized by the eight words "Silkworm head and wild goose tail, twists and turns". "Silkworm head and wild goose tail" refers to the shape of the strokes formed by the process of lifting the pen, which is shaped like the head of a silkworm; after pressing the pen at the end of the pen, lift the pen diagonally to the upper right and move forward. When writing to lift the pen, press down, Then slowly lift it up and pull it out to the right. The shape is like the tail of a wild goose.
"Twists and turns" means that when writing, the pen must change the tip of the pen three times. After three folds, the strokes will be wavy and vigorous, also called a three-fold pen.
2. Regular script can be summarized in eight words: "square shape and straight strokes". Regular script has straight strokes, neat and square fonts, horizontally and vertically. It is the modern traditional Chinese handwritten Chinese character. "Cihai" explains it as "the shape is square and the strokes are straight, which can be used as a model."
3. Running script can be summarized in eight words: "flowing clouds and flowing water, stretched and stylish". Running script is a calligraphy style between regular script and cursive script. Those who write more freely and freely, closer to cursive script, are called Xingcao; those who write more upright and steady, closer to regular script, are called Xingkai.