What is calligraphy? How should calligraphy be defined?

Calligraphy is no stranger to China people, because as China people, we will come into contact with things about calligraphy every day when we use Chinese characters. Even if some students have never practiced calligraphy, at least they have seen others write calligraphy. The meaning of writing itself is the carrier of recording and exchanging information. But China's Chinese characters are unique. Besides conveying information, they also have aesthetic value. When people have conscious aesthetic behavior towards Chinese characters, calligraphy has the meaning of existence. To put it simply, for example, A wrote a letter to his friend B, and one day he went to a teahouse to have tea with him. Friend B read the note and knew about it. The words on the note had no practical significance, but B thought the words written by A were good and had appreciation value, so he kept the note, which was a subconscious aesthetic behavior of China people towards Chinese characters.

Semi-cursive/running/calligraphy (China's calligraphy)

Good handwriting. Is it calligraphy? Actually, otherwise, what can be called calligraphy? First of all, it can be said that good handwriting is not necessarily calligraphy, but calligraphy must be well written, otherwise it cannot be called calligraphy. Anyone who writes well in calligraphy can't do without the basic writing and stroke practice, to the brushwork, structure and composition, and then to the charm of the whole article. The former can't be called calligraphy because there is no systematic study of calligraphy, but calligraphy is slightly better.

Calligraphy cultivation

What should calligraphy be more accurate? The word "calligraphy" is interpreted as "the art of writing Chinese characters" in Ci Hai, but it is expressed as "the art of writing Chinese characters with a brush" in Modern Chinese Dictionary. Both are similar, and calligraphy is defined as the art of writing Chinese characters. I think the more accurate expression of calligraphy should be "the method of writing Chinese characters". "Book" refers to writing, "Fa" refers to method, or skill, and calligraphy is the method and skill of writing Chinese characters. Calligraphy is divided into hard pen calligraphy and soft pen calligraphy. Hard pens mainly include ballpoint pens and pens, and soft pens mainly include writing brushes.

Calligraphy meditation

Hard pen calligraphy emphasizes practicality, while brush calligraphy emphasizes artistry. Learning hard pen calligraphy can better meet the needs of study, work and life. Learning brush calligraphy well can improve the ability of art appreciation, trace back to the source and deeply understand the charm of China's calligraphy!

Calligraphy can be a work under certain circumstances, and a complete calligraphy work needs to have the written content, the author's signature, the writing time and source, and a seal to prove the identity of the writer.

17, 18 years old wrote a big script, but his ability was limited. Please forgive me.

Generally speaking, calligraphy is the rule of writing Chinese characters. This law is obtained through the efforts and practice of countless generations of China people, and it has a complete set of rules. No calligrapher can create by himself. When we learn the rules in calligraphy, we can do whatever we want without overstepping the rules, and then we can really learn calligraphy.