What is the basis of regular script?

China's calligraphy art has been called silent songs and sentimental paintings for many years, which embodies the key features of expression, modeling design, language expression and comprehensiveness. This feature is embodied according to the regular organization of lines, that is, according to the structure and distribution of eight basic strokes: point, horizontal, vertical, left, press, pick, hook and fold. Therefore, it is called line art.

This kind of line art can't be obtained by sketch in art painting in our life. We must refer to the exquisite inscriptions. Their regular script strokes are clear, structured, square and organized. It's like standing, walking, grass and running. Therefore, block letters are the basis of calligraphy. For a person who is keen on learning books, it is necessary to start with learning regular script. Block letters are also called block letters, real books and official books. It evolved from seal script: simplifying seal script, changing from flat to square, canceling wave painting of seal script and making it horizontal. The duration is probably the Three Kingdoms period, and the actual changes: the wave painting of seal script and seal script have become block letters, such as point strokes, long strokes, short strokes and hook strokes, with more irregular structures.

The strokes of pen regular script include inscription, concealment, encirclement and speed. Different brush strokes lead to different shapes and levels of lines, and different lines must be embodied in different brush strokes. Pen regular script font is small, and the line thickness does not change much. If you don't pay attention when writing, the strokes will not meet the requirements, and the strokes of words will be weak, hard and stiff. Only through strict requirements can we master the method of using a pen. Every stroke of the pen regular script needs to be clearly explained, neat and standardized, crisp and neat, and cannot be hastily stuck. However, the strokes of the characters should have their own set-off relationship, so that the strokes are neat, clear and firm, stop but not continue, straight but not stiff, curved but not small and smooth.

The structural type of pen regular script pays attention to the balance between strokes and radicals, with stable center of gravity, moderate proportion, correct font and standard. When the characters are sorted together, the sizes should be uniform and the lines should be neat. Although there are also swaying changes in the shape, it is still relatively neat in general. It is precisely because of the above-mentioned fundamental reasons that calligraphers of all ages believe that block letters are the first step in practicing calligraphy. According to the current standard Chinese teaching examination syllabus for nine-year compulsory education, students' purpose in primary school is to learn to write common characters in pens and lay a good foundation, which has a special role in writing common characters in junior and middle schools. Practical experience has proved that only by practicing block letters with system software can we master the advantages and needs of stroke order and structural characteristics of Chinese characters, master the combination law of Chinese characters, and write block letters for learning.