In cursive writing, the strokes should be retained and should not be scribbled carelessly. For large cursive writing, the intention is written first, while for small cursive writing, the writing can be done first. When writing, the characters will look good if they are independent, flat, and the pen is horizontal. For reference, see the picture below:
Cursive script is a font of Chinese characters, which has two meanings: broad and narrow. Broadly speaking, 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.
About the Eastern Jin Dynasty, in order to distinguish it from the new cursive script at that time. The cursive script of the Han Dynasty is called Zhangcao. The new cursive script is relatively called Jincao, which is divided into big grass (also called crazy grass) and small grass. It feels beautiful in the madness. As Li Zhimin said: "Be present in the pond, learn from the principles, learn from things, get from the heart, understand from the image, and then enter the wonderful realm of cursive script."
Because the glyphs of cursive script are too simple, they are easily confused with each other. , so it cannot replace official script and become the main font, just like official script replaced seal script. There are rules and regulations to follow when making changes in Zhangcao's strokes. Representative works include the Songjiang version of Wu Huangxiang's "Jijiuzhang" of the Three Kingdoms. Jincao's writing style is informal and smooth, and his representative works include "Chu Yue" and "De Shi" written by Wang Xizhi of the Jin Dynasty.
Kangcao appeared in the Tang Dynasty, represented by Zhang Xu and Huaisu, with wild and uninhibited writing styles. It became an artistic creation that was completely divorced from practicality. From then on, cursive script was just a calligraphy work that calligraphers copied from Zhangcao, Jincao and Kuangcao. Kuangcao's representative works, such as "Belly Pain" by Zhang Xu of the Tang Dynasty and "Autobiography" by Huai Su, are all extant treasures.