Stroke (bǐ huà) usually refers to points and lines of various shapes that constitute Chinese characters, such as horizontal (1), vertical (2), left (3) and left (4). ), fold (? ), etc. , which is the smallest Lian Bi unit of Chinese character glyphs. Stroke sometimes refers to the number of strokes, such as the Chinese character stroke index in front of a word book.
When expressing these two meanings, "strokes" can also be used as "strokes", but now it is standardized as "strokes". In addition, strokes also refer to pictures with pen-and-ink strokes, usually with ancient strokes. Refers to the points, horizontal lines, straight lines, hooks, strokes and strokes that constitute Chinese characters, which are not commonly used or used at present.
There are eight basic strokes in traditional Chinese characters, namely, "dot", "horizontal", "vertical", "left-handed" and "left-handed" ), mention (? ), fold (? ) and "tick (cut)" are also called "eight-character method".
The fonts of Chinese characters are divided into handwriting and printing. Handwriting refers to the handwritten form of characters, which is flexible and easy to express personal style. There are three kinds of calligraphy in modern China: regular script, cursive script and running script.
The strokes of handwritten Chinese characters are different due to the use of hard pen and soft pen, such as hard pen vertical strokes, and soft pen (such as writing brush) vertical strokes include short vertical strokes, long vertical strokes, hanging needle strokes and vertical strokes.
Generally speaking, strokes are based on mainstream fonts (Song Ti, Kai Ti, etc. ), and there are generally two classification methods of modern Chinese strokes: the rough classification divides strokes into eight categories (eight-character method) or five categories (calligraphy method); Detailed classification divides strokes into basic strokes and derived strokes (compound strokes).
Matters needing attention in writing
1, keep the correct posture: when writing, keep the correct posture, sit correctly, hold the pen correctly, and don't write on your stomach or sideways.
2. Pay attention to stroke order: stroke order is the key to writing, and you should write according to the correct stroke order to ensure that the strokes are clear, neat and orderly.
3. Keep an appropriate speed: When writing, keep an appropriate speed, neither too fast nor too slow, to ensure that the handwriting is clear and visible.
4. Pay attention to the choice of pen: choosing the right pen can improve the writing effect, and choose the right pen according to different writing needs, such as water pen, pencil and ballpoint pen.
5. Keep practicing: Writing needs long-term practice and persistence. Through constant practice, you can improve your writing level and write more beautiful and neat handwriting.