Zhang, Ke, Zao, Xiong, Er, Yi, Shi, Kou, Gu,
Gen, Dan, Yin, Er, Japanese, Liu, Cao, Gan, Ji,
Chinese characters have changed for more than 6, years, and the evolution process is: Oracle Bone Inscriptions → Jinwen → The above seven fonts of "Jia Jin Zhuan Li Cao Kai Xing" are called "seven-style Chinese characters".
Oracle Bone Inscriptions: Oracle Bone Inscriptions is both an ideographic character and an ideographic character. Most of Oracle Bone Inscriptions's characters conform to the principle of pictographic and knowing, and pictophonetic characters only account for 2%.
inscriptions on bronze (Zhong Dingwen): The inscriptions on bronze in the Yin Dynasty called copper gold in the pre-Qin period, so the characters carved on bronze ware were called inscriptions on bronze, also called Zhong Dingwen and Yi Qi. Compared with Oracle Bone Inscriptions, inscriptions on bronze inscriptions are more pictographic, showing the ancient characters. The solid writing style of the bronze inscription makes the image vivid and natural. Different from Oracle Bone Inscriptions's thin strokes, many straight strokes and square turning points, Jin Wen's strokes are fat and thick, with many curved strokes and many lumps.
The inscription on Mao Gong Ding, which was cast in Zhou Xuanwang, is very representative, with 32 lines and 497 words, which is the oldest bronze inscription unearthed.
seal script: seal script is divided into big seal script and small seal script.
dazhuan: in the late western Zhou dynasty, Chinese characters developed into dazhuan. Shi Cheng is a historian in Zhou Xuanwang, so he should not innovate in order to be simple. Da Zhuan is also known as Shu Wen, Shu Zhuan, Shu Shu and history books. Because it was written by Shi Chuan, it is known as "Chuanwen". Da Zhuan can be found in Shuo Wen Jie Zi and various Zhong Ding Yi wares collected by later generations. Among them, Zhou Xuanwang's Shi Guwen is the most famous. The development of the seal script has produced two characteristics: first, the lines with uneven thickness in the early days have become uniform and soft, and the lines they draw with the objects are very concise and vivid; The second is standardization, and the glyph structure tends to be neat, gradually leaving the original shape of the picture and laying the foundation for the square characters.
Xiao Zhuan: Xiao Zhuan, also known as Qin Zhuan, is a standard font compiled by Li Si, the prime minister of Qin Dynasty. It is simplified by Da Zhuan. Also known as Yujin seal, because it has the meaning of vigorous brushwork. The shape and structure of Xiao Zhuan are in harmony, and the strokes are even and neat, and the radicals have also been changed and merged. Compared with the big seal script, it has no pictograph. The change of characters from Da Zhuan to Xiao Zhuan is of great significance in the history of China characters. However, Xiao Zhuan also has its own fundamental shortcoming, that is, its lines are very inconvenient to write with a pen, so almost at the same time, it also produces an official script with a flat shape on both sides.
Lishu: The first step in the evolution from Xiao Zhuan to Lishu, the most remarkable change is that it changes from a graceful money bar to a straight stroke, and from a corner to a corner.
in the Han dynasty, official script developed to a mature stage, and the readability and writing speed of Chinese characters were greatly improved.
cursive script: after the official script, it evolved into Zhang Cao, and then it became grass today. By the Tang Dynasty, there was a wild grass that expressed the feelings of the calligraphers and expressed their feelings in the pen. Cursive script, also known as broken grass and modern grass, is made up of seal script, eight points and Zhang grass, which follow a variety of ancient characters. The cursive script originated from Zhangcao, and Zhangcao has a strong taste of official script, so it is named because it is mostly used for memorials. Zhangcao has further developed into "modern grass", which is usually called "a book". Most of today's grass tends to be simpler than zhangcao and running script. Cursive script gives the viewer a sense of uninhibited and fluent.
Regular script: Regular script (also known as real script) which combines official script and cursive script became popular in the Tang Dynasty. The print we use today is a change from regular script. Between regular script and cursive script is running script, which is fluent in writing and flexible in pen. It is said that it was made by Liu Desheng in Han Dynasty, and it is still the font we are used to in our daily writing today. "Regular script" is also known as real script, official script and modern script. Regular script has a sense of stability and tranquility; Characters have different styles of the same font because of different personal writing styles and personalities.
Running script: "Running script" is a kind of calligraphy (character) style which is between regular script and cursive script. Running script is different from official script and official script, and its fluidity can be freely used by writers. Running script shows a romantic and aesthetic atmosphere. The most famous masterpiece of running script is Preface to Lanting written by Wang Xizhi, a calligrapher in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Predecessors described it as "the dragon jumps into the heaven and the tiger lies in the phoenix pavilion" and praised it as "the best running script in the world".