Chinese characters have undergone changes for more than 6,000 years. The evolution process is:
Oracle bone script → Bronze script → Xiaozhuan → Official script → Regular script → Running script
(Shang) ( Zhou) (Qin) (Han) (Wei and Jin) Cursive Script
The above seven fonts of "Jiajin Seal, Li, Cao Kaixing" are called "Seven Chinese Characters"
Oracle Bone Inscriptions: Shang The inscriptions written on tortoise shells and animal bones during the Shang Dynasty are called "oracle bone inscriptions".
Bronze inscriptions are also called bell and tripod inscriptions in the Shang and Zhou dynasties. Bronze inscriptions have thick and wide strokes with rounded stipples, and are more standardized than oracle bone inscriptions.
Big seal script: In the late Western Zhou Dynasty, the form of inscriptions on inscriptions tends to be linear, and the strokes are relatively neat and well-proportioned.
Xiaozhuan: Li Si organized and simplified Chinese characters according to the writing standards of the Qin Dynasty and promoted it throughout the country. This new font is called Xiaozhuan.
Official script: The symbolism of the seal script is obviously greatly enhanced. It was standardized, but it was inconvenient to write. A simpler font was popular among the people, called official script.
Regular script: In the late Han Dynasty, official script evolved into regular script.
Cursive script: Cursive script is characterized by connected strokes, simple structure, and unrestrained glyphs.
Running script: Running script is a font between regular script and cursive script. It is simpler than regular script and better than cursive script. It is easy to identify.
There are about three stages, one is from Yin and Shang oracle bone inscriptions and Shang and Zhou bronze inscriptions to small seal script, the second is from small seal script to official script, and the third is from official script to regular script. Oracle and bronze inscriptions are changed to small seal script. For Xiaozhuan, the former is closer to the realistic pictograms of pictures, while the strokes of the latter are round and regular, gradually alienating from the physical form. The oracle bone inscriptions have obvious traces of knife carving, while the bronze inscriptions are thickly molded. Their shapes are more random, and characters with fewer strokes occupy more space. Small seal characters with many strokes occupy a larger space. Small seal characters are neat in shape, with each stroke occupying one frame. From small seal characters to official script, it is the biggest change in fonts, and it is the turning point from ancient characters to modern characters. The glyph structure of small seal characters is broken, The pictographic meaning is weak and the symbolism is strengthened. The round strokes of small seal script are generally changed into square folds and horizontal, left, and straight strokes in official script. Small seal script is changed into official script, and the basic pattern of modern writing strokes has been formed. From official script to regular script, except for the use of The pen has changed a bit, but the structure of the font has basically remained the same. There are also cursive script and running script. Cursive script is a cursory writing method of various fonts. The cursive script mentioned now refers to specific fonts such as Zhangcao and Kuangcao. Kuangcao and Likai The fonts and brushwork are very different. The flying dragons and phoenixes are completely a work of art and have lost the role of communication. Running script is a font between regular script and cursive script. It is not as regular as regular script, nor as casual as cursive script. It has become a daily routine. Commonly used fonts.