1, seal script: seal script is a kind of writing used in the Spring and Autumn Period, the Warring States Period and the Qin Dynasty. It is characterized by slender and smooth lines, even and long, giving people a solemn and serious feeling. It was used for formal occasions at that time, but now it will be used for seal cutting. The characters used in seal cutting are ancient Chinese characters, including Oracle Bone Inscriptions, Dazhuan and Xiaozhuan.
2. Lishu: Lishu originated in the Qin Dynasty and gradually became popular and reached its peak in the Han Dynasty. It is characterized by relatively flat fonts, long and short horizontally, and rectangular. Lishu pays attention to writing dignified and light knot, which is commonly called silkworm head dovetail. The appearance of official script made China's calligraphy enter a new realm and laid the foundation of regular script.
3. Cursive script: Cursive script breaks the rigor and regularity of official script and regular script. The cursive script has simple structure, interlocking strokes, smooth writing and difficult identification, and its aesthetic value is far greater than its practical value. For example, Huai Su monk's famous cursive script "Self-Narrative Post" in the Tang Dynasty is characterized by vertical and horizontal brushwork, broad weather and illegible, but its aesthetic value is very high, so it is called the first cursive script in the world.
4. Regular script: Regular script is also often called regular script, which is an improvement of official script. Regular script is characterized by neatness, standardization, horizontal and vertical, and convenient writing. It is a popular handwritten orthographic Chinese character. Therefore, learning calligraphy generally begins with the font of regular script, which has lasting artistic charm because of its stable and regular characteristics and easy learning.
5. Running script: Running script is developed on the basis of regular script, which is between regular script and cursive script. It came into being to make up for the slow writing speed of regular script and the illegible cursive script. Running is walking, neither scribbled like cursive script nor correct like regular script. Among the running scripts, those with more cursive scripts are called running scripts, and those with more cursive scripts are called running scripts.