1, Oracle Bone Inscriptions
It is the earliest recognizable writing in China. It is Oracle Bone Inscriptions written or engraved on tortoise shells and animal bones, and there are also a few notes. Today, Oracle Bone Inscriptions's calligraphy art is still in the primary stage. Although the works written by various schools are stable and elegant, the unique simplicity and elegance of Oracle Bone Inscriptions has not yet been shown.
2. Jinwen
Refers to the inscription on the bronze wares of Yin and Zhou Dynasties, also called Zhong Dingwen. Shang and Zhou Dynasties were the bronze age, with the tripod as the representative ritual vessel and the bell as the representative musical instrument. Zhong Ding is synonymous with bronze ware. Because copper was also called gold a week ago, the inscriptions on bronzes were called "bronze inscriptions" or "auspicious inscriptions"; Because this bronze ware has the largest number of words in Zhong Ding, it used to be called "Zhong Dingwen". The application time of bronze inscriptions is about 1200 years, from the early Shang Dynasty to the Qin Dynasty's destruction of the Six Kingdoms.
3. Xiao zhuan
It was after Qin Shihuang unified China (22 1 year ago) that the policy of "words with the same language, cars with the same track" was implemented, and Prime Minister Li Si was in charge. On the basis of the original script of Da Zhuan script used in Qin State, it was simplified, and the other six scripts were cancelled, creating a unified Chinese writing form. It was popular in China until the end of the Western Han Dynasty (about 8 AD) and was gradually replaced by official script.
4. Official script
Xiao Zhuan, which originated in Qin Dynasty, was written by Wei Heng in Jin Dynasty as "four-body calligraphy". He said: "Since Qin uses seal script, there are many things to play with, and seal script is also difficult to make. Even if Li people write books, it is also called official script." Writing official script, seal cutting is also very successful. "
5, cursive script
Originated in the Han Dynasty, Liang Wudi Katie Xiao Yan was convinced of cursive script, believing that the current cursive script came into being because: "The princes fought for a long time, and the simplified script was handed down from generation to generation, but they also looked forward to the post. Because of the difficulty in sealing, they could not save time, pretending to be in a hurry, and it was also right to cover the current cursive script." It shows that cursive script is produced for the convenience of writing. The name of cursive script was mentioned for the first time in history. Syria clearly pointed out that "Han Xing has cursive script". From Han Dynasty to Tang Dynasty, Cao Zhang, modern grass, wild grass and other main forms appeared successively.
6. Regular script
It can be used as a French model for learning Chinese characters, so it is called regular script. Regular script is a writing style based on Han Li, also known as "official script" and "true script". Regular script evolved from Han Li, so it is also called "regular script" in history. In the Three Kingdoms period, Zhong Wei had Wang Jinxi, and the font was further standardized, making regular script a completely independent font.
7. Running script
It is a writing style between cursive and regular script, and it is also the most commonly used one in daily life, so it can be said to be cursive or cursive. Zhang Huaiguan of the Tang Dynasty said: "This is not true, nor unintentional. This is a running script." Running script is actually only to remedy the illegibility of cursive script and the slow writing of regular script.