Original text: ?The person who writes books is a mysterious trick⑴. If you are not a knowledgeable person, you will not be able to learn it⑵. Most of the books need to be thought about. I have read Li Si and others' comments on the style of writing, and Zhong Yao's calligraphy. I feel that the bones are very serious, and I am afraid that future generations will not remember them, so I will discuss them briefly (3). The character in the husband's book is noble, upright and stable. First, you need to use a pen, which may be bent or raised, bent, sideways or slanted, small or large, long or short. Whenever a word is made, it may be like a seal, or a swan's head (4); some may be like a loose official, or eight points; some may be like an insect eating a wood leaf, or a tadpole in the water; some may be like a strong man wearing a sword, or a delicate woman. If you want to write a book, you must first build the muscles and then dress it up. You must pay attention to the detail and elegance, alternating between density and width⑸. Every time you make a point, you must do it with your hands hanging, or make a wave, suppress it and then drag it. Each character must be composed with several meanings. It may be drawn horizontally like an eight-pointed character and pronounced like a seal; or drawn vertically like a tree in a deep forest and bent like a steel hook; or pointed at the top like a dry stalk, or thin at the bottom like a needle. Mang ⑹; or the turning force is like a flying bird falling in the air, or the edge shape is like flowing water. Make a word, horizontal and vertical are opposite each other; make a line, the brightness complements each other. The first thing is to keep the tendons to hide the front, and to destroy the traces and hide the ends. The pointed pen must be blended with the tip of the brush, so that no hint of flaw is revealed, and the new brush feels as refreshing as a god, even if there is no flaw in stippling. It's one word, both number and body are included. If you write a book on a piece of paper, the meaning of each word must be different and not the same. If the writing is on weak paper, use a strong pen; if the writing is on weak paper, use a weak pen⑻. If the strength is not equal to the weak, then you will fall into the trap⑼. The most precious thing about a book is silence. The meaning is in front of the pen, and the words are in the back. The beginning is not yet written, but the conclusion is completed. There is still no need to rush when writing, so it must be late, why not? The pen is a general, so it must be slow and heavy. If the heart is eager, it is better not to delay, but what is the point? The heart is the tip of the arrow, and the arrow should not be delayed. If the arrow is too late, the target will not hit. The word "husband" has slowness and urgency. Among the characters, which one has slowness? As for the word "武", the starting point is a little, the point must be urgent, the horizontal direction must be slow, and the "Wu" three feet are urgent, this is based on the situation. Every book has ten late and five urgent desires, ten curves and five straight lines, ten hidden and five outgoing chapters, and ten ups and downs. Only then can it be called a book. If the straight pen is drawn in a hurry, it will look like a book for a while, but will be weak for a long time. It is still necessary to use a pen to write ink, but no more than three points, and it must not be deeply immersed, as the hair is weak and weak⑾. Use pine knots to grind the ink together, and it will be better if it is not used for a long time.
Notes: ?⑴ Mysterious: profound and subtle. Ji: Tong "skill". ?⑵ Tongren: refers to a person who is knowledgeable and understands ancient and modern times. Zhishi: A person with noble aspirations and integrity. ?⑶Cunsi: Think carefully. Li Si and others discussed the style of writing: It is said that Qin Prime Minister Li Si once wrote "Bi Miao" to discuss style: "The subtlety of the calligraphy is consistent with the Tao, but it was not available and heard before the seal." Narrative: description. ?⑷Seal script: seal script and seal script. Zhouwen, the writing system of the Zhou Dynasty, is the seal script. Hutou: the head of a wild goose. According to legend, an ancient calligraphy style. ?⑸Xiangya starts from: Xiangya, peaceful and gentle. Detailed and auspicious. Start, set off. Start writing. Alternate between dense and sparse and broad: it means dense and open at intervals. It refers to the structure and arrangement of characters, which are sparse and dense, and alternate between sparse and dense. This is a masterpiece. ?⑹ The top is sharp like a dry stalk: The top is sharp like a skinny stalk. The lower part is as thin as the awn of a needle: the lower part is as thin as the tip of a needle. ?⑺Shuangshuangruoshen: Shuangshuang, handsome and outstanding. It means handsome, fresh and refreshing. Flaw: spots or cracks on jade, a metaphor for minor problems. ?⑻Virtual paper: weak paper. Strong pen: A pen with strong hair. ?⑼Falling: losing momentum and falling behind. Not in: inconsistent. ?⑽Straight pen: That is, vertical pen, which refers to the rapidity of using the pen. ?⑾No more than three points of inking: no more than three points of inking. This means that the inking area should be no more than three-tenths of the pen, and the strength of the pen should be maintained. ?⑿ Pine knots: pine tree scars. Because it contains oil, it can make the ink color more shiny.
Translation: ? Calligraphy is a profound and subtle skill that cannot be mastered by those who are not knowledgeable and ambitious. Generally speaking, writing requires careful thinking. I read the articles by Li Si and others on writing style, and Zhong Yao's calligraphy, which is very skillful. I am worried that my descendants will not be able to remember it, so I wrote this article to record and discuss it. ?Calligraphy is valued for its stability and stability. First of all, you need to know how to use a pen, which can be bent or raised, bent, sideways or slanted, big or small, long or short. Generally speaking, when writing a character, it may be like a seal, or a swan; or it may be like a Sanli, or it may be close to eight points; or it may be like an insect eating a wood leaf, or it may be like a tadpole in the water; it may be as strong and powerful as a strong man's sword, or it may be as powerful as a woman's. Graceful and graceful. When writing, you must first build your strength and then dress it up. You must pay attention to calmness, gentleness, and sparseness. When making dot paintings, you must hang your hand. When drawing horizontally, you must press down first and then drag the pen forward. Every time you write a word, you need to use multiple strokes: some horizontal strokes are like eight points, and the strokes are like seals; some vertical strokes are like trees in a deep forest, and the inflection strokes are as powerful as steel hooks; some strokes are like dry stalks, and the vertical strokes are like The strokes of the painting are as thin as a needle; some turn sideways like a bird falling from the sky, and some have angular shapes like flowing water turning around.
In a word, the vertical and horizontal strokes should be related; in a line, the upper and lower strokes should be connected and the sound should be connected. The most important thing is to pay attention to the preservation of the bones and the sharp edges of the brush, and to hide the traces of the sharp edges of the brush. When using a sharp pen, the strokes must be natural and natural, so that the exposed hair does not appear to be floating or weak. When using a new pen, it should be handsome and outstanding, as if it were a god. Don't worry too much about the flaws of each stroke. Every time you write a character, you must absorb the writing techniques of various calligraphy styles. When writing the entire character, each character must have its own meaning and avoid being similar to each other. If the paper is soft, use hard nibs; if the paper is hard, use soft nibs. Improper strength and weakness will lead to poor writing skills and loss of momentum. ?The most important thing in writing a book is to be calm and solemn. The idea is before writing, and the writing is after writing. Before writing, the idea is already mature. But don't be anxious when writing. Why? The pen is the general, so you need to be cautious and steady. The heart should be anxious rather than slow. Why? The heart is the tip of an arrow. Don’t be slow when sending the arrow out. If you are slow, the target will not hit deeply. Words have priorities, so where is the urgency reflected in a character? For example, in the word "武", the first stroke must be urgent, the subsequent horizontal and vertical strokes must be slow, and the last hook must be quick and powerful. , this arrangement of urgency and slowness is precisely to reflect the physical form of the character "武". Whenever you write a book, you need to be more delayed and less hasty, more meandering and less straight, more hidden and less exposed, more ups and downs, this is calligraphy. If the vertical strokes are hurriedly pulled and bundled, it will look like a calligraphy work at first glance, but after a long time of reflection, it will feel like there is no writing power. When using a pen to apply ink, do not use it more than three-tenths of the way to prevent the ink from being soaked too deep and making your ink weak. The ink needs to be ground together with the pine knots, and the more wear-resistant the ink is, the better.