What is Chinese regular script?

Zhongkai is a font and a type of regular script. Zhongkaiben is a calligraphy book used to practice Zhongkai.

Regular script is also called Zhengkai, Zhenshu, and Zhengshu. It gradually evolved from the official script and became more simplified, horizontal and vertical. "Cihai" explains that it has "a square shape and straight strokes, which can be used as a model." This kind of Chinese character font is correct and is the modern traditional handwritten Chinese character.

Take regular script as an example, including:

1. Small regular script:

It means that the font size is less than 1.5cm, which is small script, such as the past few cents The size of a hard pen, "Ling Fei Jing", "Le Yi Lun", etc. are of this size.

2. Chinese regular script:

One inch square, which is about 3 centimeters. Such as the European style "Jiucheng Palace Inscription", "Yu Gong Gong's Epitaph", "Yao Gong's Epitaph", etc.

3. Large regular script:

About two inches square, about 5 to 6 centimeters. "Yan Qin's Ceremony Stele" and "Shence's Military Stele" are among the famous regular script works.

4. List of books:

Also known as fighting books, they are also called "signing books" and "big characters in the big nest" in ancient times. These are large characters that are tens of centimeters or more and are commonly used for plaques and slogans. .

Extended information:

The ancients had this saying when learning calligraphy: "To learn calligraphy, you must first use regular script, and to write calligraphy, you must first use large characters. Large characters use Yan as the method, and Chinese regular script uses European characters. For the Dharma, once the Chinese regular script is familiar, then it will be condensed into the small regular script, and King Zhong will be the Dharma." However, the results of many years of experimental research show that when you first learn to write, it is not advisable to learn characters that are too large first, and Chinese regular script is more suitable.

Many beginners and children like to write big characters when they start learning calligraphy (some laymen even mistakenly think that calligraphy means "writing big characters"). When writing big characters, you generally have to hang your elbows and arms. When you first start practicing, you have not mastered the structure of the font well, and you are not good at holding a pen. If you directly enter the state of writing big characters at this time, it is easy to develop a bad habit, which will be very difficult in the future. Difficult to correct.

There are also many people who prefer lower regular script from the beginning (for example, copying sutras as soon as they get started), or because they have learned pen calligraphy before, so they tend to write in lower regular script when they pick up a brush. This is also taken for granted. Not reasonable. Because small regular script is too delicate and emphasizes charm, it is very difficult to master without sufficient skills, so it is not suitable for beginners.

In terms of size, start with Chinese regular script. As for what to write in regular script later on after mastering certain basic skills, it depends on your own wishes. There are not many requirements.