There are several fonts in brush calligraphy.

Brush calligraphy has five fonts: regular script, seal script, running script, cursive script and official script.

China's calligraphy is a unique traditional art in China, which is mainly divided into "soft pen calligraphy" and "hard pen calligraphy". Throughout the ages, Chinese characters in China were created by working people, and began to be recorded by pictures. After thousands of years of development, they have evolved into today's characters. Because ancestors invented writing with a brush, calligraphy came into being. Throughout the ages, Chinese characters were mainly written with a brush.

as for other writing forms, such as hard pen and finger writing, their writing rules are not completely different from those of brush writing, but basically the same. Based on seeking the source (after Oracle Bone Inscriptions), this paper focuses on the law of writing Chinese characters with a brush. As long as we have a "narrow sense" understanding of calligraphy, it will be of great benefit to understand "broad sense of calligraphy".

in a narrow sense, calligraphy refers to the methods and rules of writing Chinese characters with a brush. Including writing, calligraphy, stippling, structure, layout (distribution, lines, composition) and so on. For example, the pen refers to the palm of the hand, and the five fingers are Qi Li; The pen-carrying center is spread; The point painting is the same as the pen, and it is the same; The structure is shaped by the word, which echoes each other.

Lishu style

Lishu, also known as han li, is a solemn font commonly used in Chinese characters. Its writing effect is slightly wide and flat, with a long horizontal drawing and a short horizontal drawing, which is dry and rectangular, and pays attention to the twists and turns of silkworm heads and geese tails. Lishu originated in the Qin Dynasty and was compiled by Cheng Miao. It reached its peak in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and had a great influence on later calligraphy. The calligraphy circle was called "han li Tang Kai".

seal script style

seal script is a general term for big seal script and small seal script. The brushwork is thin and strong, with more straight lines. There are Fang Bi, round pen and sharp pen, and there are many hanging needles. The big seal script refers to the inscriptions on bronze, bronze and six languages, which preserve the obvious characteristics of ancient hieroglyphics. Xiao Zhuan, also known as Qin Zhuan, is the common script of Qin State, and the simplified font of Da Zhuan is characterized by its uniform and neat shape and easier writing.

regular script

regular script is also called block script, real script and official script. This form of calligraphy was formed through the gradual changes of Cheng Miao after the establishment of Lishu. Compared with any previous fonts, it tends to be simpler and more horizontal and vertical. This calligraphy started at the end of the Han Dynasty, and it is still in use until now, which can be said to be enduring.

Running script

Running script is a font between regular script and cursive script based on official script, which is produced to make up for the slow writing speed of regular script and the illegibility of cursive script. Line means walking, so it is not as scribbled as cursive script, nor as straight as regular script. In essence, it is the cursive script or the cursive script.

cursive script

cursive script is a font of Chinese characters, which is characterized by simple structure and continuous strokes. Formed in the Han Dynasty, it evolved on the basis of official script for the convenience of writing. There are zhangcao, modern grass and wild grass, and they feel beautiful in the madness. It is said in Shuo Wen Jie Zi that there are cursive scripts in Han Xing. The cursive script began in the early Han Dynasty, and its characteristics are: keeping the outline of the characters, damaging the rules of the officials, and rushing to escape.