Is the Spring Festival couplets posted on the left or right?

Generally speaking, the upper and lower couplets are distinguished according to the last word of the upper and lower couplets, and the last word is the upper couplet, that is, three or four tones are the upper couplet. The last word is "ping sheng" as the bottom line, that is, one or two tones (also called ping sheng or lifting sheng) as the bottom line.

So, let me talk about my opinion on whether the first part is left or right. Let's talk about the writing order first.

Let's talk about the order of ancient Chinese characters first. Everyone knows that the ancients wrote from the right, from top to bottom and from right to left. Because the ancients wrote on bamboo slips, bamboo slips are rolled up and written, and it is best to spread them to the left. If you write from left to right, the rolled bamboo slips will block your hands and make your writing very inconvenient and unsmooth. In addition, the ancient writing with brush is characterized by hanging writing. Only when you write from right to left, and there is wet ink on the bamboo slips on the right, will you not put your hand on them. The writing habits of the ancients were gradually formed by writing materials and writing tools under specific historical conditions.

Let's talk about our modern writing rules again. Modern writing method With paper and pen, we can change the ancient writing habits and write from left to right and from top to bottom, which is more convenient and fast.

After talking about the writing habits of ancient people and modern people, let's talk about couplets. Our couplets are posted on both sides of the gate, and when writing couplets, you must write the first couplet first, of course, vertically, because you can't post them on both sides of the gate.

Write first, then write, write from top to bottom and write from right to left. Now I don't need to say it, you should also know that the upper part is on the right and the lower part is on the left. .

The batch should be written from right to left, which is more in line with the writing requirements of couplets. But because we write from left to right today, it has become a habit of modern people, and there is no special requirement for horizontal criticism.

Some people say that people now go from left to right, and it should be upper left and lower right. I don't think so.

Therefore, the correct couplet is the correct way to open it, and pasting is the most traditional and correct method.

It doesn't matter if you don't post Spring Festival couplets, as long as you read my introduction and don't understand it, post it.

First, the overall appraisal method.

At present, all the couplets sold in the market are linked together. You need to separate the upper and lower couplets yourself when you buy them home. Before the separation, the left is the bottom line and the right is the top line. Just remember clearly (to the couplet), you can see it if you can't read!

Second, pronunciation recognition.

According to the basic requirements of couplets, the last word of the first couplet must be light tone, and the last word of the second couplet must be flat tone; Cuosheng is a three-tone or four-tone word in modern Chinese Pinyin, and Pingsheng is a monosyllabic or disyllabic word in modern Chinese Pinyin.

Third, the pasting method of couplets.

It is also a traditional method to stick couplets on the left and on the right.