When you first learn to write, you must understand the main stroke, structure and radicals. These are the three basic theories about the beauty of Chinese characters. This is probably the most important tip, bar none. This article is less than 2,000 words long and takes only 5 minutes to read carefully. But it draws on the calligraphy theories of predecessors and contemporary famous masters. Here, I would like to express my gratitude! If you can remember the experience, you can immediately judge your own and other people's words. Of course, practicing calligraphy well still requires time, repeated experience, and copying copybooks.
Part One: Main Writer
1. Horizontal main writer:
The horizontal main pen refers to the horizontal line written from left to right.
1. The length below the two horizontal lines: Two and three positive clouds share the blood of Zhu Ping and indicate meeting the southwest and central receiving peace.
2. One point and one horizontal length, covering the lower part: Fang Xuan's Liujiao also said that it was high in front of the head of the Song Dynasty. There is a main writing on the bottom or top of the horizontal line. The horizontal line should be closed: Yangcha Wenyun (Taiwan) intercourse.
3. Horizontal length in the middle: Wuxi'ansujufangxidanhao
4. Bottom horizontal length: to Meng Wanglan cover
5. Horizontal length and vertical length: Corporal Ding Shi
6. The horizontal length is short and the horizontal length is long: there is right gray
7. Short horizontally and long vertically: Fengniu
8. The horizontal and vertical points of the reduction: the canal beam (some fonts do not do this)
9. If there are many horizontal sides, the horizontal sides should be mixed: the law of three things
10. Fold the main pen vertically and horizontally, which is equivalent to the main pen horizontally. Horses and birds.
11. The main stroke of the vertical hook is usually in the form of a hug at the bottom: this is especially true for Basian woolen bags.
2. The main author:
The main stroke is to stretch left and right. The horizontal stroke allows the main stroke to be drawn.
1. If the head is bent, it should be stretched, and the lower part should be contracted: metal food
2. The waist should be stretched while the upper and lower parts are contracted: Chagu Cai Xiucha
3. The skirt should be stretched, short horizontally and long vertically: Shuizhu Benjiaju
4. The bottom of the big characters should be changed to: Mo Yiqi is lost.
5. It is better to put aside and cross the heart. It is better to let it go slightly.
3. Juxtaposition or overlap of vertical/skimming/napping:
Vertical-vertical, vertical-vertical and left-right should be parallel.
1. Two vertical ones arranged side by side, with the left side closed and the right side extended, with the left side lower and the right side higher: Guoyinfei Liu Zigu’s Beimen Yulinhua
2. Left-handed, right-handed and vertical ones should be closed: Kaichuan, Xingfoshun, but the word "month" is not closed.
3. Left, vertical, right or left should be put as: Xiu Yi
4. Written in three superpositions, with the tail pointing upward and the abdomen pointing upward: shadow ginseng.
5. There must be changes when there are several 捺 or several 捺 in a word. Some of them can be turned into long points. Fuda. There are no two characters: food, sunflower, and delivery.
Part 2: Structure
Generally speaking, the left side should be closed and the right side should be kept. It should be collected at the top and placed at the bottom. It should be collected in the middle and placed around it. But a certain part has more strokes, whether on the left or top, you can relax some. Achieve an overall symmetrical effect.
1. Single characters:
1. The symmetrical character axis (with or without vertical axis) should be centered and straight to support the whole character. The parts divided by the interspersed parts are about the same size and well-proportioned: Shimo Nakata's workmanship is not out of Shimokita.
2. Concentration of strokes: Zhu Mu (concentration of four strokes) Cai Chi. Not concentrated: not in spring (negation)
3. The heart of the italicized words should be straight: No matter how much mother power you have, it will still be easy
4. Don’t make it diagonally or horizontally, otherwise you will lose your momentum: seven or nine.
5. Ge Yifeng: The diagonal hook should be connected up and down, even though it is curved, it is still strong. Become my Phoenix
6. Keep it compact, not loose: make this winter
2. Left and right structure:
According to the traditional and simplified version of the component, it occupies the position size.
1. If the left and right parts are equal, then the left and right parts are even: calmly and carefully.
2. The tops are flush: Ye Ji is clear.
3. The lower part is flush: Xia Chaojiao’s hometown
4. Zuo Xiaoyi enters: Dingdengzhiqi’s breathing peaks
5. Right Xiaoyi: Add knowledge and refinement
6. Zuo Duo Zhan: Liu Jing Sword
7. If you have more right and more right, the tower area will harm Jiangteng.
8. The left is high and the right is low: if you are young, you will become a state.
9. The left, middle, right and middle should be straight: the side of the lake is slightly
10. The left and right parts must cooperate: good
3. Upper and lower structure:
According to the traditional and simplified version of the component, it occupies the position size.
1. If there are many below, put them below: Yu Pincai is a watch crystal
2. If there are more parts at the top, write them wider. The parts at the bottom should also be slightly placed but should not be wider than the top: Jie He Lei Luo Qiong Chun.
3. The same shape goes up and down: Brother Lu
4. The middle of the upper, middle and lower stacks should be closed and the whole should be even: Su Yi Zhang
5. Special upper and lower structure: for walking, the vertical part is returned to the center; for Lao Kao, the lower part is returned to the center as a whole.
4. Semi-surrounded and surrounded structure
1. For Guangshi disease, the width should be moderate and the width should be long: Guangshi Mei Changxiang
2. When walking at the bottom, the left ear should be graceful; when holding horizontally, it should be Tongda: Tongda
3. The bottom of the character is Yishen: Zhao Qi
4. The lower surround should be stable: the painting is sinister and ghostly.
4. Surround should be full but not crowded: Feng Guozhou Rou
5. Special structure:
1. The character "勹" is upright or straight: if the inner characters are large, they are vertical: Taoshu custom; if the inner characters are small, they are vertical or closed: "Don't use a spoon in a hurry"
2. The physical constitution of the outer four persons should be upright: Qi Xiao
3. The four interior parts should be arranged evenly: cool and quiet
4. The vertical position is lower than the horizontal position: benevolence, Zai, Qing.
5. Tightening of the middle palace: female palaces
Part Three: Radicals
1. Point series:
1. The top two points of the word "front" should be compact, the two points below the word "zhi" should be open, and the two points below the word "winter" should be in a straight line: Qian Mei, Ji Bing, and Winter End.
2. The tip of the two-point water pen should be aligned, and the three-point water pen tip should be in a narrow arc. The second point is slightly left: Bing, Bing, Chun, and Jiang.
3. The lower four points should be wide to support the top. The outer two points face each other like a figure of eight. The middle point should be closed: warm.
4. Next to the vertical center: the left point is slightly inclined and the right point is slightly flat. Shocking memories.
5. The bottom of the character heart: The lying hook is like an arc, supporting the upper part, leaning to the right. Three points of meaning: Enbizhi
6. The three vertical, middle and horizontal points should be flat: Zhou
7. Point away: The dot of the word "不", the dot of the word "下", the dot next to the word "火" (lamp), the dot next to the word "wood" (forest), etc., should be separated a little. Seems ethereal.
2. Wood series:
1. Wood, He, Earth, King, Stone, Foot, Horse, Girl, Fire, Food, Car, Fish, Dog, Valley, etc., use skimming/lifting as the main stroke, suppress the melting point, and put the radical part to the left and close it to the right part.
Lin Da and Cheng Qi are in love with each other
2. To show the sides, the dots and vertical strokes intersect closely. Blessed. There are two points on the side of the clothes: sleeves and pants
3. Next to the word fire, the two points on the right side of the word fire are slightly separated from each other: lamp stove
3. Spoken word and spoken word frame:
1. The vertical part of the small mouth should be retracted. If it is used as a radical, the lower horizontal part should be lifted up. The whole part should be upward: oral, listening,
2. With a flat mouth, it’s better to spread the shoulders, and with the double uprights, it’s better to retract them: Si Tianzhong
3. For a slim mouth, the two vertical lines should be parallel and the left should be retracted and the right should be extended: the sun and the moon are wide open.
4. If the word box is full, don’t crowd it: Guoyin Tuan
Four: Commonly used prefixes:
1. Baotou, Acupoint, Yutou, Dangtou, Xuetou, Biantou, and Shoutou: the left point is the reverse point, and the right hook looks back. The prefix should always be wide to cover the lower part. However, if there is an overturned main pen or a horizontal main pen at the lower part, it should be shortened.
Baozi Song, Kong Qiongrong (the prefix has a four-character shape), Lei Shuang, Party Hall, Xue, Pang, and Shou Ai.
2. Bamboo heads with grass heads and bamboo heads: The layout of grass heads and bamboo heads should be narrowed, and the bamboo heads should be wide but slightly narrowed if there are twists or horizontal strokes below.
3. Chun prefix and Tian prefix: the strokes should be stretched, and the close parts of the strokes should be written slightly apart to leave the upper part. Spring memorial
5. Wait for the left and right radicals next to the ear:
By the ear, by the single ear, by the standing knife, by the single person, by the double person, by the silk
1. The left ear is slightly lowered and the curve of the ear is closed: Team Chen. The layout of the right ear is slightly lower, with the curved part of the ear placed, and the vertical needle: both parts. The single ear is slightly lower, and the crook of the ear should be placed. If the needle is hanging down, remove it immediately.
2. Upright sword, double vertical and parallel: Liu Jian
3. Single person next to two people, standing vertically in the belly: be able to serve
4. Next to the silk, the two strokes are equal and parallel: give grade
