Regular script

Regular script is a Chinese calligraphic style whose characters use clearly separated, standardized strokes and balanced structures. It became a model for printed Chinese characters and formal handwriting.

Chinese characters: Chinese characters are written signs that represent words or meaningful units in Chinese and other languages. Regular script organizes these characters into consistent, recognizable forms.
Brush (Chinese calligraphy): The Chinese calligraphy brush is a flexible writing tool with a pointed bundle of animal or synthetic hairs. Its responsive tip makes regular script's varied stroke endings possible.
Han dynasty: The Han dynasty was an imperial Chinese dynasty that ruled from 202 BCE to 220 CE. Regular script developed from writing forms used in and after this period.
Clerical script: Clerical script is an ancient Chinese writing style marked by flattened forms and distinctive wave-like stroke endings. Regular script developed after clerical script and uses more upright, separated forms.
Kangxi Dictionary: The Kangxi Dictionary is a Chinese dictionary compiled under the Qing emperor Kangxi and published in 1716. Its character forms reflect the regular-script conventions that became reference standards.
Stroke order: Stroke order is the conventional sequence in which the strokes of a written character are drawn. Following conventional sequences helps produce regular script's balanced forms.
Chinese calligraphy technique: Chinese calligraphy technique comprises the practiced movements used to control brush, ink, strokes, and character form. Regular script depends on controlled starts, turns, and finishes.
Wei dynasty: The Wei dynasty was a Chinese state that ruled northern China from 220 to 266 CE. Northern Wei inscriptions preserve important stages in regular script's development.
Seal script: Seal script is an ancient Chinese script with highly stylized, often symmetrical character forms. Its older, more curved forms contrast with regular script's standardized strokes.
Chinese type design: Chinese type design is the creation of reproducible character shapes for printing and digital display. Regular script provides a major model for standard Chinese typeface forms.

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