The four styles of Chinese calligraphy refer to the four styles of "zheng", "cao", "official" and "zhuan". Zheng: Zhengshu not only refers to regular script, but also refers to Wei stele; Cao: refers to Kuangcao represented by Zhang Xu, Huaisu, etc., but also refers to large grass; Li: also known as Hanli, it is a common solemn font in Chinese characters; Seal: is the general name for oracle bones, bells and tripods, stone drums and small seal scripts, which are the earliest legible characters handed down from generation to generation.

What are the four styles of calligraphy?

It gradually evolved from the official script and is relatively simplified. It is characterized by horizontal and vertical lines. This Chinese character font is the current popular handwritten traditional Chinese character.

Cursive script: Refers to Kuang Cao represented by Zhang Xu, Huai Su, etc., and also refers to Da Cao. It is characterized by simple structure, continuous strokes and beautiful shape. Cursive script was formed in the Han Dynasty and evolved on the basis of official script for the convenience of writing. "Book Book" by Sun Guoting of the Tang Dynasty is the representative of cursive script.

Official script: Also known as Han Li, it is a common solemn font in Chinese characters. The font is characterized by being slightly wide and flat, with long horizontal strokes and short straight strokes. It has a rectangular shape and emphasizes "silkworm head and wild goose tail" and "twists and turns". Official script was produced in the late Qin and early Han dynasties. At first, it was mainly used for copying official documents. For simplicity, it was later also used to write inscriptions and cliff stone inscriptions.

Seal script: Seal script is the collective name for oracle bone inscriptions, large seal script and small seal script. It has a long history, dating back three thousand years, and is the earliest legible writing handed down from generation to generation. The writing style of seal script is thin and straight, with many straight lines. The starting strokes include square, round, and pointed pens, and there are many "hanging needles" in the handwriting.