Five-body dictionary

Author: Luo Hengguang
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Publish Date: 2003-05-05
Features: This dictionary includes 2,500 common characters and 1,000 less common characters, arranged in order of increasing stroke count. Each character is written in five calligraphic styles: regular script, running script, clerical script, cursive script, and seal script. Regular script uses simplified forms, with a final line including some traditional characters for comparison. Regarding variant characters, this dictionary generally does not include them. Running script, clerical script, and cursive script follow conventional forms, emphasizing the aesthetic beauty of calligraphy rather than distinguishing between simplified and traditional forms. For seal script, only one of the multiple variations is selected. This dictionary serves as a reference for lookup and can also be used for practice in calligraphy and seal carving, making it an excellent guide and companion for enthusiasts of painting, calligraphy, and seal carving.