Standard calligraphy workbook for regular script with a steel pen

Author: Gu Zhong'an
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Publish Date: 1990-12-01
Features: The calligraphy book includes 439 radical characters and 3,500 commonly used characters, with each radical character accompanied by 5 example characters. These characters are not only written correctly but also strive for standardized stroke forms, stroke sequences, and character shapes. The selected radical characters also have a notable feature: in addition to common characters, they include phonetic components from phonetic compounds, which are essential parts of Chinese characters and frequently encountered in writing. For example, the character "" (plum) has "" (tree) as the semantic component on the left and "" (every) as the phonetic component on the right. The book introduces the writing of "" and also shows how it can be combined to form characters like "" (sea), "" (teach), "" (dark), "" (regret), "" (enzyme), "" (sensitive), and "" (mold). The calligraphy book features rounded and precise strokes, well-balanced structure with appropriate density, elegant and upright character shapes, and graceful and robust lines. It combines traditional expertise with contemporary characteristics, making it highly suitable as a model for practice. Those who enjoy calligraphy with hard-tip pens can also use this book as an entry point to learn other characters, ensuring no deviations, and it is therefore also highly recommended as a preferred calligraphy book for practice.