Common 5000-character regular script standard character book

Author: Zhang Xiu
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Publish Date: 2004-06-01
Features: As the ancients said, "Characters are a person's robes and hats." This shows that characters are a person's second appearance, a of their character. Writing well has an undeniable potential impact on a person's studies and work. To promote quality education, enhance the aesthetic taste and artistic cultivation of primary and secondary school students, and guide them to write neat, standardized, and beautiful pencil characters, we have specially invited the renowned calligrapher Zhang Xiu to meticulously write this set of "Common Character Calligraphy Standards."
This set consists of six volumes, selecting the most frequently used characters for daily writing. The calligraphy in this set is written in standardized regular script and running script, and readers can use them for comparison. Regular script is like standing, while running script is like walking. Cursive script is like running. Learning to write should start with regular script, mastering the basic strokes and structure of regular and running scripts, and then progressing to other scripts will become effortless.
"As for copying from a model, it is easy to lose the original's spatial arrangement but to grasp its brushwork; as for tracing, it is easy to capture the original's spatial arrangement but to lose its brushwork." Therefore, experts believe that practicing good calligraphy should primarily combine copying and tracing. This set of calligraphy books can be used for copying and tracing, offering comprehensive functionality. Readers can first practice on transparent white paper, then use a self-prepared copybook to observe and write the characters' forms and strokes, and finally trace the black characters with a pen.
This scientific and convenient approach to practicing calligraphy will undoubtedly help readers elevate their penmanship to a new level.