Common Idioms Calligraphy Manuscript for Steel Pens Regular Script Second Edition

Author: Li Fangming
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Publish Date: 2005-08-19
Features: Idioms are the linguistic treasures of the Chinese nation, refined over thousands of years into concise and incisive fixed phrases or short sentences. Because they can express rich meanings in a succinct and vivid manner, they are widely used in daily life and writing. To help (calligraphy) enthusiasts master idioms while practicing calligraphy, we have compiled this book 《》 (Idioms Linked by Characters), combining the learning of idioms with daily calligraphy practice, making them complementary and mutually reinforcing. Through reading and copying, readers can acquire idiomatic knowledge in a lively and enjoyable way, while frequent copying and accumulation will naturally improve their calligraphy skills. This book includes 972 idioms. The concept of "" (idioms linked by characters) refers to a situation where the last character of one idiom is the first character of the next, forming a continuous sequence. The book starts with "" (leading the way like a horse) and ends with "" (success comes easily), symbolizing the encouragement for readers to "lead the way" with diligence and effort, achieving success in both work and studies. As the ancients said, "Copying calligraphy is easy to lose the original's spatial arrangement but easy to grasp its brushwork; tracing calligraphy is easy to capture the original's spatial arrangement but easy to lose its brushwork. Copying is easier to advance, while tracing is easier to forget." Only by combining copying and tracing can one learn from both and achieve both form and spirit. This book is a practical copybook that integrates these methods—tracing, copying, and outlining. It is recommended that readers first trace the characters on thin paper, then practice copying them several times on their own paper, and finally trace the black characters with a red pen to reinforce the effects of copying and tracing. Through such repeated practice and perseverance, one will naturally achieve harmony between mind and hand, cultivating a calligraphy style that is pleasing to the eye.