Chinese calligraphy
calligraphy with Chinese script; one of the four arts (music, chess, calligraphy and painting)
Chinese calligraphy is calligraphy that is done in China. Chinese calligraphy is compared to painting, poetry, and music.[1]
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Traditional Chinese | 書法 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 书法 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Vietnamese alphabet | Thư pháp | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Chữ Hán | 書法 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hanja | 書藝 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kanji | 書道 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Hiragana | しょどう (modern) しよだう (historical) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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In China, calligraphy is called shūfǎ (書法/书法). It means "way/method/law of writing". It is called shodō (書道) in Japan. It means "way of writing" in Japanese. It is called seoye (서예; 書藝) in Korea. It means "skill of writing" in Korean.[2]
Materials and tools
Four of the most important tools in Chinese calligraphy are called the Four Treasures of the Study. They are the ink brushes, the ink, the paper, and the inkstone. Many calligraphers also usually use water-droppers, paperweights.
Stroke order
Calligraphy usually follows a certain order when writing.
References
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