China's calligraphy is extensive and profound. How many kinds of Chinese characters are there?

Chinese characters mainly come from recordable pictographs, which are the basis of the formation and development of Chinese character system. There are mainly Oracle Bone Inscriptions, bronze inscriptions, seal script, official script, regular script, cursive script and running script. Regular script has been widely used so far, but it has not been completely finalized.

1, Oracle Bone Inscriptions

Oracle Bone Inscriptions mainly refers to Oracle Bone Inscriptions in Yin Ruins, which was written by the royal family on tortoise shells and animal bones in the late Shang Dynasty in China (14 ~ 1 1 century).

2. Jinwen

Bronze inscriptions, also known as Zhong Dingwen, refer to the words carved on bronzes from the Shang Dynasty. Shang and Zhou Dynasties were the bronze age, with the tripod as the representative ritual vessel and the bell as the representative musical instrument. "Zhong Ding" was synonymous with bronze ware. Therefore, Zhong Dingwen or inscriptions on bronze refers to inscriptions cast or carved on bronzes.

3. Big seal script

Dazhuan is a Chinese character. Legend has it that it was written by Zhou Xuanwang's uncle, so it is also called Wen Shu or Shu Shu. In the Qin dynasty, it was called Da Zhuan, which was different from Xiao Zhuan.

4. Xiao zhuan

Xiao Zhuan is also called "Qin Zhuan". During the Qin Dynasty, Li Si was ordered to unify the characters, which was called Xiao Zhuan. It was in the Qin dynasty. The shape is long, even and neat, and it evolved from Da Zhuan.

5. Official script

Official script is also called "official character" and "ancient book". On the basis of seal script, in order to facilitate writing, the font of seal script is simplified, and the flat and round lines of seal script are changed into straight strokes, which is convenient for writing. It is divided into Qin Li (Guli) and Han Li (Golden Calendar).

6. Regular script

Regular script, also known as official script, or original script, began in the Eastern Han Dynasty. Its characteristics are: square shape, straight strokes, can be used as a model, hence the name.

7. cursive script

Cursive script is a convenient font for writing. It began in the early Han Dynasty, when Cao Li, a scribbled official script, was popular, and then gradually developed into a Cao Zhang with artistic value.

8. Running script

Running script came into being in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, which is a font between regular script and cursive script. It can be said to be cursive script or cursive script.