What are the basic strokes of Chinese characters?

There are eight basic strokes in traditional Chinese characters, namely "point (个), horizontal (个), vertical (个), left (个), lifting, folding (个) and being hooked (个).

Chinese character basic stroke table

Extended content: eight methods of permanent characters

The eight strokes of the word "Yong" is a way to explain the use of pens in block letters, so it is called because it takes the eight strokes of the word "Yong" as an example. It comes from three ancient theories:

(1) Zhang Xu said, see Mo Chi;

(2) the monk bravely said, see "jinghua bookstore";

(3) Cai Yong, Wang Xizhi said, Li See Anxue Puguang eight methods.

Its legal name is "side", and the side front must be steep and brushed, which is enough to close the front; If the horizontal painting is "music", it is necessary to drop the paper to the front, slow down and then rush back, not even with the front; A straight pen is "anger", not too straight. If it is too straight, it will be stiff and weak, so you should see the curve in the straight; The tick is "T √", so you should stay in front and raise your pen. Suddenly lifting the hook, the force is concentrated on the nib; Yang Heng is a "strategy", with strength in the pen and strength in the painting; Long left as "lüè ne", draw straight with a pen. Fat in front, push. If you don't collect it, it's easy to make the mistake of drifting unsteadily; Skimming is "pecking" and writing on the left is fast and sharp; Holding the pen as "zhé", you should write lightly against the front, fold the front and spread it slowly until the end, focusing on subtlety. Later generations also extended the word "eight methods" as a synonym for "calligraphy". ?

Eight-character method refers to eight traditional basic strokes of Chinese characters in China, namely "point, horizontal, vertical, left, press, lift, fold and hook"? [6]? . The eight strokes of the word "Yong" are actually eight strokes of the word "Yong", which represent the general strokes in China's calligraphy, namely "side (point), music (horizontal), anger (vertical), hook (hook), strategy (lift), grazing (left), pecking (right short left) and licking (licking).