cursive script; sloppy handwriting
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cursive script (Chinese calligraphy style)
formalRefers to a formal, artistic style of Chinese calligraphy characterized by connected strokes and abbreviated forms. It is one of the major script types (楷书, 行书, 草书, 隶书, 篆书).
Wáng王
Xī羲
zhī之
de的
cǎo草
shū书
fēi非
cháng常
yǒu有
míng名
。
Wang Xizhi's cursive script is very famous.
Xué学
xí习
cǎo草
shū书
xū需
yào要
xiān先
zhǎng掌
wò握
kǎi楷
shū书
。
To learn cursive script, one must first master regular script.
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Zhè这
fú幅
shū书
fǎ法
zuò作
pǐn品
yòng用
de的
shì是
kuáng狂
cǎo草
。
This calligraphy piece uses wild cursive script.
noun
sloppy handwriting; scribble
informalIn a more general, often informal sense, it refers to messy, rushed, or illegible handwriting.
Yī医
shēng生
xiě写
de的
bìng病
lì历
jiǎn简
zhí直
shì是
tiān天
shū书
，
wán完
quán全
shì是
cǎo草
shū书
。
The doctor's medical notes are like a sacred text, completely illegible scribble.
Tā他
xiě写
de得
tài太
kuài快
le了
，
zì字
jì迹
dōu都
chéng成
cǎo草
shū书
le了
。
He wrote too fast, and his handwriting turned into a scribble.