running script; semi-cursive calligraphy style
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running script; semi-cursive script (a style of Chinese calligraphy combining the legibility of regular script with the fluidity of cursive script)
One of the five major script styles in Chinese calligraphy. It is more fluid and faster to write than regular script (楷书) but more legible than cursive script (草书). The 'Preface to the Orchid Pavilion' (兰亭序) by Wang Xizhi is considered the supreme example of this style.
Tā他
de的
xíng行
shū书
xiě写
de得
fēi非
cháng常
piào漂
liang亮
。
His running script is written very beautifully.
Wáng王
Xī羲
zhī之
de的
《
Lán兰
tíng亭
xù序
》
bèi被
yù誉
wéi为
'
tiān天
xià下
dì第
yī一
xíng行
shū书
'
。
Wang Xizhi's 'Preface to the Orchid Pavilion' is praised as 'the best running script under heaven'.
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Xué学
xí习
shū书
fǎ法
shí时
，
tōng通
cháng常
xiān先
liàn练
kǎi楷
shū书
，
zài再
liàn练
xíng行
shū书
。
When learning calligraphy, one usually practices regular script first, then running script.