clerical cursive script; ancient cursive style
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a style of Chinese cursive calligraphy retaining clerical script characteristics; ancient cursive developed in the Han dynasty
technicalHistorically used for drafting official memorials (奏章) during the Han dynasty. Distinguished from later 'modern cursive' (今草) by its squared, horizontal strokes reminiscent of clerical script (隶书).
zhāng章
cǎo草
shì是
lì隶
shū书
xiàng向
cǎo草
shū书
yǎn演
biàn变
guò过
chéng程
zhōng中
de的
zhòng重
yào要
jiē阶
duàn段
。
Zhangcao represents an important stage in the evolution from clerical script to cursive script.
shǐ史
yóu游
chuàng创
zuò作
de的
《
jí急
jiù就
zhāng章
》
shì是
zhāng章
cǎo草
de的
dài代
biǎo表
zuò作
pǐn品
。
The 'Jijiuzhang' created by Shi You is a representative work of zhangcao script.
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xué学
xí习
shū书
fǎ法
kě可
yǐ以
cóng从
zhāng章
cǎo草
rù入
shǒu手
，
tǐ体
huì会
lì隶
shū书
de的
bǐ笔
yì意
。
One can begin studying calligraphy with zhangcao to appreciate the brushwork of clerical script.