书体

書體

shūtǐ

noun

Meanings

1 calligraphic style
2 script style
3 font (typographic)

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

汉字主要有五种书体。

Hànzì zhǔyào yǒu wǔ zhǒng shūtǐ.

Chinese characters have five main script styles.

HSK 7-9

他的书体端庄秀丽。

Tā de shūtǐ duānzhuāng xiùlì.

His calligraphic style is dignified and graceful.

Tips

culture

The classical five 书体 are 篆 (seal), 隶 (clerical), 楷 (regular), 行 (semi-cursive), and 草 (cursive). Calligraphers usually train in 楷书 first.

Stroke Order

书 shū

体 tǐ