宋体

宋體
sòngtǐ
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Song typeface
  2. 2 Mincho (serif-like Chinese print font)
  3. 3 Song-style type

Examples

Zhèngwén yòng sòngtǐ, biāotí yòng hēitǐ.
Body text in Song, headings in Hei.
Zhè běn shū quánbù shì sòngtǐ páibǎn de.
This whole book is typeset in Song.

Tips

history
Developed by Song dynasty (960–1279) woodblock printers — vertical strokes thick, horizontal strokes thin, with small triangular 'feet' at the ends of horizontals. The same lineage became 明朝 (Mincho) in Japan. Modern default body-text face for Chinese publishing.

Stroke Order

Sòng