楷书

楷書
kǎishū
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 regular script (standard Chinese calligraphic style)
  2. 2 kaishu

Examples

Xiǎoxuéshēng dōu yào cóng kǎishū liàn qǐ.
Primary-school students all have to start practicing with regular script.
Yán Zhēnqīng de kǎishū xiónghún yǒulì.
Yan Zhenqing's regular script is majestic and powerful.
Zhè běn zìtiè shì Ōu tǐ kǎishū.
This copybook is Ou-style regular script.

Tips

history
Emerged in the late Han and matured in the Tang. The four canonical Tang masters are , , , and later (Yuan) — together the 楷书四大.
culture
One of the five main scripts (): 篆书 seal, 隶书 clerical, 楷书 regular, 行书 running, 草书 cursive. Kaishu is the model for printed fonts — the name itself means 'model / exemplar'.

Stroke Order

kǎi
shū