硬笔书法

硬筆書法
yìngbǐshūfǎ
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 hard-pen calligraphy (pen/pencil calligraphy, as opposed to brush)

Examples

Tā cóngxiǎo liàn yìngbǐshūfǎ.
He's been practicing pen calligraphy since childhood.
Yìngbǐshūfǎ bǐsài fēn xíngkǎi hé kǎishū liǎng zǔ.
The pen-calligraphy contest has semi-cursive and regular-script divisions.

Tips

culture
Distinct from 毛笔书法 (brush calligraphy). Emerged as a formal discipline in the 20th century once fountain pens and later ballpoints replaced brushes in daily use. Still a standard elementary-school subject in China.

Stroke Order

yìng
shū