勇 Yǒng －Courage, strength, bravery Font: Standard script 楷書 (楷书kǎishū)In Chinese history, the legend of Huā Mùlán 花木蘭 (花木兰 ) from the Southern and Northern Dynasties (420-589) is heralded as a great story of courage. Mulan’s father was an aging retired […]
In Chinese calligraphy: 醉 Zuì, meaning drunk. As the year rolls to an end, we raise a glass to celebrate. Breaking down the 醉character, we see that “酉”represents alcohol (which is 酒 Jiǔ), and “卒” represents the end. Alcohol drunk until the end generally leads to a state of drunkenness. Single characters in Chinese often become […]
Chinese calligraphy fonts have evolved from pictographs to modern day Chinese symbols. A classic example of the various scripts in Chinese writing comes from the characters for fish and bird: Background Photo credit Ancient Chinese characters were developed after a scholar Cangjie, supposedly from prehistoric times, noticed that claw prints left by birds and animals could be […]