This style of writing makes it easier for government officials and clerks to write all of the incoming information.

• regular style

• small seal

• great seal

• clerical style

• diăn

• héngpiě

• héngzhézhégōu

• shù

zh

• ㄠ

• ㄤ

• ㄡ

• ㄓ

This style is square and the lines are the same size. in which many characters continue to represent an object.

• running style

• cursive style

• regular style

• small seal

• shùti

• héngpiě

• héng

• héngzhétí

eng

• ㄥ

• ㄛ

• ㄒ

• ㄌ

This style blends strokes together and makes the character more rounded.

• clerical style

• cursive style

• running style

• regular style

• héngzhéwāngōu

• héngpiě

• hénggōu

• shùzhé

p

• ㄎ

• ㄗ

• ㄆ

• ㄦ

This style used written characters that were simpler in form.

• great seal

• small seal

• cursive style

• oracle bone