Chinese Calligraphy
History of Chinese Writing
The tools used to communicate in the Chinese language have drastically changed over time, thus affecting how the characters are written and look. The earliest form of Chinese writing occurred on pottery and on oracle bones. These characters where written with sharp angles. Eventually the Chinese began to use brushes to write characters, which allow them to be formed with much grace. These characters were written in books that consisted of bamboo sticks and eventually on paper in a column formation from right to left. Despite the fact that oldest bamboo books no longer exist we can track the development of the Chinese writing system through paintings, seals and many other types of objects with Chinese inscriptions.
Nowadays, Chinese characters have transformed in structure over time and are currently written with all types of modern writing instruments, such as pens and brushes. If you are interested in learning how to write Characters then I would recommend that you start of using things you have most accessible to you. If you feel you want to take writing characters to the next level, and begin creating calligraphy, then I would suggest you use brushes.
Radicals: Foundation of Characters
When Chinese characters were created they were used to portray their physical counterparts, such as human, water, fire, moon, and tree. In order to depict more complicated objects and ideas combination of radicals are put in a logical manner. If you look closely you will be able to depict the meaning of a single or even a combination of characters. The basic characters are called radicals and are used to construct even more complex characters. Below there are characters listed in chronological order from up to 4000 years old to present day.
Pull: This character is depicting a hand pulling an ear. The character pull has two different radicals in it.
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