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Preferred term

cursive running script  

Definition

  • This is a transitional script blending caoshu (cursive script) and xingshu (running script). It is more fluid and abbreviated than xingshu but retains greater legibility than fully cursive script, balancing artistic expression with practicality.

Alternative Terms

行草
Chinese
xingcao
running-cursive script
English

Source

  • Ledderose, Lothar. 2002. Chinese Calligraphy: Its Aesthetic Dimension and Practice. In The Spirit of the Brush: Chinese Calligraphy and Painting, edited by Peter Miller, 45–62. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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In other languages

  • xingcao

    Chinese

URI

http://w3id.org/write/thesaurus/cursive_running_script

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