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'''Semi-cursive script''', also known as '''running hand script''', is a style of [[Chinese calligraphy|calligraphy]] which emerged in [[China]] during the [[Han dynasty]]. The style is used to write [[Chinese characters]] and is abbreviated slightly where a character’s strokes are permitted to be visibly connected as the writer writes, but not to the extent of the [[Cursive script (East Asia)|cursive style]].<ref name=":0">{{cite web|access-date=2021-08-14|title=5 script styles in Chinese Calligraphy|url=http://www.columbia.edu/~xc2282/calligraphy/calligraphy.html|website=www.columbia.edu}}</ref> This makes the style easily readable by readers who can read [[regular script]] and quickly writable by calligraphers who require ideas to be written down quickly.<ref name=":0" /> Chinese calligraphy is written using the [[Four Treasures of the Study|Four Treasure of the Study]], the writing brush, ink, ink stone and paper. Though the semi-cursive style is not taught to students officially, it is a popular style used in modern handwriting.<ref name=":1" /> In order to produce legible work using the semi-cursive style, a series of writing conventions are followed, including the linking of the strokes, simplification and merging strokes, adjustments to stroke order and the distribution of text of the work.<ref name=":1" />
The style has its origin in the [[Han dynasty]]. One of the most notable calligraphers who used this style was [[Wang Xizhi]], known for his work ''[[Lantingji Xu|Preface to the Orchid Pavilion Collection]]'' (''Lantingji Xu''), produced in 353 CE. This work remains highly influential in China, as well as outside of China where calligraphy using Chinese characters are still in practice, such as [[Japan]] and [[Korea]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|last=Li|first=Wendan|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/9780824860691|title=Chinese Writing and Calligraphy|date=2010-05-31|publisher=University of Hawaii Press|doi=10.1515/9780824860691|isbn=978-0-8248-6069-1}}</ref> Although the original work is long lost, the work has been copied multiple times, with even the mistakes within the work being reproduced due to its high regard.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Chinese Calligraphy, the ancient art of handwriting in China|url=https://www.chinasage.info/calligraphy.htm|access-date=2021-05-28|website=www.chinasage.info}}</ref> In modern times, semi-cursive script is the most prominent in daily life, having gained this status with the introduction of [[fountain pens]], and there have been proposals to allow for customizable fonts on computers.
== History ==
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