Chinese Calligraphy With Meaning. However in china unlike in many western cultures calligraphy was valued above painting until the song dynasty 960 1127 and was even considered the supreme art form for a time. The six basic strokes form the heart of chinese calligraphy.
These chinese calligraphy samples are written in traditional characters. The shù is a vertical stroke written top to bottom like a pillar. The héng is a straight line 一 written left to right that also means one.
The shù is a vertical stroke written top to bottom like a pillar.
However in china unlike in many western cultures calligraphy was valued above painting until the song dynasty 960 1127 and was even considered the supreme art form for a time. If you don t see the chinese symbol artwork you want listed and can t. Because calligraphy is considered supreme among the visual arts in china it sets the standard by which chinese painting is judged. Two and three incidentally are two 二 and three 三 one strokes.