Category: ArtsPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Intermediate

書法

/shūfǎ/Roman

English meaning: Calligraphy

Chinese (Trad.) Definition

(繁體中文)

書法是以毛筆書寫漢字的傳統藝術,臺灣使用繁體字書法,較簡體字更能展現漢字的歷史美感與藝術價值。

English Definition

The art of beautiful handwriting, considered one of the highest art forms in Chinese culture. Taiwan has preserved the tradition of calligraphy using Traditional Chinese characters (繁體字), which display more complex and historically authentic stroke patterns than Simplified characters. Calligraphy competitions and exhibitions remain popular in Taiwan, and the art is taught in schools as part of cultural heritage education.

Example

臺灣書法藝術傳承完整,繁體字書法以其結構複雜、形態優美著稱。

In English: Taiwan's calligraphy tradition is well-preserved; Traditional Chinese character calligraphy is renowned for its complex structure and elegant form.

Synonyms

  • 毛筆字

Literary Heritage

橫看成嶺側成峰,遠近高低各不同。不識廬山真面目,只緣身在此山中。

/Héng kàn chéng lǐng cè chéng fēng, yuǎn jìn gāo dī gè bù tóng. Bù shí Lú Shān zhēn miàn mù, zhǐ yuán shēn zài cǐ shān zhōng./

Viewed from the side it forms a ridge; viewed head-on a peak. Far, near, high, low — each reveals a different face. I cannot discern the true face of Mount Lu, for I myself am within the mountain.

蘇軾 (Su Shi) · 詩人、書法家、政治家 · 11th century CE

題西林壁 (Inscribed on the Wall of Xilin Temple)

題西林壁, composed during a visit to Mount Lu, 1084 CE

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