Chinese calligraphy for beginners--Lishu(Han dynasty)

Master the heng horizontal stroke and shu strokes in cao quan bei, practicing short and long horizontals, brush prep, ink loading, and basic patterning for character writing.

Learn to write the Chinese calligraphy character 土 (tǔ) meaning dirt, through guided stroke-order practice and visual explanations of circle-like, middle radical, and tail-like strokes.

Learn the Chinese character 上 shàng, meaning up, by mastering the stroke-order basics: two horizontal strokes and a single radical stroke, with a detailed method and a second natural approach.

Learn to write the Chinese character 王 wáng king by mastering three horizontal strokes and a vertical stroke, with precise stroke order, shape, and brush control.

Practice the basic left-falling stroke 撇 in Lishu style by starting with a circle, moving down to the left, and varying brush direction to shape straight, rounded, or square ends.

Learn the Chinese character 全 quán, practiced from top to bottom and left to right, with two stroke demonstrations, finger-assisted pressure points, and adjustments to match ancient script styles.

Learn to write the ancient Chinese character 于 yú, meaning at or in, using a short first stroke, a stronger second stroke, and a curved final stroke with rounded ink.

learn to write the Chinese character 君 (jūn) meaning gentlemen or emperor in lishu, mastering round brush strokes, stroke order, and proportional forms in Han dynasty calligraphy.

Explore the ups and downs of Chinese calligraphy, and learn the basic stroke 捺 na by tracing a left-to-lower-right path. Then practice with three characters.

Practice the heart character 心 in Chinese calligraphy for beginners, exploring its traditional strokes, the three dots and a stroke, and its relation to modern characters through directional movement.

Learn the surname character 氏 shì in a Chinese calligraphy lesson, examining its outline and strokes, then watch a detailed demonstration followed by a natural rendering.

Study the Chinese character 或 (huò or) and its rectangular outline. Practice writing it twice—one detailed, one natural—emphasizing brush interaction and the shape's stroke rhythm.

Explore the harmony of square and round in Chinese calligraphy, and see how the characters for rule and not embody balance through contrast and stroke dynamics in Lishu.

Learn to balance curved and straight lines in Chinese calligraphy, exploring harmony in the contrast between straight and curved strokes through the characters 里 and 無, and practice technique.

explores the harmony of empty and full in Chinese calligraphy by teaching how to balance full and empty strokes and the character shape, with references to etymology and Buddhism.

Complete the course, practice Chinese calligraphy, share artworks with the community, and learn three basic strokes and three contrasts rooted in tablet-based culture.