Roman and Chinese Typeface

Chinese character generation is a very important part of Chinese language computer systems, and it is complicated by the number and complexity of Chinese characters. This book introduces classical Chinese character Song style, Song is a category of typefaces used to display Chinese characters, used in the Chinese, Japanese, and Ko-rean languages. Currently, they are the most com-mon styles of Chinese and Japanese type.

Introduction

Section 1 Chinese Character component 2Section 2 Contrast of Chinese and Roman type 8

Section 3 Personal works 13

Contents

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Section 1

This section will introduce Chinese character components and the most classical typeface, Song style.

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This character components is called sīzìr.

This character components is called pier.

In Chinese characters components are something like Roman typeface. In the opposite example, the two images show us one kind of the character components in Song style. Many Chinese words which mean run or walk will use sīzìr or pier.

Character components

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This character components is called sānpiěr.

This character components is called dot.

First image is sānpiěr, as for the Song style, this is used to indicate a verb. Second image is Dot which is an important character in Chinese typeface. Every Chinese word includes a dot.

Dot

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When the basic character component like dot and sānpiěr are joined it will become a special chinese character. These character components are called shìzìpángr, jìànzhīpángr and fǎnwénpángr.

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Shìzìpángr

The 2 and 0 show Bu shou in each part.

Shown here are three different characters in the Song style. They are made up of various Bu shou that construct the entire character. The Bu shou changes depending on the character’s Song style.

Complete words

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The typefaces on the right side are three classical chinese typefaces are shown in Song style, Kai style and Bold style.

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Song

Kai

Bold

Section 2

This section explores examples of Chinese and Roman typefaces and their similarities.

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Regular Song style Bold style Long style Fang style

Regular Song style Bold style Long style Fang style

Contrast

Here similarities between Times typeface and Song family character style are noted. The serifs and terminals of Times are compared to the terminal calligraphic brush styles of this family. The Chinese character used in this example is called Pian Pang, which translates to character component.

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Circle Qian Ceng Die line New art

Circle Qian Ceng Die line New art

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Here is another example of similarities in Bold typefaces about serifs and terminal in Times typeface are compared in Times typeface are compared to Pian pang in different style Chinese typeface’s family.

Contrast styles

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This example compares bold Chinese and Roman typeface.

Contrast

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Contrast

The first example of similarities in Bold typefaces in Chi-nese and Bold Roman typeface.The second one is Song style and cambria typeface.

Section 3

This section will show my personal works

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I use the gradual process of the portrait of Confucius to represent the Chinese character he or harmony. Highlight-ing his philosophy of the importance of harmony and the way of using harmony to manage state affairs.

Based on the process of the gradual evolution of the por-trait of Lincoln to “harmony.” I expressed the concept of harmony of Lincoln.

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Chinese calligraphy is a form of writing widely practiced and revered in the Sinosphere, a collection of countries that use Chinese characters.

Written and designed by Chenxi Du