Chinese Calligraphy · 書法
Chinese Calligraphy 書法
A brush, a stick of ink, a sheet of paper, and a stone. People have written with brush and ink for more than two thousand years and turned writing into an art. Watch a brush write in slow motion, then try it yourself.
一枝筆、一塊墨、一張紙、一方硯。人們用筆墨寫字已經兩千多年，把寫字變成了藝術。先看毛筆慢動作怎麼寫，再自己動手試試。
Every lesson starts with a question about the brush, the characters, or the people who wrote them. A 3D brush writes on Xuan paper in slow motion, one idea at a time, and an English reading explains it, with Chinese a tap away.
每一課都從一個問題開始：關於毛筆、關於字、或是寫字的人。一枝 3D 毛筆在宣紙上用慢動作寫字，一課只講清楚一件事；再讀一篇英文短文把它說明白，中文翻譯隨點隨看。
At the bottom of every lesson is a practice pad. Write with a mouse, a finger, or a stylus: write slowly for a thick line and quickly for a thin one, just like a real brush. Stroke order follows Taiwan's Ministry of Education standard, and every date, name, and place has been checked against the sources listed on each page.
每一課下方都有練字板：用滑鼠、手指或觸控筆寫，寫得慢線就粗、寫得快線就細，跟真的毛筆一樣。筆順照教育部的標準；每一個年代、人名、地名都查證過，出處列在每一頁最下方。
15 of 15 lessons are ready so far; more are on the way.
目前完成 15 課（共規劃 15 課），持續增加中。
Unit 1 · 單元一
Tools and Basics 文房四寶與基本功
The four tools on a calligrapher's desk, how a soft brush makes thick and thin lines, the eight basic strokes, and why strokes go in order.
書桌上的四樣工具、軟軟的毛筆怎麼寫出粗細、八種基本筆畫，以及筆順為什麼有先後。
What Are the Four Treasures of the Study?
文房四寶是什麼？Brush, ink, paper, and inkstone: turn a scholar's desk in 3D, grind ink, drop it on two kinds of paper, and watch a brush write 一 (one) in slow motion. Then write it yourself.筆、墨、紙、硯：在 3D 裡轉著看讀書人的書桌，磨墨、把墨滴在兩種紙上，再看毛筆慢動作寫出「一」。最後自己寫寫看。Start the lesson · 開始上課 →How Does a Brush Make Thick and Thin Lines?
一枝毛筆怎麼寫出粗細？A brush's tip is soft: press down for a thick line, lift up for a thin one. Control the pressure of a 3D brush yourself, compare the center tip with the side tip, slow down every part of 十 (ten), and see how your own press-and-lift curve compares.毛筆的筆鋒是軟的：往下按線就粗，往上提線就細。自己控制 3D 毛筆壓多重、比較中鋒和側鋒、把「十」的每一段放慢看，再看看你的提按曲線像不像示範。Start the lesson · 開始上課 →Can One Character Teach You Every Stroke?
永字八法：一個字學會所有筆畫？The character 永 (forever) has only five strokes, but inside them are the eight basic movements of regular script. Watch a 3D brush write 永, replay each of the eight principles in slow motion, then write it yourself in the right order.「永」只有五畫，裡面卻藏著楷書最基本的八種運筆。看 3D 毛筆寫「永」，把八法一法一法放慢重播，再照筆順自己寫一次。Start the lesson · 開始上課 →Why Do We Write Strokes in Order?
筆順與結構：為什麼要先橫後豎？Left to right, top to bottom, horizontal before vertical: Taiwan's Ministry of Education sums up stroke order in 17 basic rules. Watch a 3D brush follow six of them, play Guess the Next Stroke, and practice the six example characters.先左後右、先上後下、先橫後豎：教育部把筆順歸納成 17 條基本法則。看 3D 毛筆示範其中 6 條，玩「猜下一筆」，再練寫六個例字。Start the lesson · 開始上課 →Unit 2 · 單元二
How Chinese Writing Changed 字體的演變
From marks on tortoise shells to the neat lines of seal script, the silkworm heads and swallow tails of clerical script, and the speed of running and cursive script.
從龜甲上的刻痕到線條勻稱的篆書、蠶頭燕尾的隸書，再到越寫越快的行書與草書。
Where Did Chinese Characters Come From?
漢字從哪裡來？甲骨文到篆書Long before paper, people carved characters on tortoise shells and cast them in bronze. In 3D, crack a shell the way Shang diviners did, carve a character, make a rubbing from a bronze ding, and watch a brush write small seal script. Then pull a slider through 3,000 years.在有紙以前，人們把字刻在龜甲上、鑄在青銅器上。在 3D 裡照商代占卜的方法讓龜甲裂開、刻一個字，從青銅鼎拓下銘文，再看毛筆寫小篆；最後拉一根滑桿，走過三千年。Start the lesson · 開始上課 →Why Does Clerical Script Have Silkworm Heads and Swallow Tails?
隸書：為什麼是蠶頭燕尾？Clerical script made writing quicker: curves became straight lines, tall shapes became flat, and one stroke in each character got a head like a silkworm's and a tail like a swallow's. Watch a 3D brush write that stroke part by part, see seal script turn into clerical script, and unroll a scroll of bamboo slips.隸書讓寫字變快了：彎彎的線變直、長長的字形變扁，每個字有一筆起筆像蠶頭、收筆像燕尾。看 3D 毛筆一段一段寫出這一筆，看小篆變成隸書，再攤開一卷竹簡。Start the lesson · 開始上課 →Regular, Running, Cursive: How Fast Can You Write?
楷書、行書、草書：同一個字，三種速度One character, three ways to write it. In regular script every stroke stands alone. In running script the strokes join. In cursive script they melt into one flowing line. Watch three brushes race in 3D, name five scripts in a game, and time your own writing on the practice pad.同一個字，三種寫法：楷書一筆一畫分開，行書把筆畫連起來，草書連成一條流動的線。看三枝毛筆在 3D 裡比賽，玩五種字體的認字遊戲，再用練字板的碼表量量自己寫多快。Start the lesson · 開始上課 →Unit 3 · 單元三
Great Calligraphers 書法家與名作
The Sage of Calligraphy and the Orchid Pavilion, why every master's writing looks different, and the treasures of calligraphy you can see in Taiwan.
書聖王羲之與蘭亭、為什麼每個書法家的字都不一樣，以及在台灣看得到的書法國寶。
Why Is Wang Xizhi Called the Sage of Calligraphy?
書聖王羲之：蘭亭序的故事One spring day in 353, Wang Xizhi and his friends floated wine cups down a winding stream and wrote poems. Then he wrote a preface that became the most famous piece of running script. Float a cup in 3D, watch the brush write 之 four different ways, and find all twenty in a real copy of the scroll.西元 353 年的一個春天，王羲之和朋友們在彎彎的小溪上漂酒杯、作詩；他接著寫下一篇序，成了最有名的行書。在 3D 裡放一只酒杯，看毛筆把「之」寫成四種樣子，再到摹本裡找出全部二十個「之」。Start the lesson · 開始上課 →Strong Muscle, Hard Bone: Why Does Every Calligrapher's Writing Look Different?
顏筋柳骨：為什麼每個書法家的字都不一樣？Yan Zhenqing and Liu Gongquan both wrote regular script in the Tang dynasty, yet you can tell them apart at a glance. Watch two brushes write the same character side by side in 3D, compare their press-and-lift curves, guess who wrote each character on real stone rubbings, and find out whose lines yours are closer to.顏真卿和柳公權都是唐朝人，寫的都是楷書，可是一眼就分得出來。在 3D 裡看兩枝毛筆並排寫同一個字、比一比提按曲線，到真的拓本上猜猜每個字是誰寫的，再看看你的線條比較像誰。Start the lesson · 開始上課 →What Treasures of Calligraphy Can You See in Taiwan?
故宮裡的書法國寶A letter about snow, a draft full of grief, a monk's wild cursive, a book about writing, and two poems from exile: five National Treasures of calligraphy are kept in Taipei. Walk through a 3D gallery, find out why the lights are so low, match details to the works, and look back over all ten lessons.一封談雪的短信、一篇滿紙悲傷的草稿、一位和尚的狂草、一卷談寫字的書、兩首貶謫中寫的詩——五件書法國寶就收藏在台北。走進 3D 展廳，看看燈光為什麼這麼暗，用局部圖配對作品，再回顧這十堂課。Start the lesson · 開始上課 →Unit 4 · 單元四
Calligraphy in Daily Life 生活裡的書法
Red paper on the door at New Year, the small red seals on a finished work, copying a text by hand, and how brush writing meets other kinds of writing.
過年貼在門上的紅紙、作品上小小的紅色印章、一筆一畫地抄寫，以及毛筆字和其他書寫的關係。