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title: "Chinese Calligraphy Generator: Your Words in Cursive, Running and Regular Script | Free"
description: "Type Chinese or an English word and see it in Chinese calligraphy, in cursive (草书), running (行书) and regular (楷书) script, across or down, with its pinyin and meaning. Save each as an image. Free, no sign-up."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-calligraphy-generator"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
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Free tool · No sign-up

# Chinese calligraphy generator

Type Chinese or an English word to see it in three brush scripts.

Chinese characters, or a word in English

## 楷书 kǎishū · Regular script

书法

## 行书 xíngshū · Running script

书法

## 草书 cǎoshū · Cursive script

书法

## What are the styles of Chinese calligraphy?

Five scripts: seal (篆书, zhuànshū), the oldest; clerical (隶书, lìshū); regular (楷书, kǎishū), each stroke separate, the one learners write; running (行书, xíngshū), strokes joined for speed; and cursive (草书, cǎoshū), the freest, where whole characters are written in a few flowing lines.

## What is Chinese cursive script?

草书 (cǎoshū), “grass script”. Strokes run together and characters are shortened to a few movements, so it is fast to write and hard to read: many Chinese readers can’t read it without training. For a tattoo or a sign that should be read, choose regular or running script.

## Is this real calligraphy?

These are brush fonts, made from a calligrapher’s writing, so every copy of a character looks the same. A calligrapher’s own hand changes each stroke with the brush and the ink. For something to keep, such as a tattoo, have a calligrapher write it.

## How do I write it in English?

Type an English word and the generator writes the dictionary’s Chinese word for it, with other words to choose from. Check the meaning before you use it.

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Brush fonts Ma Shan Zheng, Zhi Mang Xing and Liu Jian Mao Cao, under the SIL Open Font License. Meanings from our own dictionary. Nothing you type is kept.