Witty words; Punchline
The Eight Methods of the Permanent Character is the brushwork rule of China's calligraphy. The eight strokes of the word "Yong" are actually the eight strokes contained in the word "Yong", which represent the general strokes in China's calligraphy, namely "side, joy, anger, body √, strategy, grazing, pecking and licking".
Classical explanation
According to legend, Wang Xizhi, a famous calligrapher in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, spent several years writing the word "Yong". He thinks this word has eight methods of regular script. If the word "forever" is well written, all other words can be well written. Later, Sun Zhiyong, the seventh generation of Wang Xizhi, passed on the Eight Methods of Yongzi to Yu Shinan, and later generations quoted the Eight Methods as another name for calligraphy.
Taking the eight strokes of the word "Yong" as an example, the Eight Laws of Yong expounds the method of writing in block letters: the point is the side, the side front is steep, and the strokes are unfolded enough to close the front; Cross for fun, against the front of the paper, slowly rushing back, not flat with the front; Straight pen is an effort, not too straight. Too straight will be stiff and weak, but it must be straight and look at the curve; The hook is a hook, and the pen protrudes in front, so that the force is concentrated on the nib; Raising the horizontal is the strategy, the stroke is straight, and the effective force is at the end of the stroke; Long left for the prey, straight strokes, slightly fat front, force to send; Short skimming is pecking, writing left, fast and sharp; Hold the pen as a brush, fall lightly against the trend, fold the front slowly, and close the front with subtlety.