How did the word "Fu" originate and evolve?

Fu (): Jin Wen, also known as Jin Wen, began in the Zhou Dynasty. Shang and Zhou Dynasties were the heyday of bronzes, with ding as the representative ritual vessel and bell as the representative musical instrument. Zhong Ding is synonymous with bronze ware. Therefore, Zhong Dingwen or bronze inscription refers to the inscription cast or carved on bronze, which fully shows the development of bronze casting industry in Shang and Zhou Dynasties.

Fu: Seal script, also known as seal script, began in the late Western Zhou Dynasty and flourished in the State of Qin. This is the earliest stone inscription circulated so far. After Qin Shihuang unified China, Li Si, the prime minister, implemented the policy of "writing in the same language, cars on the same track" in unified measurement and simplified fonts. Create a unified writing form of Chinese characters. It was popular in China until the end of the Western Han Dynasty, and was gradually replaced by official script.

Fu (official script): official script, which originated in the Qin Dynasty and reached its peak in the Eastern Han Dynasty. The appearance of official script is a great change in ancient writing and calligraphy. The font pays attention to "swallowtail silkworm head" and "twists and turns" Under the unification of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's thought of "ousting a hundred schools of thought and respecting Confucianism alone", official script gradually developed and became the dominant writing.

Fu (regular script): Regular script is also called official script. Regarding regular script, Weng Fanggang said: "Change the wave painting of official script, and take it, and still keep the vertical of official script." Its characteristics are: square shape, straight strokes, can be used as a model, hence the name. Began in the Eastern Han Dynasty. There were many famous writers in the Tang Dynasty. The most famous four masters of regular script are: Tang (European style), Yan Zhenqing (Yan style), Liu Gongquan (Liu style) and Yuan Zhao Mengfu (Zhao Ti).

Fu (running script): Running script is a font between regular script and cursive script. It is to make up for the shortcomings of slow writing in regular script and illegible cursive script. The brushwork is not as sloppy as cursive script, and it is not required to be as correct as regular script. Cursive calligraphy is more than modular method, which is called "cursive calligraphy". Running script was produced in the late Eastern Han Dynasty.

Fu (cursive script): cursive script, formed in Han Dynasty, evolved from official script used for simple writing. Representative works such as "The First Moon" by Wang Xizhi in Jin Dynasty. Mad grass appeared in the Tang Dynasty, represented by Zhang Xu and Huai Su. Its brushwork was wild and uninhibited, and it became an artistic creation completely divorced from practicality, such as Zhang Xu's Abdominal Pain Post and Huai Su's Autobiography Post.