楷書

See also: 楷书

Chinese

		norm; model; (writing)	book; letter
trad. (楷書)		楷	書
simp. (楷书)		楷	书

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kǎishū

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄞˇ ㄕㄨ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kaai² syu¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khói-sû
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khái-chir / khái-su / khái-si

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kǎishū
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄞˇ ㄕㄨ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kǎishu
    • Wade–Giles: kʻai³-shu¹
    • Yale: kǎi-shū
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaeshu
    • Palladius: кайшу (kajšu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: kaai² syu¹
    • Yale: káai syū
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kaai² sy¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: kai² xu¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰaːi̯³⁵ syː⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khói-sû
    • Hakka Romanization System: koi^ˋ su^ˊ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: koi³ su¹
    • Sinological IPA: /kʰoi̯³¹ su²⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khái-chir
    • Tâi-lô: khái-tsir
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sɯ³³/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Penang)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khái-su
    • Tâi-lô: khái-su
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qaysw
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰai⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ su⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Penang): /kʰai⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ su³³/
    • IPA (Taipei, Xiamen): /kʰai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ su⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khái-si
    • Tâi-lô: khái-si
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qaysy
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si⁴⁴/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 楷書

1. (Chinese calligraphy) regular script (the newest style of Chinese calligraphy, the most common in modern writings and publications)

Synonyms

(deprecated template usage)

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• 楷體／楷体 (kǎitǐ)
• 正楷 (zhèngkǎi)
• 真楷 (zhēnkǎi)

 

See also

• 草書／草书 (cǎoshū)
• 行書／行书 (xíngshū)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (楷書):

• → Japanese: 楷書(かいしょ) (kaisho)
• → Korean: 해서(楷書) (haeseo)
• → Vietnamese: khải thư (楷書)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
楷	書
かい Grade: S	しょ Grade: 2
on'yomi

Noun

楷(かい)書(しょ) • (kaisho) ^{←かいしよ (kaisyo)?}

1. regular script: a style of Chinese characters that is square and straight-lined

See also

• 行書(ぎょうしょ) (gyōsho)
• 草書(そうしょ) (sōsho)