The Development of Chinese Characters and CalligraphyHorse MaBronze scriptchin wen15th - 11th centuries B.C.E.Oracle-bone scriptchia ku wen12th - 11th centuries B.C.E. Large-seal scriptda chuanc. 8th century B.C.E. Small-seal scripthsiao chuan2nd century B.C.E. Clerical scriptli shu2nd century C.E. Standard scriptk'ai shusince c. 4th century C.E. Running scripthsing shusince c. 4th century C.E. Cursive scriptts'ao shusince c. 4th century C.E.
