Chinese Calligraphy Tutorial: Horizontal Hook and Vertical Hook Calligraphy Tutorial | Pang Zhonghua Hard Pen Calligraphy Series Tutorial

Instructor

Pang Zhonghua , founder of hard-tipped calligraphy education in China, creator of the standardized regular script teaching system, famous for being simple, easy to learn and highly standardized.

Course Content

  • Course positioning: Special lesson on basic hook strokes for regular script
  • Core content: Breakdown of horizontal hook & vertical hook + writing rhythm + character application + correction of common mistakes
  • Teaching structure: Stroke demonstration → mnemonic explanation → character copying → error correction

Key Knowledge Points

Horizontal Hook

  • Writing steps: Light pause start → slightly slanted rightward → pause at the end → short hook downward-left at 45°
  • Mnemonic: Pause at the end of the horizontal stroke, hook quickly downward-left
  • Keywords: short, sharp, upright

Vertical Hook

  • Writing steps: Straight downward vertical stroke → pause at the end → quick hook upward-left
  • Mnemonic: Pause at the end of the vertical stroke, pop upward-left
  • Keywords: vertical, stable, strong

Course Highlights

Simple mnemonics: Easy to understand and learn immediately

Standard & authoritative: Suitable for students, office use and calligraphy exams

Targeted: Solves problems like weak, slanted or messy hooks

Beginner-friendly: Clear steps, ready for direct copying

The course link is as follows:

https://www.bilibili.com/video/av851715637?t=39.2&p=7