A Study on the Typeface Design method of Han Characters imitated Tangut

Abstract

The Western Xia (1038-1227) was an ethnic regime in the northwest of China during the Song and Liao dynasties. Tangut is the concentrated expression of Tangut culture and Tangut art. It is the language used by the Xiang clan of Tangut party. The typography design of Chinese characters imitating the Tangut style is a new field of Chinese character typography design, which not only conveys the basic shape and meaning of Chinese characters, but also shows the beauty of blending with the aesthetic scale of Tangut style characters. Based on the analysis of the characteristics of Tangut characters in ancient books, this paper summarizes the characteristics of stroke structure with typical "Tangut style", and studies and explores the methods and rules of font design of Chinese characters imitating Tangut style combining with design practice.