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Cursive script (East Asia)
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<p>Cursive script , often referred to as <i>grass script</i>, is a <a href="/facts/Chinese_script_styles/VfMvbqtj">script style</a> used in <a href="/facts/Chinese_calligraphy/NlTLf2jB">Chinese</a> and <a href="/facts/East_Asia/D8yGVCQX">East Asian</a> <a href="/facts/Calligraphy/lFIUgDeW">calligraphy</a>. It is an umbrella term for the cursive variants of the <a href="/facts/Clerical_script/Cxddv58R">clerical script</a> and the <a href="/facts/Regular_script/bBmwjJmQ">regular script</a>. </p><p>The cursive script functions primarily as a kind of <a href="/facts/Shorthand/LdCYfSu9">shorthand</a> script or calligraphic style and is faster to write than other styles, but it can be difficult to read for those unfamiliar with it because of its abstraction and alteration of character structures. People who can read only <a href="/facts/Regular_script/bBmwjJmQ">standard</a> or printed forms of Chinese or <a href="/facts/Chinese_family_of_scripts/g54b492T">related scripts</a> may have difficulty reading the cursive script. </p>