Regular script

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Regular script
Heart Sutra by Ouyang Xun in regular script, 635
Script type	Logographic
Period	c. 2nd century CE – present
Related scripts
Parent systems	Oracle bone script Small seal script Clerical script Regular script
Child systems	Ming typefaces Fangsong Nüshu
Unicode
Unicode range	U+4E00–U+9FFF CJK Unified Ideographs (most common) (full list)

Regular script
Chinese characters for 'regular script' in traditional (left) and simplified (right).
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	楷書
Simplified Chinese	楷书
Literal meaning	model script
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin kǎishū Bopomofo ㄎㄞˇ   ㄕㄨ Wade–Giles kʻai3-shu1 Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization kaái syū Jyutping kaai2 syu1 Canton Romanization kai2 xu1
Alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	真書
Simplified Chinese	真书
Literal meaning	real script
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin zhēnshū Bopomofo ㄓㄣ   ㄕㄨ Wade–Giles chên1-shu1 Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization jān syū Jyutping zan1 syu1 Canton Romanization zen1 xu1
Second alternative Chinese name
Chinese	正楷
Literal meaning	correct model
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin zhèngkǎi Bopomofo ㄓㄥˋ   ㄎㄞˇ Wade–Giles chêng4-k'ai3 Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization jing kaái Jyutping zing3 kaai2 Canton Romanization jing3 kai2
Third alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	楷體
Simplified Chinese	楷体
Literal meaning	model form
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin kǎitǐ Bopomofo ㄎㄞˇ   ㄊㄧˇ Wade–Giles k'ai3-t'i3 Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization kaái tái Jyutping kaai2 tai2 Canton Romanization kai2 tei2
Fourth alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	正書
Simplified Chinese	正书
Literal meaning	correct script
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin zhèngshū Bopomofo ㄓㄥˋ   ㄕㄨ Wade–Giles chêng4-shu1 Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization jing syū Jyutping zing3 syu1 Canton Romanization jing3 xu1
Vietnamese name
Vietnamese alphabet	khải thư chữ khải
Hán-Nôm	楷書 𡨸楷
Japanese name
Kanji	楷書
Hiragana	かいしょ
Transcriptions Romanization Kaisho

The regular script is the newest of the major Chinese script styles, emerging during the Three Kingdoms period c. 230 CE, and stylistically mature by the 7th century. It is the most common style used in modern text. In its traditional form it is the third-most common in publishing after the Ming and Gothic types used exclusively in print.