Regular script

Alternative Chinese nameTraditional Chinese真書Simplified Chinese真书Literal meaningreal scriptSecond alternative Chinese nameChinese正楷Literal meaningcorrect modelThird alternative Chinese nameTraditional Chinese楷體Simplified Chinese楷体Literal meaningmodel formFourth alternative Chinese nameTraditional Chinese正書Simplified Chinese正书Literal meaningcorrect scriptVietnamese nameVietnamese alphabetHán-NômJapanese nameKanji楷書Hiraganaかいしょ

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.