Eight Principles of Yong; eight basic brush strokes in Chinese calligraphy
A traditional set of eight fundamental brush strokes, exemplified by the character 永 (ei). Used in teaching East Asian calligraphy.
As a foundation of calligraphy, one practices the Eight Principles of Yong.
The Eight Principles of Yong include the eight brush techniques: soku, roku, do, teki, saku, ryaku, taku, and taku.