中國書法是人類文化發展史上之一大奇觀，由於漢字形態的豐富表現力和書寫工具的特殊性，從而發現了潛藏在漢字型體、點畫、線條中之藝術語言，終於整理出一套符合書法藝術之形式與內容。 本文重點，首先在於探討漢字與書法藝術的關係，進而就漢字之特性及形態以探究其內涵，最後就漢字之創始，歸納出其構造原理。 漢字原著眼其生活的實用要求，因其構造的基本特徵，也就有了它的藝術性。漢字的嬗變與書法的演化相互為作用，相輔相成。字型構造的簡化促使書法的演化，而書法的變化是動力，並且具有藝術表現的無窮潛能。 漢字的起源與發展，與我們中華民族的文明緊密相連，可以這樣說，沒有漢字就沒有書法藝術，沒有漢字就沒有中華民族光輝燦爛的文化。

The art of Chinese calligraphy is a fantastic spectacle in the history of human culture. The rich expressiveness of the forms of Chinese characters and the uniqueness of the writing tools gave birth to abundant artistic language in the points lines, and shapes, and eventually coherent forms and contents of the calligraphic art were born. The purposes of this article are threefold: firstly, to examine the relationship between Chinese characters and the calligraphic art; then to investigate the connotations of the traits and morphology of Chinese characters; thirdly, to sum up the principles of construction by examining the origins of Chinese characters. Chinese characters were created for practical purpose, yet their construction traits endowed them with artistry. The change of Chinese characters interacts with the evolution of calligraphy. The simplification of the construction of characters results in the evolution of calligraphy, which generates dynamics to drive calligraphy toward infinite potential artistic expressions. The origin and development of Chinese characters are closely linked with the civilization of Chinese people. We can say that without Chinese characters there would be no calligraphic art nor brilliant Chinese culture.