His singing voice must be pure and clean, and his speaking voice low and measured. His movements and gestures must be restrained and steady, what actors call "on the up-and-up."
唱腔雖少，唱工卻十分講究：念白要沉重緩慢，用嗓要蒼勁凝重，同時，他的舉止、身段、台步處處要穩重矜持，梨園行話叫做「端著點」。